THE AMERICAN APJCULTURIST. 



the dovetailed and g/ued sections by 

 far the best in use and, as Mr. G. H. 

 Martin says, " Dovetailed are more 

 quickly together ;" so they are, but 

 not as Mr. Will M. Kellogg says, for 

 the dovetailed and g/ued sections can 

 be "tumbled in a heap in the corner, 

 or dropped on the floor with much 

 more certainty of staying in shape 

 than can either nailed or all- one-piece 

 sections." Then as to "putting them 

 together beforehand," they can be 

 put up years before they are used 

 and be just as good as if put together 

 but yesterday. I am surprised at 

 Mr. K.'s answer. Mr. Manum of 

 Bristol, Vt., advertises dovetailed sec- 

 tions at the same price as those to 

 be nailed ; so you see, that answers 

 Mr. Pond's question as to the price 

 being greater for dovetailed than for 

 nailed. 



If sections are put together with- 

 out gluing they are very liable to fall 

 apart, for the bees do not always at- 

 tach their combs so firmly to all sides 

 as to hold them securely together. 

 I beg your pardon, Mr. Editor, for 

 intruding my remarks upon the above 

 question at this late day, but as I 

 am such a strong advocate of the 

 dovetailed and glued sections, that I 

 could not refrain from giving my 

 views which are free and in good will 

 to all, and hope they will find a place 

 in the January number of " x\pi," 

 1886. My answer to Mr. Alley's 

 question is "dovetailed and glued, 

 above all others." 



A. P. Fletcher. 



Ludlow, Vt. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



— On our return from Detroit we 

 visited a number of prominent hon- 

 ey commissioners and learned be- 

 yond doubt that the beekeepers of 

 this country must educate the public 

 regarding the value and uses of honey 

 together with the fact that honey pro- 



ducers do not adulterate or sell any 

 adulterated honey, ere we are re- 

 lieved from the fear of a glutted 

 market. 



As we have always stated, the bee- 

 keepers are responsible for the pres- 

 ent condition of the honey market 

 and one of the first and most im- 

 portant subjects for consideration is 

 how we can more speedily and suc- 

 cessfully educate the masses regard- 

 ing the habits of the bee, the methods 

 of obtaining honey, and the value 

 of the latter as compared witli com- 

 mercial sweets manufactured in our 

 own country and those imported from 

 foreign sources. 



The thanks of American apiarists 

 are due to Mr. McLain for the able 

 and pointed statements regarding 

 this subject made by him at the De- 

 troit Convention. 



In due time Mr. McLain will 

 speak through the "Apiculturist." 



— Mr. Heddon's position regard- 

 ing the value of shallow frames (say 

 about six inches deep) in the pro- 

 duction of comb-honey is calHng 

 forth many interesting comments, 

 and our readers may expect ere long 

 to hear more from the "Apiculturist" 

 on this subject. 



— One ofthe most pleasant and val- 

 uable experiences of our late visit to 

 Detroit was our association with Fa- 

 ther Langstroth ; and today, as 

 never before, we are impressed both 

 with his almost more than noble man- 

 hood and the value of his efforts and 

 researches in behalf of apiculture. 

 We look forward to the day when 

 American apiculture, reaching the 

 high and honored position that it is 

 destined to occupy, will accord not 

 only to Father Langstroth but to 

 Moses Quinby and other self-sacri- 

 ficing and able apiarists the credit 

 due them for their untiring efforts to 

 benefit their brother beekeepers. 



— The British Bee Journal in re- 

 ferring to the intention of the Cana- 



