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THE AMERICAN APICUTURIST. 



ing the cases and "tiei'ing" them when 

 the bees commence to cap the fullest 

 sections, say, when two-thirds of the 

 section combs are drawn to foil length. 



4. Yes, I have produced thousands 

 of pounds of honey in that way. 



5. Practically /„ of an inch. 



6. The top bars of frames were 

 seven-eighths of an inch, and space 

 between tlie top bars as pertains to 

 the wood about one-half inch. 



7. Yes. Worried out of all patience. 

 But I accepted the "braces" rather 

 than to accept a pesky honey board. I 

 now have a better system of produc- 

 ing comb honey which will be made 

 plain by my article published in the 

 next "Api". 



8. Don't make any cushions. I pre- 

 fer chaff or cut straw, as a packing for 

 bees. ' 



9. It would depend on how much 

 brood was in the hive. If there are, 

 say, eight combs of brood and young 

 bees cutting out all the time, the young 

 bees would be ready for the fall har- 

 vest, and the bees taken from the hive 

 would mostly die off before winter any 

 way, and I don't think they would be 

 missed much. Still I would not like 

 to draw on my colonies so late as that. 



ANSWERS BY G. H. SIAKTIX. 



1. Dovetailed more quickly put 

 together. 



2. They will not store as much, but 

 if you reduce the width of the section 

 they will store as much. Sections one 

 and three-fourths will hold a pound if 

 well fdled sections; one and one-half 

 will hold three-fourth pounds and bees 

 will put as much honey in tliese as in 

 two pound boxes : at least, that is my 

 experience. 



3. Until nearly capped. 



4. Yes. 



5. Three-eighths inch. 



7. Yes. 



8. Fine chaff, but I prefer loose 

 chaff or leaves with a few inches of 

 sawdust on top. 



9. It does in this locality. To win- 

 ter well we want fall flowers or fall 

 feeding to stimulate breeding and have 

 plenty of bees. 



AXSWKRS BY WILL. U. KELLOGG. 



1. I prefer a nailed section by all 

 means and would not take the dove- 

 tailed section as a gift. My reasons 

 are, tliatat no time are the dovetailed 

 sections anytliing but frail affairs at 

 best. The least little rack and their 

 stability is gone; one dropped on the 

 floor is a total wreck. They cannot 



be put together ahead of time with 

 any surety that they will be in good 

 order when needed. In taking off 

 honey, the sections are always stuck 

 fast and the dovetailed needs to be 

 handled very carefully or a loose piece 

 of honey is the result. It is argued 

 that one can put them up so fast that 

 we need not fold them till time to put 

 them on tlie hives. I, for one, am so 

 crowded with work at that time of the 

 year, that I can't spare even that much 

 time. My surplus arrangements must 

 be ready before the hurrying time. I 

 use one and one-half pound sections, 

 sawed to nail. I can put together one 

 thousand in ten hours, and that is fast 

 enough for me. Can tumble them in a 

 heap in the corner, or pile up, and they 

 keep true. In taking off honey, I work 

 fast, and very seldom crack a comb by 

 the giving of a section. 



2. No. The larger the section the 

 more honey will be stored. Give the 

 bees an empty cap if you want to get 

 the most honey. 



3. Till they'have filled the first tier 

 two-thirds or three- fourths full. 



4. Yes. 



5. Not any space. 



6. Top bar of frame I inch. About | 

 inch space between each two frames. 



7. No, could not be. 



8. Oat cliafl' undoubtedly. 



9. No. Because the less honey eaten 

 at such a time the belter, provided you 

 keep the queen raising more. It will 

 winter as well because the bees for 

 winter should be raised later, and 

 those you sell will be dead long before 

 winter comes any way. 



ANSWERS BY A. J. COOK. 



1. Dovetailed. I can buy them nicer 

 and cheaper than I can nailed, as they 

 are in the market. 



2. Yes, if rightly handled. 



3. Long enoufth to be in all sections 

 and to commence capping central ones. 



4. Yes, for years; but shall not any 

 more. 



5. Set on frame or else -j% in. above. 

 G. Varied at difterent times. 



7. Yes, and also by their sticking with 

 propolis. 



8. I like fine dry sawdust. 



9. Yes, when strong. Especially if 

 fed a little. 



Erkata. 



On p. 249 fNov. No.) in 4th line of J. M, 

 Slnick's article, thin combs should read their 

 combs. 



On p. 202. in Ans.by L. C. Root, 25th line, 

 bad hives should read box liives. 



