Vol. XIY. 



AUGUST 1, 188(5. 



No. 15. 



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YOUK "OAA^N APIARY." 



SOME SUGGESTIONS FKOM FRIEND HEDDON. 



"Wp S Ernest is now the practical apiarist at tiio 

 S^fei "Home of the Honey-bees," perliaps lean 



jj^ shed most lig-ht by discussing- Avith hirathe 



■^^ more vital and practical ])oints connected 



with our pursuits. Now a word about 



IlEVEKSING. 



In enumerating some of its advantages, on page 

 51)3, Ernest has omitted one which we prize most 

 hig-lily. It is this: When a frame is completely 

 filled with comb, leaving- no lurking-places, we can 

 quickly clear it of all bees for extracting or other 

 purposes, and more readily find the queen when 

 traversing such combs. He says, truly, that the 

 metal corners could be attached to the Heddon re- 

 versible frame; but, how dllferently wc look at 

 these thingsl I could not be induced to use metal 

 corners under any circumstances. 1 find them lia- 

 ble to bend, and arc cutting to the fingers when 

 handling and shaking the combs. The common 

 wooden projection is very readily movable when 

 placed upon metal rabbets, and we use such in all 

 our extracting supers, but have eutircl.y discarded 

 these rabbets in the brood-chamber; for as we han- 

 dle hives more and frames less, Ave do not want the 

 frames to slide about so easily. We so used 'I'l hives 

 for three years. 



Is it not true, that our older ])roducei-s arc like- 

 Avise discarding metal corners for frames? Metal 

 standards arc not needed in our frames, because 

 the top-bar is double; and there is nothing to even 

 tend to sag the outer bar, Avhich determines the ac- 

 curacy of the bee-space. If the inijer bur sags, it 

 Straightens agaiq after iuvcrsiou. 



The lai'ge open space Avhich our style of frame 

 leaves betAveen the hive and the loAver half of the 

 frame-end, aids much in removing and read.justing 

 it. The outer top-bar must be firmly nailed to tlio 

 outer end-bars to prevent pulling off Avhen shaking- 

 heavy combs, as it is not fastened to the cr^nb. I 

 suggest two proper-size barbed Avire nails at each 

 end; and avo use and prefer AvhiteAA'ood or poplar 

 for these end-pieces. 



ROIJIJING. 



Let us try having- that pane of glass a looking- 

 glass, and see Avhat efl'ect that Avill have. Perhaps 

 not as good as plain glass, but -.v? tnight try it. 



EiAII'TY JJHOOD-NESTS. 



Friend Hutchinson, it appears, is carrying this 

 problem all alone. Almost every day I receive let- 

 ters declaring against his i)osition, citing experi- 

 ments as well as theory. The basic principle of 

 friend H.'s departure, I advocated some years ago 

 as between empty frames or frames of foundation 

 and full complete combs, Avhcn running for comb 

 honey. I did not at the time, and can not say that I 

 do noAv, concciA-e that this principle reaches so far, 

 that empty frame; are even more profitable than 

 frames filled Avitli foundation, at the same price, 

 Avheii running for comb honey. lUit 1 have not ex- 

 perimented directly upon this point, and friend 

 H. has, and he is an apiarist in Avhosc integrity and 

 practical kiio\vle<lge, as Avell as keen insight, I have 

 the greatest faith; in fact, my acijuaintancc Avith 

 him compels me to say that I hold him second to no 

 man in America; and this, coupled Avith his vigo- 

 rous pen, accounts for his shooting up above the 

 apicultnral horizon like a meteor. While such 

 great "diiclors" disagree, and Avhilo I am confident 

 that both sides are right, in part, next season I am 



