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The width and space (if there is such) 

 that will induce the least bridging, is 

 the best in all cases.— Jas. A. Stone. 



The thickness and width of top-bars 

 have influence only on the brace and 

 burr combs, and not on the amount of 

 harvest. — Dadant & Son. 



land 2. Not less than l}i inches 

 wide, and at least }4 inch thick at the 

 edge, spaced 1}4 inches from center to 

 center. — Mrs. J. N. Heatek. 



Whether for comb or extracted honey, 

 I should use the wide, thick top-bars 

 l>^x% inches. The distance from cen- 

 ter to center 1 % inches. — C. H. Dibbern. 



I want top-bars l}i inches broad with 

 }i inch space between them for any kind 

 of honey, and I want them thick enough 

 to prevent sagging. — Emerson T. Ab- 

 bott. 



We use IM inches for both, but it is 

 supposed that 1% is better for comb 

 honey, especially where large brood- 

 chambers or deep frames are used. — P. 

 H. Elwood. 



1. If the object is to prevent burr and 

 brace combs, l%x% inches; but if the 

 space is wanted for brood, J^x-^s or \i ; 

 1^^' from center to center. 2. Ditto. — 

 R. L. Taylor. 



1. % inch square would likely give as 

 few brace-combs as any thickness, and 

 lj'2 inches from center to center is about 

 right for spacing. 2. Same as for comb. 

 — S. I. Freeborn. 



I use a top-bar 1 inch wide by ^^ thick, 

 and space l^i inches from center to cen- 

 ter, both for comb and extracted honey, 

 and see no good reason for changing.— 

 — G. M. Doolittle. 



If there is any better frame for either 

 comb or extracted, than the original 

 " Langstroth," I have never discovered 

 it. Keep the frames just a " finger- 

 space " apart. — Will M. Barnum. 



1. Opinions vary. My opinion is that 

 top-bars should be % inch wide, and 

 spaced just bee-space apart. 2. I see 

 no reason for using a different width in 

 working for extracted honey. — J. E. 

 Pond. 



1. I used %-inch wide, and about % \ 

 inch deep. I never used the vei'y deep 

 top-bars. I should have all alike. I do 

 not know whether it pays to have the 

 deep top-bars, advocated so often of late. 

 — A. J. Cook. 



1. A frame which I like very much, 

 because it minimizes the nuisance of 

 burr and brace combs, has the top-bar 

 1% inches wide and 13/16 inch deep. 

 They space about l]i inches from cen- i 



ter to center, and % of an inch between 

 the tops of the frames. 2. If brood- 

 frames are meant, I don't see why they 

 should be different from those used in 

 the other. — Eugene Secor. 



1. The top-bar should be one inch 

 wide and % deep, spaced from center to 

 center 1\ inches. 2. The extracting 

 frames should be the same, except the 

 depth of the top-bar may be anywhere 

 from % inch to %.— G. L. Tinker. 



1. I now use top-bars % wide and y, 

 inch thick, and space about l'j4 from 

 center to center. 2. I use frames spaced 

 the same for all purposes, unless I have 

 a very weak colony, then I sometimes 

 space closer — Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



1. Do you mean for the brood-combs ? 

 The width and thickness of the top-bar 

 is a mooted subject. For extracting 

 and for comb honey I would have the 

 combs a little less than l.Ki inches from 

 center to center, say 1% — M. Mahin. 



I have used the 14,^% top-bar for 

 years, also several different kinds, and 

 find no difference as far as amount of 

 production. But for comb honey, I 

 crowd the frames up, while for extracted 

 I give them more room. — H. D. Cutting. 



Whether for comb or extracted, the 

 brood-combs should be 1% from center 

 to center ; % is the best width for loose 

 frames, and one inch for fixed frames. I 

 prefer a thin top-bar properly supported. 

 Without bracing, % inch is about right. 

 — J. A. Green. 



1. The most perfect comb is always 

 obtained when the space from septum to 

 septum conforms most closely to Nature 

 — about 1 7-16 inches. I use a top-bar 

 % thick, % wide, close fitting ends of 

 top^bar 1 7-16 — with triangular comb- 

 guide. — J. P. H. Brown. 



I don't know that the width or thick- 

 ness of the top-bars of the frames has 

 much to do with results. These matters 

 have more to do wiih manipulation of 

 frames and honey-cases than with the 

 yield of honey. 1. For the brood-cham- 

 ber I prefer l-'y from centfer to center of 

 top-bars, and for the extractor, 1%. — G. 

 W. Demaree. 



Honey as I'Vod stiitl IVIedicine is 



just the thing to help sell honey, as it shows 

 the various ways in which honey may be 

 used as a food and as a medicine. Try 100 

 copies, of it, and see what good '-sales- 

 men " they are. See the third page of this 

 number of the Bee Jouknal for description 

 and prices. 



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