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PATENT HIVES— "WHAT FRAME OR HIVE TO USE— SHALL WE TJSE AN EXTRACT- 

 OR, OR RAISE COMB HONEY?— ITALIANS— THE BEE MOTH— SPACE FOR COMBS 

 ^FOUNDATION. 



While I earnestlj- try to maintain a broad "charity for all, and malice toward none," and while 

 I do not wish to take upon myself the responsibility of dictating- a course for others, I feel it a 

 duty to discourage with all my might, both by precept and example, everything in the shape of 

 patented bee hives, or patents on anything pertaining to bee-culture. On the other hand I shall 

 try to encourage every one to do all in their power to advance the common gooiFof all. I do not 

 believe the world "selfish and yrasping," but have unlimited cmifidcnce in the disposition of our 

 people to desire to pay for everything they get, and to reward those \\ho work for them disintei- 

 estedly, when they once get a clear understan<ling of the matter. If you have made a valuable 

 invention or discovery, give it to the people reji lining that you have been enabled to contribute 

 your mite to the common good, and in seeing others happy, and sooner or later, you will surely 

 have your reward. Xfthina is natented in tiie shape of hives or implements, that ivelndvertisfl. s,^ 



I recommend tie Langstroth frame for everybody, and for every purpose whatever, in pref- 

 erence to aux-thing else, and I ha\e jjretty thoroughly experimented witli all shapes and sizes. 

 There mav be other forms that will give just as good results, but I do not believe there are any 

 better. For all general purpose, 1 ad\ ise the Sinii.liiity h\\Q holding ten of the above frames. 

 The hive is made of :'« lumber, and i< :.*()' i by It; inches outside measure. The Langstroth frames 

 as our gauges make them, are li's li>' ".''li outside niensure. As the chaff hive is the same thing 

 with au outer shell to hold the chalf that protects the hive from the winter's frosts, as well as 

 summer's sun, no confusion can result from usins' both in the same apiaiy. 



Pi-oduce just whichever jiays bi'st in your own market, and no one can tell so well as you, 

 yourself, can by trying both ; you can perhaps i)roduce a nice article of extracted for. about loc, 

 as cheaply as comb honey for :ii)c. You can pmducc thin, raw, unripened honey without any 

 trouble for 10c. or less, but it will probably pay you best to give your customers an article as good 

 in every respect as that found in the nicest comb honey. 



If your hives are all full, upper story ;uid lower, and the honey is still uncapped, put on a 

 third one, and neither let your bees hang out idly nor swarm, if it takes another story still. When 

 they get to crowding out, give then; room if you have to sit up all night to do it. 



The comparative advantages of the black or common bees and Italians, is a matter that no 

 longer admits of discussion, and I must consider the very few individuals who write in favor of 

 the former as belonging to that class of unfortunates who stvm to delight ip being contrary. If 

 tons of honey are to be considered a proof, the matter has long ago been amicably settled in favor 

 of the Italians. 



The bee moth need hardly be mentioned now, unless it is to ad%ise you to dri-\-e them out with 

 Italians, for whenever they come into a neighborhood, the moths get out without any farther 

 trouble or bother. This one feature alone, is enough to justify introducing lUilian queens in 

 place of the blacks. 



The usual space allowed for brood combs is about 1 T-I6 inches, but the matter is not at all im- 

 poi-tant. They can be worked as closely asl?8, or as far apart as l^i. For surplus honey we 

 would have alK)ut 2 inches space from centi-e to centre of the combs. 



Perliaps no one tiling in bee culture, ever brought forth such unbounded tokens of approval, 

 as has the comb I'oundatioii. All controversies are at an end and nothing now remains but to de- 

 vise ways and mcLUis wlu'ix'Viy the expense of its manufacture may be cheapened. 



