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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



507 



QuGstiot^'Box^ 



In the multitude of couosellors there is 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Bee-E«capcs and Their V§c. 



Query 57.— Mr. Slmmina' book eondemns 

 the use of bee-escapee, saying- that putting 

 them in position a'arms the bees and makes 

 them puncture holes in the cappiugs. 1. 

 Have you found the same objection ? 'J. What 

 other O'jecllon, if any. have you found? — 

 Nebr. 



•R. L. Taylor — 1. No. '2. No serious 

 one. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — I've had no experi- 

 ence. 



J. M. Hambaugh — I have never used 

 them. 



E. France — We have no use for bee- 

 escapes. 



P. H. Elwood— My name is " Thomas " 

 just here. 



Chas. Dadant & Son— No. We like 

 them very much. 



J. E. Pond — I have never used them, 

 so can give no opinion. 



Jas. A. Stone — 1. No, No. 2. None — 

 but all things in their favor. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brovpn— O well, that is 

 only a Johnny Bull whimslcalUy. 



Eugene Secor — 1. No. 2. I have found 

 no objection to escapes. They are all 

 right. 



Rev. M. Mahin — Not having any ex- 

 perience with bee-escapes, I can give no 

 opinlou. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — I have found no ob- 

 jection to their use, and regard them a 

 great aid. 



A. F. Brown — I have used bee-escapes 

 larifely. If properly put on I have no 

 trouble with holes punctured in cap- 

 pings. 



G. M. Dnolittle— 1. No, not to the 

 same extent usually given by any other 

 way of ridding the surplus honey of bees. 

 2. None. 



Dr. A. B. Mason— 1. No. 2. I have 

 found no objection to their use, but great 

 beueSt and saving of time and labor by 

 using thetn. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— 1. I think not. 2. 

 The principal objection is, they work too 

 slow. Where thieves abound they might 

 be unsafe to leave on over night. 



W. G. Larrabee— I have never found 

 this or any other objection. I think 

 they are a great help in taking off 

 honey, especially at the end of the har- 

 vest when bees are liable to rub. 



Emerson T. Abbott— I. No. 2. None. 

 It seems to me folly to try to produce 

 comb honey without the use of bee- 

 escapes. Just as well try to farm with- 

 out a harrow, using In its stead a bunch 

 of brush to drag over the land. 



C. H. Dibbern — Mr. Simmins Is surely 

 "awaviilT" in thl* instance. I have re- 

 moved thousands of pounds by means of 

 bee-escapes, and have noticed particu- 

 larly that puncturing the combs was 

 much less than by any other method I 

 have ever tried. 



G. W. Demaree— In the honey season 

 proper, the bee-escape works all right. 

 After the honey-Dow has ji(-sf closed, and 

 after there are oo unsealed honey in 



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