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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 15. 



close up the gaps and make the cover tighter. 

 The cut herewith shows what we call the 

 Excelsior. It consists of three pieces as be- 

 fore, and two end cleats; but the center or ga- 

 ble piece is channeled out on the under side 

 to correspond with the projections on the edges 

 of the two side pieces that come together. 



The principle of this is a good deal like the 

 old Higginsville, with this addition — that the 

 two side or gable pieces have perpendicular 

 shoulders, and the ridge-piece is channeled so 

 as to straddle over these two shoulders, leav- 

 ing perpendicular edges of contact, rendering 



it impossible for the water to work its way up 

 hill and finally into the cracks between the 

 two boards. By referring to the engraving it 

 will be seen that the three pieces are held to- 

 gether by the end cleats in the usual manner. 



The Danzenbaker cover answered in most 

 portions of the United States, especially in 

 the north. Since our trade opened up in Ja- 

 maica and Cuba it has been found necessary 

 to construct a cover that will stand not only 

 in the northern part of the United States but 

 in the Southern States and in the islands of 

 the sea. 



The Danzenbaker bottom - board remains 

 without change ; but owing to the fact that 

 there has been a demand for a combined hive- 

 stand and bottom-board, we have found it nec- 

 essary to have something like that shown in 

 Fig. 1. This bottom board consists of side 

 pieces y% inch thick, having grooves on the 

 inner sides to receive boards Y% inch, said 

 grooves being set in at an angle so that the 

 bee-space at the extreme rear increases from 

 Y% to \% in front. Mr. S. T. Pettit, of Bel- 

 mont, Canada ; Vernon Burt, our neighbor, a 

 disciple of Pettit's, and many others, have 

 shown the advantage of a bottom-board hav- 

 ing a slanting floor, and here we have it ; not 

 only that, but for a slight additional cost we 

 have a hive-stand as well. A complete hive 

 on this stand is shown in Fig. 2. 



As I have already stated, the hives — that is, 

 the supers and internal fixtures and bodies — 

 will be the same as those put out last year ; 



Fig. 4 — The above shows the AK01S | 8 Dovetailed hive — a lj^-story hive for comb honey, with 4^-inch slot- 

 ted sections. The super at the right is opened up, showing the 4j£-inch slotted sections m-ed in slotted section 

 holders with slotted sepaiators. Von will observe that the only difference between this hive and the foregoing 

 is in the inside fixtures of the super. This having the slotted 4^-inch sections, section-holders, and separators, 

 while the first has the plain 4^ sections, section-holders, and fences. This difference is indicated by the 

 change of the letter P to S in the number. This hive is also furnished in all the different combinations end 

 sizes. With this hive will tie included this year the wire spring instead of the wooden wedge back of the fol- 

 lower. You will see the spring attached to the follower in the above illustration. This is a decided improve- 

 ment. You can also have the option of the slat separator in the S supers if preferred. 



