154 THE BEE-HIVES. 



taining plenty of honey, the combs, back of the cluster, being 

 too cold. 



The Langstroth-Simplicity frame is long enough, but hardly 

 deep enough. The Quinby frame is deep enough, but would 

 be better if a little shorter. 



SO'?. We have used on a large scale Quinby, American 

 and Standard Langstroth-sized frames for years, and have 

 obtained better results from the Quinby, both for wintering 

 out of doors, and for honey producing. Yet, the Lang- 

 stroth-Simplicity being the standard frame of America, we 

 would hesitate to advise any Apiarist to change from this 

 size; knowing, by practical experience, how annoying it is, 

 not to have all frames and all hives in one apiary uniform in 

 size. 



But we would counsel beginners to use the Quinby size- 

 especially if they intend to winter out-of-doors — or at least 

 to use a frame as long as the standard Langstroth and as 

 deep as the Quinby. 



The recommendation which we make of the Quinby size 

 of frame is not a hasty one. This frame has been tested by 

 us for years, side by side with numerous others, for Mr. 

 Charles Dadant was never content until he had made a trial 

 of all things that were given as improvements. He tested 

 triangular frames as well as frames that approached as near 

 to the circular shape as was jsossible with pine lumber as a 

 material of manufacture. He tried deep and shallow frames, 

 small and large frames, ranging in size from 6x6 inches to 

 18x18 inches. So the reader may rest assured that a very 

 thorough practical experience caused our decision. 



308. The number of frames to be used in a hive depends 

 on their size; for we should manage our bees, as we do our 

 other domestic animals, and give them as much space as is 

 necessary to obtain the best results. What would we think 

 of a farmer who would build a barn without first consider- 

 ing the number of animals and the amount of feed which he 

 intended to shelter in it? 



309. Many hives cannot hold one-quarter of the bees. 



