. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. JHc Querist. Buffalo Wis., Dec. 30,1877. By answering the followiiiji; throiijili tiie Bke Jouunal, yon will niiicli oblige a iiDvioe: Is tlie S, or 10 framed Lan<;strotli liive tlie best? Are iioney boxes, or section frames the best for comb lioney? Can either be used on tlie same hive? Geoijge Cowie. "How are the Prize Boxes and Crate used? What is best for guide? Should eacli section be glassed when sent to market?" J. W. Johnson. [ Langstroth hives are used with 8,10, and 11 frames, according to the fancy of the apiarist. Adam Gr
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. JHc Querist. Buffalo Wis., Dec. 30,1877. By answering the followiiiji; throiijili tiie Bke Jouunal, yon will niiicli oblige a iiDvioe: Is tlie S, or 10 framed Lan<;strotli liive tlie best? Are iioney boxes, or section frames the best for comb lioney? Can either be used on tlie same hive? Geoijge Cowie. "How are the Prize Boxes and Crate used? What is best for guide? Should eacli section be glassed when sent to market?" J. W. Johnson. [ Langstroth hives are used with 8,10, and 11 frames, according to the fancy of the apiarist. Adam Grimm, and other Wiscon- sin bee-keepers, i}i'?f*?i"i"e<l 8 frames. For box-honey it is, perhaps, about as good- forcing the bees up into the boxes with their stores, for want of room below. Still we should even prefer the shallow Lang- strotli frame for this, which is only from 5 to 6 inches in depth. The 10, and 11 frames are more generally in tise. Prize boxes are used as sections, and may be glassed or not, as the trade may demand —and are, no doubt, the best for putting tip comb honey. They can be used on any sized hive, by making the case to hold them of proper size, (see cut), or by placing them,. Case of Prize Boxes for IiAXGstroth Hives. like other boxes, just over the frames, on slats, % inch thick; if any space remains over the frames, cover it with a strip of wood, just to fit. The boxes are intended for comb founda- tion starters, but may be used without, as they have separators between each comb, to prevent their being built crooked, (see cut). A quilt is used just the same as over the brood chamber frames.—Ed.] Clarksville, Jan. 21,1S78. What are the full dimentions of two-story Langstroth hives? I have about 100 hives of bees in cellar, all doing finely. A. Snydek. [These are made of different sizes to suit the notions of those who use them. Ours are made thus, unless otherwise ordered:— 14x18% inside, and 10 inches deep; with 4 inch portico. Th
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