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1. I never have had any such experi- 

 ence. 2. They certainly w^ould need 

 protection from extremes of both heat 

 and cold. — Mks. J. N. Hkater. 



1. I'd keep them there if I had no 

 better place. 2. I don't know that it 

 would be much different from having 

 them on the ground.— C. C. Miller. 



1. You might be successful with a 

 limited number of colonies. 2. They 

 should be securely packed in winter, and 

 well shaded in summer. — J. M. Ham- 



BAUGH. 



1. It has worked well in Cincinnati 

 and New York. Why not elsewhere ? 

 2. In cold weather carry them to the 

 cellar ; and if too hot, shade them. — A. 

 J. Cook. 



2. It can be done as easily as on the 

 ground, if one has room. Shade can be 

 provided in summer by boards, and they 

 could be wintered in the cellar. — J. H. 

 Larkabee. 



1. I can think of no reason why they 

 could not be provided for there as well 

 as elsewhere. 2. And also protected 

 from summer's heat and winter's cold. — 

 Jas. a. Stone. 



1. I think well of it. 2. The situation 

 is all right in the summer, if the hives 

 are shaded in the heat of the day. In 

 winter the hives should be protected 

 from the wind. — M. Mahin. 



1. Ask C. F. Muth, or some one with 

 practical experience. It may be best in 

 some cases to put them up. 2. This de- 

 pends upon the exposure and material 

 of the roof. — P. H. Elwood. 



1. Mr. Muth, of Cincinnati, O., has 

 been quite successful with bees on the 

 top of his store, and Dr. Parmly, in New 

 York city. 2. As well as upon the 

 ground. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. I think it practicable, if it is the 

 best one can do. 2. On a house-top the 

 sun is hot, but good air makes up the 

 difference. I don't know how about 

 wintering. — G. W. Demaree. 



1. A limited number of bees may be 

 kept very successfully under such cir- 

 cumstances. 2. With proper protection 

 from the winter wind and the summer 

 sun, it would bo an excellent place. — 

 James A. Green. 



1. A few colonies might be kept for 

 study or pleasure, but I should hardly 

 think they would pay. 2. In summer 

 they could be shaded; in winter they 

 would go to the "eternal shades" in 

 this climate. Cellar them. — Eugene 

 Secor. 



1. I would take the chance, if it was 

 the best I could do. 2. Protect from 

 frost and wind. You could pack them 

 in chaff in winter, and protect somewhat 

 from prevailing winds with board 

 screens. — S. I. Freeborn. 



Bees can be kept quite successfully on 

 a house-top. The summer heat can be 

 tempered by shade boards. If they 

 must be wintered in the same place, 

 they should be well packed with absorb- 

 ing material. — C. H. Dibbern. 



1. You had better counsel C. F. Muth, 

 of Cincinnati, or A. J. King, formerly of 

 .New York. I have no experience along 

 that line, but I would think you could 

 keep a limited number of colonies on a 

 house-top. — Mrs. Jennie Atchley. 



1. In all instances where I have seen 

 it tried, it has been successful. 2. Your 

 last question is too much for me. An 

 article upon this subject from our 

 genial German friend, Chas. F. Muth, 

 would be interesting. — Will M.Barnum. 



1. I have had no experience myself, 

 but others have, and report good results. 

 2. So far as cold or heat is concerned, I 

 don't think much, if any, difference will 

 be found from keeping them on top of a 

 house instead of on the ground below. — 

 J. E. Pond. 



1. I would not want them there, 

 though it can be done. I visited Mr. 

 King in New York city when he had 50 

 or 60 colonies on top of his store, and 

 they seemed to be doing well. 2. Cold 

 and hot, of course. The combs might 

 melt down in the summer, if the hives 

 were not protected. Bees do not freeze, 

 however, if they have plenty of food in 

 the right place. — Emerson T. Abbott. 



Amerikauische Bieneuzucht is the 

 name of a bee-book printed in the Ger- 

 man language, which we now have for 

 sale. It is a hand-book on bee-keeping, 

 giving the methods in use by the best 

 American and German apiarists. Illus- 

 trated ; 138 pages; price, postpaid, 

 $1.00. It is just the book for our Ger- 

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 Bee Journal for one year, for $1.75. 



Capons and Caponizins:^ by 



Edward Warren Sawyer, M. D., Fanny 

 Field, and others. It shows in clear 

 language and illustrations all about 

 caponizing fowls ; and thus how to 

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 Every poultry-keeper should have it. 

 Price, postpaid, 30 cents ; or clubbed 

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