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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



What is to be Gained by Revers- 

 ing Frames ? 



Query 886.— In your opinion, is there anj'- 

 thingto be gained by practicing tlie reversing 

 of frames ? If so, what ?— Colorado. 



No. — G. W. Demaree. 



I do not think there is. — M. Mahin. 



Not enough to pay for the trouble.— 

 P. H. Elwood. 



Not enough to pay for the trouble. — 

 Emerson T. Abbott. 



Not in this locality, and with my sys- 

 tem. — H. D. Cutting. 



No. Where is the man who reverses 

 now ? — Dad ant & Son. 



I do not think so. I never practiced 

 it. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



Practically, there is nothing to be 

 gained. — J. P. H. Brown. 



I never considered it favorably enough 

 to try it. — Jas. A. Stone. 



I believe it is not worth the extra ex- 

 pense, time, etc. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



I have not reversed. I didn't think it 

 would pay to do so. — S. I. Freeborn. 



It makes frames solid full of combs. I 

 am unable to say further. — R. L. Tay- 

 lor. 



"Very little. See the American Bee 

 Journal of eight or ten years ago.— J. 

 H. Larrabee. 



I never have practiced reversing of 

 frames. I don't see anything to be gained 

 by it.— E. France. 



Yes, but the game is not worth the 

 candle. A reversible hive is much to be 

 preferred.— A. J. Cook. 



I don't know, but I think it might be 

 a good way to get combs built down to 

 the botlorn-bars.— C. C. M11.1.KR. 



No, unless it be one reversing to cause 

 the bees to build their combs solid to the 

 frames at all points. — G. M. Doollitle. 



I do not think there is. The only 

 l)oint of advantage, as I look at it, is, 

 that badly lilled frames can oftentimes 



be caused to be filled full by so doing ; 

 but there are other and better ways of 

 accomplishing the same end. Then why 

 practice reversing '? — J. E. Pond. 



No ; the results do not warrant the 

 time and trouble. A strong colony will 

 give you the identical same results. 

 Keep strong colonies. — W. M. Barnum. 



I do not think there is any money 

 gained, but there may be some satisfac- 

 tion gained in getting the combs securely 

 fastened all around. — Mrs. Jennie 

 Atchley. 



I think the chief advantage is in 

 securing solidly filled frames. If re- 

 versed at the right time, the combs will 

 be attached securely all around. I doubt 

 if the practice pays in other respects. — 

 Eugene Secor. 



You may, by reversing frames, force 

 the bees to carry undesirable winter 

 stores into the supers at certain times. 

 I have no use for them, and can see 

 where much harm might result in the 

 hands of the inexperienced. — R. F. Hol- 

 termann. 



Well, yes! You can get the bees to 

 fasten the comb to the bottom-bars. If 

 the frames are deep, and a good strip of 

 comb is capped over solid full of honey, 

 we can compel the bees to move it up, 

 and a part will go into the sections. — C. 

 H. Dibbern. 



Yes. It secures the filling of the 

 frame with comb. This is sufficient to 

 make it profitable. It can also be made 

 to pay well at other times, but requires 

 experience and very careful manage- 

 ment to make a success of it at all times. 

 — James A. Green. 



Often, by judicious handling, both 

 sides and ends of the frames may be 

 filled with brood several days in advance 

 of what they would be if left alone. But 

 care must be taken not to produce more 

 larviB than you have bees to care for 

 them. — Mrs. J. N. Heater. 



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