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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Hueries aiid Replies. 



Hives for Coml-Hoiiey, 



Query 748.— Which is the better hive in 

 working for comb honey — the eight or the 

 ten trame Langstroth hive ? — Ohio. 



The 8-frame hive. — M. Mahin. 



The 8-frame hive. — E. L. Taylor. 



The 8-frame hive.— J. P. H. Brown. 



I like the 8-frame hive best. — Eugene 

 Secor. 



I use the 10-frame hive. — J. M. Ham- 



BAUGH. 



time. — James 



The 8-frame every 

 Heddon. 



I prefer the 8-frame hive. — G. M. 

 Doolittle. 



I prefer the 8-frame hive altogether. 

 — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



I prefer the 8-frame hive, although I 

 have used both. — A. J. Cook. 



The 8-frame hive seems to have the 

 preference. — P. L. Viallon. 



I don't know. I use 8-frame hives, 

 but I am not sure of my ground. — C. C. 

 Miller. 



I prefer the 8-frame hive ; yet I have 

 used the 10-frame hive with good re- 

 sults. — H. D. Cutting. 



Neither is best; but of the two men- 

 tioned I should prefer the 8-frarae hive, 

 as the 10-frame hive holds too much. — 

 C. H. Dibbern. 



I prefer the 10-frame hive for general 

 purposes. There are differences of 

 opinion, however, in the matter, which 

 probably will never be decided. There 

 cannot be much difference, anyhow. — J. 

 E. Pond. 



I guess it depends somewhat on the 

 locality, climate, etc., and I know it de- 

 pends a great deal upon the condition of 

 the weather, and the condition of the 

 bees employed when gathering the sur- 

 plus honey. During the past honey sea- 

 son I used two 10-frame (Langstroth) 

 brood-chambers with perforated-zinc 

 excluders between them, for each colony 

 that cast a prime swarm, hiving the 

 swarm belov/ the excluder after trans- 

 ferring all the brood to the brood-cham- 

 ber above the excluder. At no time in 

 my experience has my bees paid so well 



as they have in the past season. In ray 

 locality a 10-frame Langstroth hive is 

 never too large. — G. W. Demaree. 



This query brings up the question of 

 the proper size of a hive for comb-honey. 

 The 10-frame hive is the best, but 

 neither hive is large enough for Spring 

 breeding ; and it is for this reason that I 

 would choose a larger hive. But the 

 hive should contain not less than 13 

 standard Langstroth frames ; then prac- 

 tice contraction, by suitable means, at 

 the proper time. If these means do not 

 suit, I may be pardoned for recommend- 

 ing the Nonpariel bee-hive, in which the 

 wiiole matter of breeding up in the 

 Spring and proper contraction is under 

 ready control. — G. L. Tinker. 



Contention I^otices. 



I^" The Annual Meeting of the Indiana State 

 Bee Keepers' Association, will be held in the Agri- 

 cultural Rooms. State House, Indianapolis, Jan. 16, 

 17, 1891. Geo. C. Thoaipson, Sec, Southport, Ind. 



U^" The Annual Meeting of the Colorado State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, will beheld Jan. 19, 20, on 

 the Cor. 14th and Laramie Sts., Denver. The first 

 session will begin promptly at lu o'clock on the 

 morning of the I9th. All interested in bee-keeping, 

 especially strangers, are cordially invited to be 

 present, and assist in the exercises. 



B. MiLLESON, Pres., Box 2522, Denver, Colo. 



t^^The 22d Annual Meeting of the New York 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, will be held in 

 Agricultural Hall. Albany, N. Y., on Jan. 22-24, 1891. 

 Reduced Railroad Rates. Pay full fare to Albany, 

 and we will give you return certificates over any 

 road coming into Albany (except the Boston & 

 Albany) at one-third of the regular fare. A cordial 

 invitation is extended to all. (Jome and bring your 

 friends with you. A complete programme will be 

 published as soon as completed. 

 Geo. H. Knickerbockek, Sec, Pine Plains, N. Y. 



gW~ The Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, will be held in Toledo, 0.. on 

 Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. lu and 11. i8h1. Full 

 particulars as to railroad and hotel rates, and place 

 of meeting, will be given later. Let all interested 

 in bee-keeping make an extra effort to be present 

 on this occasion. 



Miss DEMA Bennett, Sec, Bedford, O. 



Dr. a. B. Mason, Pres. 



ZW The Convention of the Eastern Iowa Bee- 

 Keepers, will be held in the Dobson Q'own Clock 

 Building, at MaquoKeta, Iowa, Feb. 11, 12. 



Fkank Covekdale, Sec, Welton, Iowa. 



IS^ The 8th semi-annual meeting of the Susque- 

 hanna County Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 at Montrose, Pa., on Thursday, May 7. 1891. 



H. M. Seeley, Sec, Harford, Pa. 



II:^"A joint meeting of the Minnesota Horticultural 

 Society, and the Minnesota Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, will be held in Minneapolis on Jan. 2U-23, 1891, 

 in Guaranty Loan Building. A business meeting of 

 the Bee-Keepers' Association, apart from the Horti- 

 cultural Society, will be held at 9 a.m. on the 2lst, to 

 adopt a Constitution and By-Laws. The afternoon 

 and evening sessions, on that day, will also be devo- 

 ted to the uee-keepers. All who are interested in 

 bee-culture should not fail to attend. An interest- 

 ing and instructive time is expected. A number of 

 prominent bee-keepers will be there. Prot. N. W. 

 McLain, of tlie Minnesota Experimental Station, an 

 expert on bee-culture, will give an interesting 

 lecture. C. Theilmann, Sec, Theilmanton, Minn. 



i^WThe Annual Meeting of the Vermont Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, will be held at the Addison 

 House, Middlebury, Vt., Jan. 28, i891. 



J. H. Larrabee, Sec, Larrabee's Point, Vt. 



