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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



If apart in the extracting supers. Col- 

 onies that are worked with the brood 

 cunibs as wide as H inches apart from 

 center to center always come through 

 the honey season in better condition 

 than do colonies that have the combs 

 worked closer. This is a matter of 

 great importance to me. The colonies 

 which come out of the ho:iey season 

 in the best condition are always best 

 colonies the following spring. Combs 

 that are to go to the extractor may be 

 worked 1| inches apart. Such combs 

 are heavy and plump. They are rap- 

 idly uncapped and turn out in quan- 

 tity of honey with less labor than do 

 combs closer spaced, to say nothing of 

 obtaining the same quantity of honey 

 with fewer combs, which of course 

 means less expense. When producing 

 comb honey closer spacing in the brood 

 nest is less objectionable, because bees 

 are liable to fuss with bar and brace 

 combs when storing comb honey. — 

 Demaree, hi < '. B. J, 



" RAMBLER " IX PR< tVIDEKCK. 



* * * At the close of the day's 

 labors we were whisked off by rail to 

 Barrington, and the residence of Ar- 

 thur C. Miller, several miles out of 

 Providence. Mr. Miller's time at bee- 

 management is mostly in the morning 

 and evening. The rest of his time is 

 devoted to banking business in the city. 

 It is a delightful run out of Providence 

 to Barrington. - ;: * * Mr. Miller 

 has a commodious and pleasant home, 

 with a wife and three little ones to 

 welcome him after the cares and fa- 

 tigues of the day. In the rear of the 

 house is a large yard and kennel for 

 the pet blood-hound ; and beyond the 

 poultry -house with the pet rooster. A 

 cow has been added recently to give 



pure lacteal food for the little ones, 

 and to give Mr, Miller necessary rec- 

 reation in the early morn. * * * 



The Hoffman frame is used in his 

 apiary, aud the spacing of frames, and 

 from frame to honey-board or crate, is 

 large enough to give the bees easy ac- 

 cess, and no larger — we should say a 

 scant 5-16; and when the crates are 

 removed, not a brace-comb is visible. 

 Italians and Carniolans are in the api- 

 ary; but Mr. Miller favors the Carni- 

 olans. * * :;: • 



As our reader.- will remember, Mr. 

 Miller is the inventor of the bestfoun- 

 dation-fast( nrr yet devised. We here 

 saw its practical working for the first 

 time, and foundation can be securely 

 stuck to the sections with rapidity, 

 leaving no thick rib next to the sec- 

 tion. The apiary is comfortably locat- 

 ed under the spreading branches of 

 apple-trees of the Roger Williams va- 

 riety. — Gleanings. 



The above is only another of the 

 many testimonials as to the value of 

 Mr. Miller's foundation fastener. It 

 is no doubt a valuable invention to any 

 one having a large quantity of sections 

 to fill with foundation. An article 

 from Mr. Miller's pen will appear in 

 our next issue. 



WHERK AND HOW TO BUILD HONEY HOUSES. 



A honey house should be at the side 

 of the apiary. There seems to be no 

 question upon this point. The bees are 

 more easily watched, and it can be more 

 easily approached with a team when 

 bringing in supplies, and in shipping 

 honey. 



If in a locality where a cellar is need- 

 ed in wintering the bees, the place for 

 the cellar is under the honey house. 

 The cellar ought to lie near the apiary 



