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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



and get straight, nearly all, worker-comb, 

 can keep a few more bees. They may not 

 make quite so much profit, but the idea is a 

 good one. 



We agree exactly with our Illinois friend in 

 thinking that the majority of bee-keepers 

 would probably fail in " feeding back," and 

 that for the masses that plan would be best 

 that would leave the least unfinished work at 

 the end of the season. Nevertheless, where 

 the honey harvest stops the middle of July, 

 and does not begin again until about the first 

 of September,as is the case here,the bee-keep- 

 er who thoroughly understands the business, 

 can very profitably employ those "scorching 

 hot" six weeks in securing the completion of 

 his unfinished sections of white honey. 



But we must take issue with our good 

 friend upon the expediency of discussing 

 "feeding-back," comb foundation, or even 

 artificial comb, through the medium of the 

 apicultural press. Bee journals are devoted 

 to the interests of bee-keepers, and anything 

 affecting their interests ought to be fully 

 discussed. Our friend says that foundation 

 helped along the "scientific pleasantry." 

 Would it have been wise for the l>ee journals 

 to have tabooed its discussion? We believe 

 that the Review can best serve its readers by 

 giving them the truth, withholding nothing, 

 and giving it to them while it is yet news, in- 

 stead of waiting until it has become ancient 

 history. 



THE BEE -HIVE. 



This sprightly little monthly has not slip- 

 ped its cable, but it has slipped two or three 

 cogs, (issues) and also slipped off its cover- 

 that expensive feature of a magazine. The 

 .January, February and March numbers 

 came up bright and smiling. 



The 4- Bee-Keepers' + Review, 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY. 



W. Z. HUTOHINSON, Editor & Proprietor. 



TERMS:— 50 cents a year in advance, two 

 copies for 95 cents; three for $1.35; five for i-2.U0; 

 ten or more, 35 cents each; all to be sent to one 

 POST office. In clubs to different post otiices, 

 NOT LESS than 45 cents each. 



FLINT, MICHIGAN, MARCH 10, 1889. 



TWENTY PAGES AGAIN. 



' One excellent article followed another, ad- 

 vertisement after advertisement came in, 

 and, as the month drew to a close, there were 

 so many things that, so it seemed, must go 

 in this issue, that we finally decided to add 

 four extra pages, making twenty in all. The 

 extra work makes this number a little late; 

 but we know that our readers will be suffi- 

 ciently appreciative to overlook the delay. 



" GBEAT IS TRUTH, AND WILL PKEVAIL." 



Last July, when we were laboring so hard 

 to show Bro. A. I. Root the inconsistency of 

 his course in regard to patents, we were 

 much "refreshed" by his promise not to 

 "talk any more about patents," for the pres- 

 ent. Even if he did think it wicked to sell 

 " rights," no great harm would be done if he 

 kept still about it. This was only a few 

 short months ago, yet twice, since then, have 

 we been "saddened and somewhat discour- 

 aged "because he has introduced the subject 

 and used his influence to try and revive the 

 sentiment among bee-keepers that there is 

 something wrong about patents. 



HONEV-BOARDS, AND WHO INVENTED THEM. 



Awhile ago something was said in the A. 

 B. J., as to*whom belonged the honor of hav- 

 ing invented the slatted, wood-zinc, honey- 

 board. A little later, the C. B. J., very 

 cautiously, gingerly, broached the subject, 

 but lacked either the knowledge or courage 

 to be outspoken. Now, this whole matter 

 can be put into a nutshell, and done in such 

 a manner as to give everyone due credit and 

 satisfaction. Mr. Heddon invented the slat- 

 ted, break-joint, bee-space honey -board. 

 The grand feature of this honey-board, the 

 one before which all the other features pale 

 into insignificance, is its bee-sjKtce. As 

 every hive with hanging frames is, to that 

 extent, a Langstroth hive; so every honey- 

 board with a bee-space is, to that extent, a 

 Heddon honey-board. Just who first used 

 perforated zinc in connection with bee hives, 

 is not jjositivcly known; but to Mr. D. A. 

 Jones belongs the honor of introducing it 

 into this country. Dr. Tinker took strips of 

 this perforated metal and slipped them into 

 saw-kerfs made in the edges of the slats 

 of the Heddon honey-board. The honey- 

 board is Mr. Heddon's: the perforated zinc 

 was invented by sonielwdji else; and to Dr. 

 Tinker belongs the honor of combining the 

 ■ two in the peculiar manner shown in the 

 wood-zinfc honey-board. 



