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GLEANmaS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 



Question No. 48.— Does it make an apprecinhle 

 difffvcncr in tlie quant Uy of honey stoird. or in the ease 

 of manipiiliition of .viqiccs, to pUtcr the ."iccflojf.s- at 

 rioht (/)((//(>■ /() till- liriiod-fmniis intitead of parallel, ag 

 ).s customary.' 



I think not. 

 We think not. 

 T can not say. 



E. E. Hasty. 



Dadant & Son. 



Mrs. L. Harrison. 



I can not see any difference. E. France. 



I have had no experience with them at right an- 

 gles. Dr. a. B. Mason. 



I can see no ditference, after trying both ways 

 for years. G. M. Doolittle. 



We have used them both ways, and have noticed 

 no difference. P. H. Elwood. 



It rnakes no difference as to amount of honey 

 stored. The answer to No. 49 will explain why the 

 sections ought to be parallel with the frames. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Not any. I place them both ways, and can see no 

 difference; but I wish a break-joint slatted honey- 

 board between brood-chamber and section-case. 



A. J. Cook. 



If there is a space between the top of the frames 

 and the case holding the sections, I think there will 

 be little difference in the ainonnt of honey stored. 



L. C. Root. 



Yes, sir; especially regarding the ease of manip- 

 ulation of supers. I would never use an arrange- 

 ment in which the sections run crosswise of the 

 brood-frames. James Heddon. 



I never could see that it made any difference in 

 the quantity of honey stored. It might make a 

 ditt'ei'ence in the ease of manipulation. It depends 

 on the kind of supers used. Paul L. Viallon. 



I never tried it, but I don't believe it would make 

 any difference in quantity. As my hives stand a 

 little lower in froiit than rear, sections at right an- 

 gles would hardly be so true. C. C. Miller. 



The hive should slope forward so as not to per- 

 mit rain water to remain in It. How, then, can you 

 place your sections crosswise and not have the 

 combs hang crooked in the sections when taken off? 

 I have tried it. It is a good deal like milking a cow 

 from behind to handle them in that shape. 



Geo. Grimm. 



It makes no difference, in my estimation, provid- 

 ing your hives stand level. Mine have a dip of 

 about an inch toward the front, which is of advan- 

 tage in several respects. Placing sections cross- 

 wise on my brood-chambers would make the lower 

 parts of the combs lean out of the middle. 



Chas. F. Muth. 



1 have for years been satisfied that it 

 makes do difference to the bees. When I 

 devised the chaff hive I experimented quite 

 a little in reference to this matter, and 

 made observations. We decided to have 

 the cliaff hive leveled up both ways. For 

 all this, I have always had a liking for a 

 hive with the entrance a little lower than 

 the back end. as fiiend Grimm describes. 

 In that case y(<ur sections should run paral- 

 lel to the brood-frames. Friend Grimm's 

 illustration hits the point exactly, especially 

 where one has been long accustomed to 

 having the sections run parallel to the 

 brood -frames. Muth and Miller seem to 

 agree with friend Grimm. 



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CONDUCTED BY ERNEST R. ROOT. 



THE BOYS' BEE-HIVE FACTORY. 



HIGHEST HOPES BLASTED I'.Y A BIG WIND. 



THE OLD WINDMILL TAKES 



WINGS .\ND— 



fllE winter having past, our two bee- 

 hive makers began to make prepara- 

 tions for the next season's trade. 

 They had already established a local 

 demand for their hives and fixtures. 

 The orders, however, were very small, for, 

 with the exception of Sam's father, there 

 were no very extensive apiarists in the local- 

 ity. Most colonies were kept by farmers. 



"While Jimmie and Sam were piling up 

 their lumber in the rear of the shop one day, 

 farmer Dodge came in and said he would 

 like about ten more hives, just like he got 

 last year. This was the biggest order the 

 boys had yet received, and they were consid- 

 erably elated over the prospects for the sea- 

 son's trade. Ten hives would just about 

 use up all the lumber they had left. Mr. 

 Green had also promised to purchase more 

 hives from the boys. 



In order to get every thing in good work- 

 ing order, it was found necessary to make 

 some repairs on the windmill. The poor 

 thing was kept running every day the wind 

 blew, all through the winter. There was no 

 means'of stopping, that is, turning it off, or 

 throwing it "out of gear," as it is called, in 

 such a way that the blades of the mill would 

 cut the wind in two, as it were. As a con- 

 sequence, the wooden bearings had become 

 considerably worn. New bearings of hard 

 wood were made, and the mill was otherwise 

 repaired. When every thing was in readi- 

 ness to get out the hives, the boys decided to 

 set their shop going the following Saturday. 

 The next Saturday came, but there was no 

 wind— at least, not of any account. There 

 was no help for it, so the boys contented 

 themselves by planning how they would se- 

 cure more orders. It was agreed that Jimmie 

 should take the south road, and visit all the 



