1876. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



41 



miCK I.IST OF THK OIFriOftENT PAKTS 



H1V13. 



Wc will setiii •■my of tliesi! pieces ))V unil, ii the posta.^e 

 is inc'lutied with the remittance. We will pack them as 

 well as we can, but should Ihey be broken in the mails, 

 we em not be responsible. 1 f sent by express, we ituaran- 

 tee site (leli\"ery. Express char.res are so variable, that it 

 seems difficult to establish a uniform, and sitisf ictury 

 rate ; yet if you choose to leave the mitter to us. we can 

 prep ly eharices at .'vlwut the rates triven in the followim? 

 table. If you cvn make a hotter arranireaieiit with your 

 ii.^ent, do so by all means ; if not, send the money to us 

 and we will prepay express when iroods are shipped. If 

 your express olUce is not on a main line, from 25 to .50 ctsr 

 mure must be added. This is rath''r indefinite, \ve are 

 aware, but it is the best we can ilo. If ijoods ari> not want- 

 ed at once, they cm be sent by frei!i;ht at one-h^.lf. or still 

 less rates ; but it is very unwise U) wait until they are 

 wanted, and then order by freiirht. As an illustration, we 

 have taken a <'Over, a whole hive, and an extractor; they 

 wei-th res|)ectively, about "2, 10, and 25 lbs. 



1:A7E at which we CAX PRErAY EXPRESS CnAE."ES. 

 Cooei: Hive. li-cfvactar 



New York .? .50 .$ .fio §1. 10 



Ohie-iTO 25 .(!(> 1.00 



San Francisco 3.00 1.00 (i.25 



New Orleans 1.75 2.75 3.25 



(talveston 2.00 3.00 3.50 



Covers for hives, si/e 10x20, (by mail 30j. extra) S .30 



These are made of irood jiine .5 16 in. tliick. framed M'ith 

 metal and painted. They are so liitht they can be easily 

 handled with one hatid, and yet the heavy rim prevents 

 them being blown oil by the wind. 

 Hoojis for forming the body of the hive (bv mail OSc. 



extra) '. Oi5 



Division biirds for aay frime, self-adjuslin'.', metal 



ends ( b\ mail 1 2c. extr i ) 10 



End hoards, used in all susiiended frame hives to 



hold the metal rabbets (by mail lOo. extra) 05 



^letal rabbets per pair (by mail 5c. extra) 05 



Hoop with metal bars to liold section boxes (by mail 



12c. extra) SO 



These bars hold the boxes just J inch above the fr.anics, 

 iind are strong enouijh to hold over 100 lbs without in- 

 jury. 

 Frames with metal corners, any dimension (by mail 



te. extra! 0;J 



Closed end frames, nailed corners (bv mail lOe. ex- 

 tra) 05 



Section boxes each (by mail 4c. extra ) 01 



Section boxes with irui les of bleached wax comb- 

 foundation (bv mail 4c. extra) 02 



Case with slass sides, just riirht to hold one sectimi, 

 liox ornamented with fancy colored paper, lin- 



ished complete (by mail 12c. extra) 15 



Tlv same without the srlass (by mail Gc. extra) i 



Quilts 1 Jixlt)| (by mail Oe. extra) 25 



Now, as wo know what everythin? costs, W(; can very 

 soon srdt ourselves both in price and simplicity; in fact, 

 we can do as th.ey do at the restain-ants kept on the Euro- 

 ])ean plan; call for what you want, and pay for what you 

 imU for, and nothina; more. 



CLOSED END QVINDT HIVE. 



Vs ihe ends of the closed-end Qninby frame, form the 

 (■nils of the hive, this hive is the cheapest and simplest; 

 thouirh not the easiest to handle. 



If you .are building up an apiary, you c in '.ret up a hive 

 that answers .all purposes until the new colony is ready 

 for surplus, by taking' it hoops, G frames and a cover; total 

 expense 61-14, and the space that the other 4 frames 

 would occupy, will hoM just 24 section boxes — do you see 

 how we have made everylhin'j ^'o everywhere ? — .and then 

 .you have a hive with surjjlns boxes and all, for SI. 3'^. It 

 is true it is noi a very 1 irtre hivi^. liut it has a larirer brood 

 apartment than is recommended by Doolittle and Jloore, 

 and other srrcat comb honey men. 



The 21 boxes will hold about :'0 lbs; but if you want 

 more, you c ui raise the cover, and put on a case of 27 

 more, or still hizhor, and put on two c ises ; each case ad- 

 din '.; 7.5c (.¥1.00 with foundations) to the cost of the hive. 



If you M'ish to use the <'xlrictor. you c ui have 10 frames 

 instead of G, and this will make your hive cost only i^l.'M. 

 If yo\i want still more room, setanother just like it, over 

 it, and you lixve a 20 frame hive for only .¥2.(;8. You can 

 put on as many stories as you wish, and the hoops will al- 

 ways mike a perfect weather-proof joint, and the i incli 

 above and below the frames makes only 4 inch when they 

 are put one above the other. 



