GLEAKIXGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



Jan. 



with two 6 inch saws, all needed gauges, etc., 835.00. 

 The buzz saws, will reach through 2^ inches. 



FOOT-POWEE BUZZ SAW AND SCEOLI, SAW COMBINED. 



These answer very well, for making hives for your 

 own use, but if yon think of making them for sale, 

 you will need power of some kind. If the ma'-hine is 

 iill in excellent trim, saivs sharp, and every thing 

 nicely oiled, the labor is not very fatiguing, for saw- 

 ing inch lumber, but if you let the saw get just a little 

 'tall, or your lumber is hard, or if you attempt to cut 

 very much 2 inch stuff, you may wish pretty " severe- 

 ly," you hail a little engine. Although we have steam 

 'lower, we find the foot power saw so handy lor odd 

 jobs, that we could hardly get along without It. We 

 turnish with them, at the price, two books on saw fil- 

 ing and the care of saws. 



FRAMES FOB BEE HIVES. 



CORNERS, METAL, TOR FRAME MAKING. 



Perhaps the readiest way of understanding all about 

 these, will be to order a sample frame, which we send by 

 mail with a bit of rabbet and sample transferring clasp, 

 for 15c. For the convenience of those who do not get the 

 idea at once, we submit the following diagram: Also see 

 Engraving on front cover. 



METAL CORNER, AND ITS POSITION IN THE HIVE. 



The engraving is full size. The % board B, is supposed 

 to be the end of the hive. A is a section of the metal rab- 

 bet, and C is the comer, raised a little from its place as 

 it rests on the rabbet. The space E between the frame 

 and the end of the hive, should be about % of an inch, as 

 explnin(Hl below. F shows the bevel and shoulder, shown 

 on the front cover and also under section boxes; this is to 

 prevent wind or rain from getting through, when the hives 

 or covers are piled up two or more stories high. 



It will be obser%'ed that the frame is supported entirely 

 on knife edges crossmg each other at right angles, making 

 it impossible for the bees to wax the frame fast, and al- 

 most impossible for you to pmch a bee in putting the 

 frame down, even if you take no pains at all, to get them 

 out of the way. We prefer to have the tin i-abbet reach ui> 

 above the end of the comer as at A, because the bees are 

 so much less disposed to try to propolize the bright tin; 

 also when leplacitig the frames, the comer arms glide 

 smoothly into place as soon as they strike the rabbet. The 

 ra')bet may be used without the corners, or the comers 

 may be used without the rabbet, but neither of them alone 

 give u> a frame so perfectly movable ; and as wood is al- 

 ways giving more or less, they can not hang perfectl.y true. 

 Neither can a frame be slid on the rabbets up to its place 

 as quietly as when all the bearings are of metaL 



HOW TO MAKE THE PHAMBS. 



Our frames were first made of strips of straight grained 

 pine, only /j of an inch in thickness, and it is surprising 

 to see how well such combs have stood. On one occasion 

 a number of these heavily filled with honey fell from the 

 top of a barrel, yet not a corner was injured, and not a> 

 comb broken ; these were Gallup frames, however, only 

 lliXllJ. For the Langstroth frames, we now make the 

 top bar about 10-32, and all the rest of the frame 7-.32. 

 Adair, American, and Gallup frames are all made of 7-32 

 stuff throughout. The Quinby size may have a f top bar, 

 but the bottom bars might all be not more than j, were it 

 not that the frames miy be sometimes used for transfer- 

 rins, and that the weight of the combs would sag the 

 bottom bar, which is a very bad feature, if we wish to 

 work closely and avoid killing bees. The top bars would 

 not require so much wood were it not that honey boxes 

 are sometimes placed on them, and it is advisable to be on 

 the safe side. When we depend entirely on the use of 

 the extractor, we would prefer a space of half an inch be- 

 tween the ends of the frames ; but for box honey, small 

 bits of comb will be built in this space, moro than will be 

 the case if | only is allowed. It requires a very careful 

 operator to work fast, and avoid pinching bees, when only 

 J or I inch is allowed. 



The two following cuts may assist some in putting on 

 the metal corners : 



Fis. 1. 



Fig. 2. 





Figure 1, represents the points ready to be closed down 

 and clinched itito the wood, ■■> hich is represented by the 

 dotted lines A. A. Fi<. 2, shows a point badly clinched at 

 B, and one perfectly driven d nvn at C. The line D. shows 

 the direction in which the finishing blow of the hammer 

 is to be given ; in fact this blow should sink the metal 

 slightly into the corner of the wood, drawing it up tight 

 at the side C, and on no account letting it bulge out at B, 

 nor allowins: the point to curl up. A light, properly made 

 hammer and a little practice will enable any one to make 

 every pomt like C. Should you get one done badly, 

 you can with apairof plj'ers fitraightenit outand mateitgo 

 rierht. The objection has frequently been made that 

 this takes more time than to nail them; even if this were 

 so, we are enabled to employ girls or other cheap h. lp(we 

 beg pardon ladies, but we never .vet saw aco'nmunity that 

 did not furnish more or less females, who would he glad 

 to get some such light work), who could not possibly nail 

 good frames; then after they are done, their superior 

 strength and lightness compared with nailed frames, fully 

 make up the difference in pnce. We will send you a sam- 

 ple frame b.v mail, just as we would have it, for 15 cents. 

 (American "and Gallup size 12 cts.) including sample of 

 rabbet and transferring clasp and you can test it by the 

 side of your own frame in your hive. If the nailed ones 

 do not seem awkward after using it, you, of course need 

 not invest any further. 



The metal corners were patented June 18th' 1872, but 

 we have "repented,"' and hereby give the invention free- 

 l.V to our readers. If any one can make them cheaper than 

 we do, we will try to rejoice, because it will benefit the 

 people. 



I Frames with melal corners, per hundred... $5 00 



20 I Corners, metal, per hundred 75 



20 I " " top only, per hundred 100 



15 1 " " bottom, " " 50 



On 1,000 or more a discount of 10 per cent will be 

 made, and on 10,000, 25 per cent. The latter will be 

 given to those who advertise metal cornered Irames. 



I Corners, Machinery complete for making $250 00 



