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trp-bars prevents the cell from falling down. Generally, how- 

 ever, there is no need of the nail, for the frames come near 

 enough together to hold the cell; the wire serving to hold the cell 

 ii' place till the frames are shoved together. 



Cement for Hives. — Q. Do you think it would be all right to 

 make supers out of cement? Would it agree with the bees? I 

 can make them much cheaper than with lumber. (Arizona.) 



A. My guess would be that cement supers would be quite 

 objectionable on account of their weight. It is also possible that 

 with lis degrees in the shade they might be too hot. 



Q. How about concrete for hive-bottoms? I am setting some 

 of my bees on blocks I make for them right on the cool ground. 

 Can they be used for winter? 



A. They will probably work all right for either summer or 

 winter. Of course, it would seem as if concrete would give the 

 bees "cold feet" in winter; but then, they don't need to put their 

 feet on the concrete. 



Chaff Hives. — Q. I wish to work up to about 20 or 23 colonies 

 of bees and have no bee-cellar to winter them in. I think of using 

 nothing but chaff hives. Would you advise me to depend en- 

 tirely on such hives? 



A. I hardly dare advise. Chaff hives will make you less trou- 

 ble preparing for winter, but they are cumbersome and unwieldy, 

 and if they should perchance at any time pass into the possession 

 of someone having a cellar or wanting to take them to an out- 

 apiary, they would be objectionable. So it would not be a bad 

 plan for you to experiment a little trying both kinds, only be sure 

 to have only one size of frames. In northern latitudes the chaff 

 hive is counted valuable. 



Chestnut. — Q. How would chestnut lumber do for beehives? 

 A. From my recollection of it in boyhood, I should call it bad. 



Chickens Eating Bees. — Q. Is it a common thing for chickens 

 to eat bees? We had one that would stand in front of a beehive 

 and eat bees until it was full. I thought it would die, but it kept 

 it up for two weeks, and was doing well. 



A. Testimony is somewhat mixed on this subject. For the 

 most part it is claimed that chickens do not eat bees, or if they 

 do, it is only the drones. Some, however, say that chickens eat 

 workers, especially some chickens that have learned the trick. 



Chunk Honey (See Bulk-Comb Honey.) 



Cleome. — Q. What about artificial pasturage for bees? Is 