Ill the .above estimates wc have said nothing of a divis- 



ion board or <(uilt. and some never use then; at all ; but 

 unless st^mcthiuir be used over the frames, the bees are 

 siire to attach tlieir combs to the cover. We prefer a 

 quilt for this, but a ))iecc of thick, strong cloth will do. 

 j thou!iii not as etiicient nor as tidy. 



If this frame is so cheap, and answers so well, it may bi- 

 asked why wc do not stop here. Just because the frames 

 must be ju'ied apart at their ends every time a hive is 

 opened, because the fr.imes are of a necessity heavy h) 

 handle, and because iv is almost impossible to avoid kill- 

 iu'j; bees unless we work very slowly indeed, and keep a 

 smoker const:intly by us to drive the bees out of the way. 

 that the frames may be brought up together wilhon- 

 crushing them. An expert can get along very well it is 

 true, but even then have recentl.v iulmitted that many of 

 their statements in regard to the matter have been too 

 strouiT. 



It is one of the great points of disagreement ; and per- 

 haps you who are in doubt, shoidd give both hives a trial. 

 It were well to remark that this frame offers ci'eat advan- 

 taws in the house apiary; for the frame may compose al- 

 most the whole liive. Bore a hole in the ^^ ill just abov-,- 

 tiie flour, or just above a shelf for the upper tier of hives: 

 stand your frames aijainst the wall so as to cover tliis en- 

 trance, and your hive is done ; to be sure you need a di- 

 vision board to close the last fr.ime. and .a'clotli or quilt 

 over the frame, when no boxes are on. 



Hives with suspended frames are built v.\) in the s unc 

 way, and at about the sime expense, except that the metal 

 corner frames cost one cent more each, and each hive must 

 have two end-boards and a pair of rabbets, which adds 

 just 25 cents for a 10 frame Langstroth hive. If we ii.se 

 the Standard frame, we must add to the siee ci the hive 

 by putting on two hoops — a hoop raises the walls of the, 

 hive just \\ inches— and then we can hang the frames the 

 other Avay, and put in 13. 



If we wish to use the American frame, we simply maku 

 the end boards | of an inch thick and this brings it jusi 

 right, for the Standard frame has a vvidtli Vl inches 

 greater. 



When the G.allup fr imes are used, wc move one of the 

 end boards nut until there is space behind it for a course 

 of section boxes, and we then have 13 frames as with th<3 

 American and Standard. 



With any of these frames we can puf the brood in the 

 centre, and use section boxes on one (jr both sides, and by 

 this means we can, at any time, remove any frame without 

 any disturbance to the boxes. This is a matter h.owever 

 of no great importance, for it is seldom that there is any 

 occasion for overhauling a hive when the bees are busily 

 at worlv in the boxes. 



Now among all the combinations possible with thesm 

 various frames and section boxes, does any one wish to 

 know just what we would use V We will tell you with 

 pleasure. We have used all these frames, and think it 

 makes very little difference to the bees which one Iheii 

 have, other thnurs being equal. But it sometimes makes 

 quite a difference to the one who mast care for them. 



In making our esti\nate of what is needed, we shall keep 

 vividly in mind what is slid in regard to Novice's barn, 

 on another pau:e : and sliall try to avoirl gathering up a 

 lot of traps that may after a time, not be needed. 



ALL THAT IS WANTED FOR ONE COLOSfT OP BEES. 



Sawdust I Ijushel 05 



Two C(jvers at 30 cents each (M> 



Nino hoops at G cents each 51- 



Two end boards at 5 cents each 1" 



One piir of rabbets and screws 0<; 



< )ne division board 10 



Ten Lanrstroth frames with inetal corners.. O't 



Ouill 25 



.?2.30 

 We miglit have saved 25 cents in the above, liy nsiii'^r a 

 broad board for the hive to set on, in place of the cxrnt 

 cover; but the cover makes a much li',rhter bottom if the. 

 hive is ever to be moved, and is so made that it stays nice- 

 l.v in place. In fact the covers !lt into, or over the hoops 

 so nicely, that this lower one has nearly all thoadvantn ires 

 of a peimanent bottom board, yet the hive can be raised 

 at any tiim; to brush out deul bels, etc., or for using any 

 hive for an iqipor story when required. 



To use thi.* hive, pour the sawdust in a heap on the 

 ground, then lay one of the covers on it, spreiwliiij: the 

 sawdust out so tli it the cover will rest linn and level. If 

 you caiuiol m iko it level by your e.ve, kce;) a spirit level 

 to straighten thou up as often as they get to loaniui.-. Al- 

 so, we v.(ndd ad\ ise ,vou to commence by having cich one 

 set squarely east and west, the entrance to the south. Tho 

 bottom board is to Iv th" same side up as v/he:i it is usr-d 

 as a cover. When it is all right, place eight hoops ou it 

 and stand th(; <nid boards in each end, i-esting on the bot- 

 tom board. I'ul one of the small screws iti each oi the 

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