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take from one hive ; then you can take 

 out the full combs, brush off the bees, 

 place the full combs in a comb bucket, 

 put the empty combs in their stead, 

 close up the hive, and all is over. I 

 always leave two or more combs of brood 

 and honey that I do not touch — this 

 keeps all quiet, and no time is lost by 

 the bees. 



Put the honey up in screw-top cans, if 

 you have them, or kegs or barrels, 

 waxed inside and painted outside, or 

 you may soon almost wish you had no 

 honey. 



I would keep the honey in a cool, dry 

 place until sent to market. 



The next lesson will be on queen- 

 rearing, as some of you are now almost 

 impatient to hear it. 



Jennie Atchley. 

 (To be continued.) 



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Tie Best Size of Brool-Fraine. 



Query 926.— What is the best size of brood- 

 frame to adopt, taking into consideration the 

 size most favorable for rearing brood, the lay- 

 ing queen, and producing comb and extracted 

 honey, by balancing advantages and disad- 

 vantages ?— Iowa. 



Langstroth. — J. H. Lakrabee. 



The Langstroth is my favorite. — W. 

 M. Barnum. 



I prefer the Langstroth frame. — Mrs. 

 L. Harrison. 



I use and prefer the Langstroth. — 

 Eugene Secor. 



The Langstroth frame, every time. — 

 Emerson T. Abbott. 



The Langstroth size for the South. — 

 Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



We prefer a frame about 10x18, 

 Length, horizontally. — Dadant & Son. 



I use a frame the size of the Langs- 

 troth, and prefer it to any other. — J. P. 

 H. Brown. 



I use the Gallup, but had I 50 colo- 

 nies on the Langstroth, Quinby or Sim- 



plicity frames, I should not think it a 

 paying job to transfer them to other 

 frames. — G. M. Doolittle. 



I never have used any but the Lang- 

 stroth, and it is good enough for me. — 

 Jas. a. Stone. 



I would say the Heddon. No doubt 

 the majority would choose the Lang- 

 stroth. — R. L. Taylor. 



The best size for a frame to be used in 

 a single-story brood-chamber is the 

 Langstroth. — J. A. Green. 



I think the Langstroth frame as good 

 as any. But be sure to use enough of 

 them. Tier up for extracted honey. — E., 

 France. 



I don't think it makes such a tremen- 

 dous difference. I am changing to 17% 

 by 9J^, simply because it seems nearest 

 standard. — C. C. Miller. 



I believe the standard Langstroth, at 

 least in the East, or anyvi^here where it 

 is most used. I suppose the Langstroth 

 hive is referred to. — A. J. Cook. 



In a commercial way the Langstroth 

 frame is best, and for all purposes it is 

 a good frame. Yet I have had the best 

 success with a frame a little shorter and 

 deeper. — H. D. Gutting. 



This is a leading question. I have 

 used more Gallup hives and frames than 

 any other, but I think if I were starting 

 anew, that I would use the 10-frame 

 Langstroth hive. — S. I. Freeborn. 



The " Langstroth frame," in my judg- 

 ment. It is as good as any, considering 

 the question, and the fact that it is more 

 in use than all other styles of frames, to 

 my mind, is proof that my judgment Is 

 correct. — J. E. Pond. 



The Nonpareil brood-frame is the best 

 in my experience. It is 7x17 inches, 

 and when filled with comb and honey it 

 is heavy enough for easy and rapid 

 handling, I have not been able to rear 

 as large colonies in any other sized 

 frame. — G. L. Tinker. 



There is perhaps no better sized frame 

 for all purposes than the standard Lang- 

 stroth. If we consider brood-rearing 

 alone, a nearly square hive would likely 

 be better; but as honey is the object of 

 keeping bees, the Langstroth, or even a 

 shallower hive, answers the purpose 

 better. — C. H, Dibbern. 



Taking everything into consideration, 

 the Langstroth frame is probably the 

 best to adopt when entering the bee- 

 business. There is no charm in a certain 

 size frame; but almost any bee-keeper 

 will learn practically some time or other, 

 that it is convenient to have his bees on a 

 standard size frame. — G, W. Demaree, 



