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OuERiES f Replies, 



The Space Allowed Around 

 Brood-Frames, etc. 



Written for the American Bee Jcairnal 



Query 554.— 1. In hanging frames as long- 

 and as shallow as the Langetroth, what space 

 would you allow between the ends of frames 

 and the hive ? «. What space between the 

 tops of the frames and the surplus boxes ? 3. 

 How much space between each end of the 

 top-bar and the hive, to prevent gluing, and 

 admit of being easily handled ?— Ohio. 



To all of your questions I say f of 

 an inch. — P. L. Viallon. 



1. I of an inch. 2. A double bee- 

 space. 3. 5-16 of an inch. — A. B. 



Mason. 



1. I of an inch. 2. 5-16 of an inch. 

 3. 5-16 of an inch. — Mks. L. Harri- 

 son. 



1. I of an inch. 2. f to } of an inch. 

 3. Very little, if any. — Dadant & Son. 



1. I of an inch. 2. I of an inch. 3. 

 3-16 of an inch is suiBcient. — J. P. H. 

 Brown. 



1. and 2. J of an inch. 3. It is not 

 importantr — A. J. Cook. 



1. 5-16 of an inch. 2. The same as 

 at the sides. 3. 1-32 of an inch. — G. 



M. DOOLITTLE. 



1. f of an inch. 2. About 5-16 of 

 an inch. 3. } of an inch would pre- 

 vent gluing, but I prefer 1-32 of an 

 inch. — R. L. Taylor. 



1. Anywhere from a bee-space to f 

 of an inch. 2. A bee-space. 3. The 

 same. — Eugene Secor. 



1. i of an inch. 2. A bee-space. 3. 

 ^ of an inch is enough. The bees will 

 glue, no matter what the spacing may 

 be. — M. Mahin. 



1 and 2. f of an inch. 3. Bees will 

 daub their glue. I leave about 1-16 

 of an inch. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



1 and 2. In both cases, | of an inch, 

 rather less than more. 3. \ of an 

 inch is about right. — C. H. Dibbern. 



1. A full bee-space, say large J inch. 

 2. A little less space than between the 

 ends. 3. Just enough so that the 

 frames can be easily removed. — J. E. 

 Pond. 



1. I of an inch. ^. Scant f of an 

 inch, if no lioney-board is used. 3. J 

 of an inch, if any.^jAMES Heddon. 



1. Not less than } of an inch, nor 

 more than | of an inch. 2. About an 

 inch. 3. My bees will glue, no matter 

 what space. The space in mj' hives is 

 about 1-16 of an inch. — C. C. Mil- 

 ler. 



1. I of an inch. 2. 5-16 of an inch 

 works the best for me. 3. I cut the 

 top-bars of my frames about | shorter 

 than the space in which they are to 

 hang. I do not mind having the 

 ends of the frames glued fast ; it holds 

 the frames in place when I move the 

 hives about at swarming time. — G. W. 

 Demaree. 



1. f of an inch. 2. } to f of an 

 ineli from the frames to the honey- 

 board. The honey-board should be l- 

 of an inch thick, and then J- to f inch 

 space from the honey-board to the sec- 

 tions. 3. Make the ends of the top- 

 bars pointed, and allow them to just 

 touch the hive. — J. M. Shuck. 



1. I do not allow over 5-16 of an 

 inch. The space usually provided is 

 f . 2. \ to 5-16 of an inch. 3. The 

 top-bar should have movement end- 

 wise in the rabbet, of not less than 1- 

 16 of an inch. — G. L. Tinker. 



1. I of an inch. 2. Use a double- 

 space of 5-16 of an inch each. 3. 1-32 

 of an inch in this locality ; in some 

 localities you woulfl want | to | of an 

 inch on account of propolis. — H. D. 

 Cutting. 



Each question may be answered by 

 saying, give from } to | of an inch of 

 space. — The Editor. 



Queen -Excluders and Break- 

 Joint Honey-Boards. 



Wrltteyi for the American Bee Journal 



Query 565. — When working for comb 

 honey with an ordinary-sized brood-chamber 

 contracted to 3 frames, or with one section of 

 a shallow reversible hive, is it always neces- 

 sary to a use a queen-excluder, or will the 

 slatted break-joint honey-board keep the bees 

 from going into the surplus sections ?— Minn. 



I much prefer the queen-e.xcluder. — 

 G. M. Doolittle. 



It is not always necessaiy. — J. P. H. 

 Brown. 



We do not contract the brood-cham- 

 ber. — Dadant & Son. 



In that case a queen-excluder is al- 

 ways necessary M. Mahin. 



You would want a good queen-ex- 

 cluder. — H. D. Cutting. 



No ; I should hope not. If it did, I 

 would not use it. — A. B. Mason. 



I think the slatted break-joint honey- 

 board will answer. — Mrs. L. Harri- 

 son. 



I should always use a queen-ex- 

 cluder on so small a hive. — Eugene 

 Secor. 



I prefer the zinc perforated board, 

 as the slatted break-joint honey-board 

 does not always prevent the queen 



from going into the surplus arrange- 

 ment. These boards are not used to 

 prevent bees from going to any part 

 of the hive. — P. L. Viallon. 



I have not found it necessary with 

 the Langstroth frame, but with a sin- 

 gle section of the new Heddon hive, I 

 tind it is. — R. L. Taylor. 



Usually the}- will not go up, but it is 

 safer to use a queen-excluding honey- 

 board. — A. J. Cook. 



I would use the queen-excluder, 

 everytime. I have never used the 

 break-joint honey-board. — J. M. Ham- 

 baugh. 



A queen-excluder will certainlj- be 

 needed, if the colon}' is in a normal 

 condition and storing honey. — J. M. 

 Shuck. 



It is necessary in all oases to use a 

 wood-and-zinc honey-board in con- 

 tracting the brood-chamber. — G. L. 

 Tinkkr. 



If you contract the brood-nest, you 

 must put on a queen-excluder, or you 

 will make a bad job of it. A " honey- 

 board "is no hindrance to the queen 

 going above. — G. W. Demaree. 



As I do not Avork for cotub honey in 

 this way, and do not consider the plan 

 of so doing practicaj or practicable, I 

 cannot answer the question. — J. E. 

 Pond. 



Without any queen-excluding honey- 

 board, I find that with the brootl-cham- 

 ber contracted to 5 Langstroth frames, 

 or one-half of the divisible brood-cham- 

 ber, about one queen in 50 or 75 will 

 go above and lay a few eggs. — James 

 Heddon. 



I have serious doubts whether a 

 queen-excluding honej"-board "paj's" 

 in an ordinary sized hive. I have 

 found the slatted honey-board all that 

 is required when using Langstroth 

 hives. — C. H. Dibbern. 



With such a shallow or contracted 

 hive it would probably be desirable to 

 use the queen-excluding honey-board. 

 — The Editor. 



XUe Queries written for and answered 



in the American Bee Journal have often 

 been quoted not only in our British name- 

 sake, but also have been translated into 

 other languages and published in the bee- 

 periodieals of many nations. It is very 

 flatteriiiK to know that they are of so much 

 interest as to call for such reproduction and 

 translation. The corps of contribu'.ors who 

 make the replies may feel highly honored 

 while knowing that their labors are appre- 

 ciated both at home and abroad. 



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