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the propolis has hai'dened. Then 

 no more prying is necessary than 

 is required to remove any hanging 

 frame. (5) No, why should they? 

 Have your frames sawed so nicely 

 that there are no joints that will 

 need to be glued up b}^ the bees. 

 Then, again, when the frames are 

 set together by the thumb-nuts and 

 bolts, the joints are so close that 

 water cannot pass through them. 



3. Yes, we say frames can be re- 

 moved and replaced without killing 

 even one bee. We can open ten 

 of the B. S. hives and not kill as 

 many bees as almost any person 

 will in opening and removing the 

 frames from a standard L. hi\e. 

 The bees will, of course, crowd. 

 over the end bars, but we do not 

 jam the frames in. When a frame 

 is removed it is lifted out the same 

 as a hanging frame is and when re- 

 placed it is pushed down into posi- 

 tion and guided to the right place 

 by the frames on either side. There 

 is no danger of killing any bees till 

 the end-bar nearly touches Lhe rest 

 on which the frame stands. Just 

 before letting the frame down to 

 the bearing see that no bees are in 

 the way, then let it drop into place, 

 one end at a time, and no bees will 

 be crushed, and the time required 

 for removing and replacing a frame 

 is about ten seconds. 



No one would think of removing 

 the side-board to the brood-cham- 

 ber in order to remove the frames. 

 Always lift them out and replace 

 the same wvcy. 



4. Yes, w^e can and do recom- 

 mend the B. S. Hive for any and all 

 uses for which a hive is intended. 

 As an extracting hive the reversible 

 upper-story has no equal, as the 

 frames are easily and quickly re- 

 moved and replaced. There is no 

 delay whatever in removing and 

 turning up the thumb-nuts, and 

 when they are once again properly 

 set all the frames and combs are 

 firmly held in position and will stay 

 so. 



We can remove the frames and 

 replace them with less smoke than 

 is required to do the same work 

 with a common frame hive, simply 

 because the removing of the combs 

 can be done so easil}- that the bees 

 are not irritated at all. 



5. Bless your soul, no ! We al- 

 most want to ask the querist if he 

 thinks we are a subject for some 

 lunatic asylum. 



There is but one bolt in a case 

 holding twenty-four sections, and 

 that runs through wood and not 

 through the honey. 



6. The only lifting device is our 

 two hands. We have no trouble 

 in reversing the brood-chamber 

 easily and quickly when necessary. 

 We like the arrangement of Mr. 

 Shuck for lifting his hives when 

 reversing. 



7. The end-bars are H inches 

 wide, the top and bottom-bars 

 should be one inch wide. AVe have 

 used our hives without less space be 

 tween the combs for many years 

 with success. Some prefer less 

 space, but it is more of a matter 

 of opinion and fancy than one of 

 practicabilit}^ 



EDITORIAL, ETC. 



Some People huve an idea that they 

 only have a ri^ht to publisli a bee 

 journal. We are sorry to know that 

 anybody has even intimated that one 

 man has not as jiood a right to publish 

 a paper as another. 



We woukl not say one word against 

 such an enterprise ; but ratiier encour- 

 age all who think they can publish a bee 

 journal, and make it a success, to test 

 the matter for themselves. Brother 

 Ilodgdon, way down in Maine, has tried 

 the experiment to his satisfaction, and 

 now another man has taken the "Maine 

 Bee Journal," given it a new name, and 

 reduced the price from 50 cents per 

 year to 30 cents per year. 



Right here, a conundrum strikes us. 

 It is this : How can any man expect to 

 publish a paper at 30 cents per annum, 

 Avhen it could not be done successfully 

 at 50 cents per year? Will some one 

 solve the problem? One more querj 



