1891 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



589 



tirst to use ihe Dovetailed eonicr. He has giv- 

 en his hive and system much thouglit. and 

 thinl^s he has it about to the point of perfection. 

 Certainly it woi'kswejl in his climate, and there 

 are many points in th<» hive that accord witli 

 tile Rambler's e.\perieiic(\ and othei' points that 

 must be tested. The makinaj of the hive of thin 

 lumber, both inside and outside cases, and us- 

 ing a paper packing, are imi)rovements in the 

 right direction. The use of thick top-bars to 

 the brood-frames, a j^^^-inch bee-si)ace. and a 

 heat-retaining cover at all times, gives the best 

 results we ever saw in relation to the building 

 of brace-combs and daubing of propolis. A 

 4i.j'.\4i.2.\*'4 section is used upon this hive, and 

 Mr. D. claims that such a section sells Ijetter 

 than any other in his market. His apiary prop- 

 er is in Virginia, on the Blue Ridge. 60 miles 



those beautiful Washington parks. The real- 

 estate business now largely occupies his atten- 

 tion: and from the amount of property the sale 

 of which lie was negotiating while I was in 

 Washington, and the profits arising therefrom, 

 the Raiubler was inclined to think that, while 

 the bee-interests had a strong hold upon him, 

 tliere are but few men who would hang on to a 

 business that is profitless when compared to the 



D.A.XZENBAKf;R S lU'AL-IIIVP: APIAHY, 



from Washington, and in one of the best honey- 

 producing regions of the country, ]\[r. D."s sys- 

 tem of taking comb honey is a little different 

 from late methods. His clamps look like the 

 ■old-style 13-lb. box. but this box of very thin 

 veneer contains the sections. Three clamps 

 are placed upon a hive: and as the center one is 

 filled first, it is removed to the outside when 

 nearly full, and an outside one placed in the 

 center, and so the relation continues through 

 the season. The hives and frames are made to 

 titto the hundretli part of an inch, and every lit- 

 tle detail has been carefully worked out by the 

 inventor. The hive is not so well adapted to 

 the production of extracted honey as for comb. 

 Mr. D. is one of those nn-n who believe that our 

 honey crop can be and should be wholly pro- 

 duced in the shape of beautiful comb. The 



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AX IXSPIRATION, 



more profitable line of work. But the secret 

 probably lies in the fact that Mr. D. entertains 

 Senator Peffer and Pres. Polk, of the Farmers' 

 Alliance, and is in cordial sympathy with their 

 views, and is in some fear of too soon becoming 

 a " bloated bondholder." Mr. D. believes that 

 the farmers should rule this country, instead of 

 the aforesaid bondholder, to which the Ram- 

 bler is ready to say amen. 



A SHAIvE WITH THE PRESIDENT. 



hive can. however, be modified to suit the de- 

 mands of tlie honey-extr-actor, Mr. D.'s city 

 apiary was of small dimensions, and is located 

 in the basement of his house. He lives in a 

 "beautiful residence on K St., fronting one of 



A stroll through the markets of Washington 

 I'evealed tlie fact that it was quite bare of hon- 

 ey. Mr, Hoops, a bee-l^eeper. had a market 

 stand, and sold much honey. Samples of alfal- 

 fa honey were shown: but the quality was 



