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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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READ THIS— Mr. Keyes says: The 100 rounds of Extra-Tbia Foundation you sent us is 

 superior to anytiiing he ever saw; and I tliinls the same. R. L. Tucker, Wewahitchlsa. Fla. 



Dear Sirs:— The Sections came duly vo hand. Indeed, they are very nice. Yes, sir; they 

 are as good as the best. Charles H. Thies, Steeleville. Illinois. 



Leahy Mtg. Co.:— I have received the hill of goods. I must say they are the choicest lot of 

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Dear Sirs:— The Sections arrived in due time, and are all O. K. so far as examined. They 

 are simply perfection. 1 can't see how you can furnish such goods at such low prices. I hope 

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Gents:-! received the '■Higgiusvllle Smoljer " all O. K. It's a dandy; please find enclosed 

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Gentlemen:-! have bought Supplies from nearly all the large manufacturers by the car- 

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In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



How Close to Each Otiicr May 

 Hives Safely be Placed J 



Qaery 998.— Having llmltel yard room, 

 how far from center to center is the closest I 

 can place my colonies of bees with safety ?— 

 P. S. 



G. M. Doolittle— Four feet. 



W. R. Graham — About 6 feet. 



C. H. Dibbern — Leave enough room so 

 the bees cannot run from one hive-bot- 

 tom to another. 



P. H. Elwood — I don't know. It de- 

 pends largely how you work them. If 

 not disturbed much, they can be closer. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater — I would not have 

 less than four feet from center to center, 

 and then paint the hives different colors. 



W. G. Larrabee — I should say six or 

 eight feet, but I would advise having 

 two or three in a clump, and then a 

 larger space. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — I like to place in 

 pairs, as closely as they can be placed. 

 I never had nny trouble when they were 

 placed closely in rows. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — If of various colors, 

 or marked by trees, etc., as close as they 

 can be and permit you to get among 

 them so as to handle the bees, etc. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — You can place 

 them side by side, but should have some 

 conspicuous mark, or different color, by 

 which the bees may recognize their 

 home. 



Eugene Secor — They may be placed 

 closely side by side, but in that case I 

 think I would color the fronts of the 

 hives differently, or distinguish them in 

 some manner. 



R. L. Taylor — That depends. If there 

 are trees or other landmarks in the api- 

 ary, and you face neighboring hives in 

 different directions, you maysafely place 

 them as close as you please. 



Rev. M. Mahin — Y'ou can safely put 

 them as close together as they can be 

 placed, and have room to put on and 

 remove the covers. I have had them 

 that close without any injury in any 

 way. 



Rev. E. T. Abbott— Safety to what? 

 There will not be any trouble one time 

 in a hundred, if the hives touch each 

 other in the rows, so far as the bees are 

 concerned, if the rows are four or five 

 feet apart. 



J. A. Green — Place your hives in 

 groups of four, two facing east and two 

 west with a space of one foot between. 

 Three feet north or south put another 

 group. Five feet east or west make 

 another row of groups. 



G. W. Demaree — Y'ou may place your 

 (tives as close as you can conveniently 

 work among them. I have a friend bee- 

 keeper, in a town, who worked his hives 

 one above the other for want of room. 

 The notion often advanced that hives 

 located too close together endangers the 

 young queens in their wedding llight, is 

 all theory. The only danger that can 

 arise on that account is the very rare 

 occurrence of two young queens going 

 out at the same time from adjoining 



