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VOL. I. 



SALEM, MASS., MAY, 1883. 



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PLAIN 

 TALK ON BEE-CULTURE. 



By J, E. POND, JR. 



I. 



THE HIVE FOR BEGINNERS. 



In selecting a hive, no one will 

 pretend to think for a moment of 

 using other than one that contains 

 movable frames. The day of hol- 

 low logs, bee-gums and box-traps, 

 has gone by never to return ; but 

 in the selection of the frame, there 

 is so great a diversity of opinion, 

 that a beginner in bee-culture may 

 well pause for a moment before he 

 makes a permanent choice ; and 

 any advice or information that 

 tends to clear away the doubts 

 from his mind will probably be 

 welcomed by him. I have been 

 engaged in bee-culture some seven- 

 teen years, and during that time 

 have experimented with most of 

 the leading frames in use, and have 

 adopted the standard Langstroth 

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frame, as the one that seems to 

 meet the many requirements called 

 for, to secure the best results. I 

 do not propose to decry any other 

 frame, and will say right here, that 

 success in apiculture depends more 

 upon the man who engages in it, 

 than upon the form or style of 

 frame he uses. He who enters into 

 this work intelligently, and with 

 a well-rooted and grounded pur- 

 pose, imbued with a strong deter- 

 mination to succeed, will hardly 

 fail, no matter what frame he may 

 choose ; but if he makes the right 

 choice at the start, success will be 

 more easily achieved. 



The Langstroth frame* was the 

 invention of one of the ablest 

 apiarists the world ever saw ; to 

 him and his labors should be given 

 all praise. The introduction of the 

 movable, sectional frame, by the 

 Rev. L. L. Langstroth, formed an 

 era in bee-culture, and gave an 

 impetus to the business, which has 

 carried it to the front rank of the 

 paying occupations, aye ! profes- 

 sions, of the present day ; and more 

 still, his power of thought, strength 

 of mind, and acute knowledge of 

 the habits of the honey bee, are 

 shown in the fact, that the frame 

 that bears his name is used by the 

 majority of successful beekeepers, 

 in precisely the same form and 

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