. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Feb. 14, 1907 133 AiiK>ricaK 3ee Journaljgig^ ^ the combs in which they are laying, leaving- no room for honey, enabling any combs to be removed in autumn from the hive without finding it half- filled with honey—a very great con- venience if you wish to store the empty combs for winter. I had a large crock- ery tierce in which I wished to winter some bees, and, oh dear I how could a man who had spent a whole life mak- ing watches put 4 colonies of bees into it alone? Easily done. Each hive was opened in the middle and the bot- tom part set in, then
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Feb. 14, 1907 133 AiiK>ricaK 3ee Journaljgig^ ^ the combs in which they are laying, leaving- no room for honey, enabling any combs to be removed in autumn from the hive without finding it half- filled with honey—a very great con- venience if you wish to store the empty combs for winter. I had a large crock- ery tierce in which I wished to winter some bees, and, oh dear I how could a man who had spent a whole life mak- ing watches put 4 colonies of bees into it alone? Easily done. Each hive was opened in the middle and the bot- tom part set in, then the other half was replaced. In this way the 4 fine colonies were put in the tierce and packed for winter. I expect to find them all right in the spring. The man with unusual spectacles de- serves a little notice for his optical illusions. Now, that little step-ladder pile of 8 divisions contained 140 pounds of honey, and the hive cost about $ or less ; and one of the divisions was empty, except of brood. It is now in the cellar in a cubic foot of space. The brood-frames referred to above are piled up for next year's use. Theoretically, more comb honey should be obtained from these little, closed-end-frame hives than from hanging frames, because there are no waste-places in which thoughtless bees inadvertently might store comb and honey, as they sometimes do at the ends of suspended frames. There are many points in the man- agement of bees in which custom or prejudice unduly figure. There seems to be no real fault in the closed-end movable-comb plan. The lamented Mr. Quinby adopted it on sight. James Heddon, after years of observation in my apiary, and the A. I. Root Co. in the Danzenbaker hive; and last, but not least, the President of the National Bee Keepers' Association, Mr. Aspin- wall, is building or inventing the most extensive and ingenious closedend- frame, non-swarming bee-hive that I have seen. I hope the bee keepers of the world, and especially the lady bee-k
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