1905- 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



99 



Those present were: Arthur C. Mil- 

 ler, I'roA-idence; F. H. P^armer, Bos- 

 ton, president of the Massachusetts 

 apicnltural society; H. H. Jeppson, 

 treasurer of the same siociety, Bo-ston; 

 0. B. Hadwen, president of the Wor- 

 cester County horticultural society; 

 Burton W. Potter, president of the 

 Worce.ster agricultural society; C. S. 

 (Jiaham. Holden; J. L. Day, Herlin, 

 M. \y. Goodale, Oakdale; F. H. Drake, 

 East Brookfield; H. L. Walton, Wor- 

 cester; L. E. Griswold, Charlton; H. 

 L. Nichols, Grafton; O. S. Morey, 

 Shrewsbury; H. C. Shepard, Stur- 

 bridge; Horace P. Jacob-s, Auburn; H. 

 A. Holms. West Boylston; F. P. God- 

 dard, Grafton; Henry Reed, W. C. 

 Barnard, Mr. and :Mrs. A. A. Hixon. 

 Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Russell, Mr. and 

 Mrs. J. D. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. 

 W. A. Green. INIr. and Mrs. F. A. Skin- 

 ner. C. H. Goodell, S. A. Burgess. Mrs. 

 .T. W. Bennett. .James O'Connell. S. B. 

 Par-sons, Burton W. Gates, Mr. and 

 MrvS. John A. Hough. Miss Ida M. 

 Parrott, ]Miss Laura Joudrey, Charles 

 S. Bacon. .John S. Baldwin and Mr. 

 and ]Mrs. Theodore Parker of Wor- 

 cester. — Worcester (Ma-ss.) Daily Tel- 

 egram. February 2.5. 1905. 



DON'T DO IT AT ALL. 



Upperco, jNId., Mar. ii, 1905. 

 Editor American Bee-Keeper: 



I desire to ask you a question re- 

 garding the putting on of supers and 

 extracting frames. 



I want to use one pound boxes in 

 supers, for comb honey and extract- 

 ing frames all on one hive, that is use 

 both on one hive. Which would you 

 put on first, boxes or extracting 

 frames? 



The principal part about it is to ar- 

 range it, so as to get full boxes and 

 et have room in extracting frames 

 o there will be no lost time. 



I have been studying that new hive 



tand that you have pictured in this 



pnth's paper. I would think that 



ire cloth was too flimsy to use on 



hive stand that was supposed to 



ast several years. When that bottom 



oard is lowered to enlarge the en- 



rance, if the bees don't fill that place 



ith propolis between the bottom 



oard and shoulder I will be very 



uch deceived. Besides these points I 



think it is a very good invention. I 

 have a hive stand which is similar to 

 the one mentioned which answers 

 just as many purposes. 



D. H. Zencker. 



The use of both sections and ex- 

 tracting combs upon a hive at the 

 same time is a practice which has 

 been advocated by those who are, or 

 are supposed to be practical; and per- 

 haps they are, but from our own ex- 

 perience we feel strongly inclined to 

 advise: Don't do it. We do not be- 

 lieve the practice capable of produc- 

 ing the best results. For the produc- 

 tion of choice comb honey, concen- 

 tration of warmth, working force, 

 energy and receptacles are im£ortant. 

 The addition of an extra extracting 

 story completely defeats this desir- 

 able object and scatters instead of 

 concentrates. Extracting combs may 

 be placed upon the hives as soon as 

 the honey flow begins; then, as soon 

 as work in them has well begun, re- 

 move them and place in their stead a 

 super of sections. This practice often 

 prevents an early attack of swarming 

 fever, and throws a heavy force into 

 the sections at a time when the work 

 may be completed quickly, thus giv- 

 ing the most beautiful white cappings. 

 There need be no lost time in the 

 supers, if another is added before the 

 first is completed and the operation 

 repeated so long as the flow will war- 

 rant the addition of extra supers. — 

 Editor. 



The Review is exploiting a revised 

 form of earlier practice in making 

 forced swarms which is expected to 

 do away with some of the evils of 

 present ways. If at the same time it 

 eliminates that vulgarity, the phrase 

 "shook swarming," it will be a wel- 

 come change. There was never any 

 good reason for its creation unless it 

 was a desire to be outre. It was not 

 ever descriptively accurate for the 

 swarms were often forced by other 

 methods than shaking. It should go 

 the way of other uncouthness. 



Stand off and get a good perspec- 

 tive of your work. It may not be as 

 big as you thought. 



If your heart is in your work the 

 labor becomes play. 



