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just at the riglit place for llie above purpose. 

 Ilaviuf? had some experience in working 

 glass for chemical purposes. I will explain, 

 for the benefit of those who may not know, 

 how the bottom of jars can be removed. 

 Around the jar where you wish to sever the 

 bottom, draw the point of a red-hot poker. 

 As the latter passes around, the glass will 

 crack. In place of the li-qt. jars mentioned 

 above, you can purchase very cheaply at the 

 drug - stores a gallon bottle. Wliile this 

 would add but little to the expense it would 

 be much more convenient for taking large 

 pieces of old comb. Eknes'J'. 



A MOVABLE BOX IN UPPEK STORY OF 

 CHAFF HIVE. 



FRIKND BISH OIVKS US HIS EXPEIilENCE IN Till!; 

 MATTER.— SEE GLEANINGS, P. 13, 1886. 



Y experience of t))ree years with movable 

 upper stories tells me that a box can not he 

 tolerated. First, its thick lower edfre kills 

 too many bees in putting- on. It is a box 

 you can not use for any other purpose. 

 But the Simplicity body does away with both ob- 

 jections. Friend Cross, on pafie 1:'. 1880. proposes to 

 make a chaff hive longer, and to utiiiz.e vacant 

 space at sides, with brood-frames. I find an objec- 

 tion thei'e. It leaves a loafing- space for the bees 

 between the wall and box, and they are sure to get 

 in the way every time the cover is removed, taking- 

 time to replace it. I find the best i-emedy is (where 

 new hives are being made) to change the dimensions 

 of the chaff hive so a Simplicity body just goes in- 

 side of upper story, leaving- 1,1 or -'a inch space all 

 round, and the lower story of proper breadth to 

 hinder the bees getting- up. Bel^w is a cut of a hive 

 I am making-, especially arranged to take a Sim- 

 plicity hive in the upper story. 



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THE C. P. BISH CHAFF HIVE, SHOWING THE SIM- 

 PLICITY BODY, FILLED WITH SECTIONS. 



The hive as now made is 3 inches narrower than 

 the one the above cut was taken from. 



The outside of Simplicity body, 15=8 incites, is just 

 right for lower story, the double wall of upper 

 story of chaff hive is only six inches high, instead 



often. Six inches is sufficient room for a cushion 

 in winter, and iinikcs it handy to catch the hand- 

 holes of Simplicity body, and not so high to work 

 over. The cover will have to be deeper, to make 

 the difference. I find some colonies of bees build 

 some comb between top-bars and bottom-bars of 

 frames, and some do not. The si)ace is Simplicity 

 space, of course. C. P. Bish. 



Petrolia, Pa. 



Priend 13i.sh, your idea of making the 

 chaff hive lower, and making the cover a 

 little higher, so it is. in fact, virtually the 

 same thing as a cover for a li-story hive, is 

 quite an idea, and no doubt it will answer 

 just about as well for wintering as the full 

 depth of the hive. The only objection that 

 1 know of is, that you do not get as many 

 sections as where the wide frames are hung 

 directly in the njiper story, as we have them; 

 and tor extracting you would not get as 

 many combs in the ii|iptr story for surplus. 

 As it makes a little more machinery, I think 

 I should prefer our style. Your mottled 

 hive looks very pretty, aiid that a good sub- 

 stantial alighting-l)6ard is also a nice thing 

 to liave, as we know by experience. 



MOVING BEES IN COLD WEATHEK. 



HOW TO COURECT FALSE STATEMENTS. 



MOVED seven colonies of bees twelve miles on 

 the 13th of Jan., when tlie temperature Avas 10° 

 ^[ above zero. This was a day or two after the 

 "*■ noted four days' blizzard. I used a sled, as the 

 sleighing- was excellent; no mishap of any kind, 

 and the bees are to-day in the very best of condi- 

 tion (in cellar). 1 shall now have an opportunity of 

 testing- the amount of injury, if anj', in moving- 

 bees in mid-winter. Of the 61 colonies I have in 

 cellar there has as yet been no water dripping from 

 the entrances, as is sometimes the case. I attribute 

 this to the fact of maintaining- a higher tempera- 

 ture in the cellar. With the exception of a few days, 

 I have kept the temperature at 46 to 50°.;:. 



The false and sensational statements, g-oing the 

 rounds of the papers, regarding- comb honey being- 

 maiuifactured, and put on to the market, are hav- 

 ing- their effect, and no mistake. I was somewhat 

 annoyed, some time ago, by hearing- a very promi- 

 nent merchant explaining- to some very interested 

 listeners, how, that " nowadays they manufacture 

 the very nicest kind of comb honey without the aid 

 of bees, etc." Of course, I " took the floor " when 

 he got through, and in less time than I can wi-ite it 

 I corrected him, and he confessed that he did 

 not Know that it was so, but that he had read 

 statements to that effect in the papers. I took the 

 opportunity to explain that the manufacture, by 

 artificial means, of comb honey, was entirely be- 

 yond the possibility of the most advanced art; and 

 I also referred him to your $1000 challenge for pos- 

 itive evidence of such manufacture. Now, when 

 we come to reflect a moment over the wonderful 

 achievements in the arts and sciences of this pro- 

 gressive age, we tieed not be at all surprised that 

 the reading- public, who have no practical knowl- 

 edge of apiculture, will readily believe that the suc- 

 cessful imitation of the nicest comb honey is en- 

 tirely within the possibilities of modern science. 

 One of the successful ways to correct this damag- 

 ing- misapprehention is for bee-men everywhere 



