92 



THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



The American Apiculturist. 



I'ublisJied Monthly. 



MANAGER, 



TERMS: 75 GTS. PER YEAR. 

 Wenham, Mass., April 1, 1888. 



THE MANAGERS COB NEB. 



Bee Spaces.— Several parties who 

 have the lleddon hive in use say that 

 the bee space between tiie two hives is 

 so large (three-fourths inch) that tiie 

 bees build in between and fasten both 

 hives completely tojielher. 



Although we have iiept bees nearly 

 thirty years, we did not know that it 

 required a space of I of an inch for a 

 bee to set around in. If we read cor- 

 rectly, another noted bee man uses a 

 bee soace as lar.ue as Mr. Heddon. 



We never allow over ^ of an inch 

 space except under the bottom of the 

 frames. A space -^ of an inch is 

 large enough between the honey-board 

 and top of frames or between the 

 honey-board and sections. Those who 

 use a similar space will iiave no trouble 

 from ^he bees tilling in and sticking the 

 frames together. 



Every frame-hive should have a top- 

 bar of from H inches wide (eight 

 frames 11| inches) and a space of i of 

 an inch over and at the end of the 

 frames, and f of an inch to A of an 

 inch under the frames. Those who will 

 adopt this will have no trouble about 

 the Ijees sticking the frames in or build- 

 insr between them. 



We can hardly believe that Mr. Hed- 

 don allows so nnich room. It must 

 be that some bungling workman, and 

 one who knows nothing about bees, 

 has made the hives comphiined of. Mr. 

 Heddon should at once recti (y this se- 

 rious defect in the construction of his 

 hive and Mr. Frank Cheshire should 

 also t)c taught that bees do not require 

 I of an inch to get from one part of the 

 hive to another. 



"The Beekeeper's Review" for 



February came to iiaud on March 12. 

 The delay was owing to the severe 

 sickness of its editor. As we have re- 

 ceived a number of subscriptions for 

 that paper this will be an answer to 



those who have inquired of us concern- 

 ing its non-appearance. 



We are glad to note the improved 

 condition, not only of Brother Hutch- 

 inson but of his paper. We have no 

 doui)t that the " lieview " will have a 

 large number of readers, which it cer- 

 taiidy merits and deserves. 



Brother Hutchinson agrees with us 

 as to the value of the query depart- 

 ment in bee-papers. He says "The re- 

 plies are necessarily so brief that in 

 many cases they offer but little satis- 

 faction." Though the Api was the first 

 to adopt the query department, we 

 never have conducted it on the " yes " 

 and "no" principle. When the ques- 

 tions have been sent for replies we 

 have requested that complete answers 

 be given. 



We have been so disgusted of late in 

 reading the answers in some of the bee- 

 papers that the query depaitment was 

 dropped from the Api with the February 

 number. Sometiiing new in that line 

 will be noticed in the future issues of 

 our journal. 



Closed end Frame Hives. — The 



Bay State Reversible hive has a closed - 

 end frame. Let tiiose who think we are 

 the only one who is using such a hive 

 read the following, which appeared in 

 the Amkuican A I'lCUi.TinnsT some years 

 since from the pen of P. H. Elwood : 



"Let those wlio consider the hang- 

 ing frame the only fit domicile for the 

 honey bee recall this list of names; 

 Quinby, Dzierzon, Abbott, Hethering- 

 ton, Dadant, and then acquaint them- 

 selves with the merits of this new hive 

 before condemning it." Try a B. S. 

 hive and satisfy yourselves that it has 

 real merit. 



While most all the bee-papers have 

 filled their columns the past three 

 months with reports of conventions, 

 we thought it best to get our regular 

 contributors to supply our paper with 

 something equally as acceptable and in- 

 teresting as such reports. 



It strii^es us that the papers have 

 worked those reports rather hard the 

 past few months. Interesting and im- 

 portant subjects should be continued 

 as long as profitable to the reader. 



Bees are wintering well, so comes 

 the report from all (]uarters. Supply 

 dealers may expect a boom in business 

 from May I to July 1. 



Be prepaied to iill orders promptly 

 thus saving much loss and vexation to 

 all concerned. 



