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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



will exactly fill an L. frame, in which shape 

 they may be used for raising extracted 

 honey, while the little hives are just right to 

 hold packing on top of a Heddon hive. 



Obeblin, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1888. 



Very well, Bro. F. and now let us have 

 your objections to keeping the bees the year 

 round in these "fiats" as you call them, thus 

 cutting down labor and expense, besides 

 gaining various other advantages. Also, 

 why not raise extracted honey in them by 

 tiering up, instead of putting two in an L, 

 frame? 



Wanted, a Super for Open-Side Sections. 



J. F. m'iNTYRE. 



^3IINCE the December Review came to 

 <^^ hand, I have been doing some hai-d 



j^^/ thinking, trying to decide what kind of 

 a case to use for liolding open-side sec- 

 tions without separators. I was quite taken 

 with Oliver Foster's excellent article, and 

 concluded not to decide until I had seen his 

 pamphlet, "How to Kaise Comb Honey." I 

 sent for it, and have studied it thoroughly, 

 and to his case I find three objections. First, 

 the absence of a bee-space ; second, the 

 necessity of applying the " clamp " to pre- 

 vent the sections from falling out when re- 

 moving supers : third, it is patented. 



I will describe a case I have decided upon, 

 and would like your ci'iticism. It is a plain 

 box, without top or bottom, the size of the 

 top of the hive, and bee-space deeper than 

 the height of the sections. Next, there are 

 two pieces of tin % of an inch wider than 

 the height of the sections and as long as the 

 inside width of the case. These pieces of 

 tin go inside the case against the ends, the 

 upper edges of the tins being turned back }-2 

 inch over the end pieces of the case, and 

 tacked fast. The lower edges of the tins are 

 turned up at right angles, J^ of an inch, to 

 form a support for the sections. These tins 

 are not fastened at the bottom, and are ex- 

 pected to spring out sufficiently to press the 

 sections snugly togetlier. The other sup- 

 ports are U instead of T tins, turned with 

 their open sides down, and resting upon 

 wire staples driven into the sides of the case 

 % of an inch above the bottom. This leaves 

 the bee-space below the sections, which may 

 be a slight objection. 



FiLLMOBE, Califobnia, Jan. 14, 1889. 



We are obliged to plead guilty to some 

 very careless reading; for, until our Califor- 

 nia friend called our attention to the matter, 

 we had supposed that Oliver Foster used 

 cases having a bee-space. Fiiend Foster 

 occupies a warm corner in our heart, but 

 candor compels us to say that we believe 

 that t]u' case must have a bee-space, and that 

 at the top. If our Iowa friend wishes to 

 make any defense, his reply will find a wel- 

 come in the Review. We are sorry to see 



the Foster case condemned because it is pat- 

 ented. We expect to see the day when bee- 

 keepers will never think of bringing such an 

 objection against an implement. A patent 

 neither injures nor improves an article. 

 Excuse us Bi-o. Mclntyre, but, to us, it looks 

 like selfishness to condemn an article be- 

 cause it is patented. 



And now for a little criticism of the case 

 proposed by our far away f liend of the Pacif- 

 ic coast. We look upon the tins at the ends as 

 a useless expense and complication. We 

 think the sections can be brought close 

 enough together without them. Next, we 

 have a perfect horror of loose pieces about 

 hives and supers. Were we using the T super 

 we would have the T tins nailed fast; and, of 

 course, we would have the U tins in this case 

 securely fastened in some manner. Our 

 next objection is, that the bee-space is at the 

 bottom instead of the top. To raise honey 

 in cases, by tiering-up, there must be a 

 honey-board. To give this board rigidity 

 and strength there must be a thick rim 

 around the outside. This furnishes a bee- 

 space: hence, the bee-space in the cases 

 must be at the fop. Again, when the bee- 

 space is at the to]), there can be no better 

 cover than a simple, plain board; while if 

 the bee-space is at the bottom there must be 

 the added complication of a bee-space in the 

 cover. The place for the bee-space is in the 

 honey-board, and not in the cover, and this 

 means cases with the bee-space at the top. 



T/(<' case for holding open-side sections is 

 yet to be invented. We must admit that, at 

 present, we know of nothing better for this 

 purpose than wide frames. 



One-Piece Sections — Using Up Basswood 

 Timber— A Reply to Dr. Tinker, 



S. PATTEESON. 



"^^I^R. TINKER makes a strong appeal 

 TrrCl* ^° bee-keepers not to use one-piece 

 ^ij^ sections, using as an argument that it 

 destroys the basswood bee pasturage. 

 It is true that the manufacture of one-piece 

 sections uses up some basswood, but not 

 one-tenth of the amount of that used for 

 other purposes. Parties having basswood 

 are going to sell it, and it may as well be 

 used for sections as for other purposes. 

 The Dr. refers to Mr. Boardman, of East 

 Townsend, as one who realizes the loss of 

 the basswood as a honey producer. Be 

 that as it may, Mr. Boardman continues to 

 use the one-piece sections, and will, no 

 doubt, continue to do so in preference to 

 going back to that nearly obsolete make- 

 shift — the four-piece section. 



