. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE KEEPERS' REVIEW. 359 dressed in its working clothes again. It is beautiful in the eyes of every lover of nature. Surely the example of the bee is a worthy one for its keeper to follow in the care of the apiary. But, dropping all other arguments, it is well worth a man's time to give his apiary this care merely for the satisfaction he will derive from it. It carries with it the spirit of "Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing ; Bell Branch, Mich. Nov. i6, 1898. SECTIONS AND SECTION CLEANERS. Also a few Hints in Regard to the
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. THE BEE KEEPERS' REVIEW. 359 dressed in its working clothes again. It is beautiful in the eyes of every lover of nature. Surely the example of the bee is a worthy one for its keeper to follow in the care of the apiary. But, dropping all other arguments, it is well worth a man's time to give his apiary this care merely for the satisfaction he will derive from it. It carries with it the spirit of "Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing ; Bell Branch, Mich. Nov. i6, 1898. SECTIONS AND SECTION CLEANERS. Also a few Hints in Regard to the Construc- tion of Shipping L. A. ASPINWALL. 711NOTHER sea- -^^ son's experi- ence with plain sections fully sus- tains their reputa- tion. I find them well filled to the corners, notwith- standing the slow flow of honey. Although an oc- casional section was found that bulged opposite the sep- arator passage ways last season, not a sin- gle occurrence of the kind has been no- ticable this or other previous years. The honey yiel-d of 1897 being exceptionally gooti, necessitated a removal of all sec- tions from the hives as soon as finished, to prevent anv excess of filling. In all probability I shall make no effort toward farther improvement in sections. I may eventually adopt a tall section in preference to the square; still, no argu- ment or leason has thus far been present- ed to influence me in that direction in the slightest degree. I saw tall sections in the Albany market upwards of twenty years ago; and conclude that such were originally made to accommodate supers and frames shorter than the standard Langstroth. I think the Hetherington- Quinby hive, as made by Hetherington Bros., is somewhat shortened. If so, these large producers would certainly pop- ularize any shape they might adopt. Furthermore, a change of shape or fash- ion usually attracts attention, and is in keeping with much, not only in the fashionable, but in the business world. However, the best is a
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