. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEERS' REVIEW. f43 jectingtop bars) possessing many advan- tages. But, before proceeding to enumer- ate them, let me mention the importance of preparation for the manipulation of them, without which they are more or less immovable. To illustrate I might say that a bottle of ink without a pen is useless; so closed end frames necessitate an aid to manipulation. I herewith give measurement of what I consider requisite. to perfect success in handling closcil tnd frames. With it I can manipulate them two-fold than the ordinary L. frame. It ca
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE-KEEERS' REVIEW. f43 jectingtop bars) possessing many advan- tages. But, before proceeding to enumer- ate them, let me mention the importance of preparation for the manipulation of them, without which they are more or less immovable. To illustrate I might say that a bottle of ink without a pen is useless; so closed end frames necessitate an aid to manipulation. I herewith give measurement of what I consider requisite. to perfect success in handling closcil tnd frames. With it I can manipulate them two-fold than the ordinary L. frame. It can be made b}^ an ordinary black- smith from an old ten inch file. One end should be drawn thin and turned to a right angle; making a blade ij^ inches long by I'X inches wide, with a handle 8 inches long. It should be tempered rath- er hard and dully sharpened. This shaped lever when placed between the projecting ends of top bars, and pressed to one side, separates the frame ends with perfect ease. It also serves equally well for a scraper, being the best I ever saw. Having considered closed end frames relative to manipulation, let us briefly note a few additional features essential to an all-purpose hive. Having had experi- ence with open end frames for years, I am forced to the conclusion that bees not only winter better in closed ends, but maintain their strength, and breed up much faster during the spring months; while the col- onies are uniformly stronger. This one feature transcends all others, and is the essential element of success to be sought for in the selection of a hive. It results in bees for the harvest; without which the largest yields of honey cannot be obtained. Closed ends, preclude the building of burr combs a/ the ends most surely, and with wide top bars, very little labor is re- quired to keep the frames clean and mov- able. Closed ends are favorable to trans- portation. True, staples and spaces may be used on open ends to offset this advan- tage, with a li
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