. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THB APIARY. 227 fear that in the hands of the general bee-keepers these new hives will not prove satisfactory. THE FRAMES. The form and size of frames, though not quite as various as the persons who use them, are still very different (Fig. 95). Some prefer large frames. I first tried the Quinby frame, and afterward the Langstroth (Fig. 95). The advantage claimed Fig. 12 Ahbkican. 1754 Lanqstkoth. UK Gallup, y ADAIK. it Olobbd bbd Quiubt. Brood-Frames.—From A. I, Boot Go. for large frames is that there a


. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THB APIARY. 227 fear that in the hands of the general bee-keepers these new hives will not prove satisfactory. THE FRAMES. The form and size of frames, though not quite as various as the persons who use them, are still very different (Fig. 95). Some prefer large frames. I first tried the Quinby frame, and afterward the Langstroth (Fig. 95). The advantage claimed Fig. 12 Ahbkican. 1754 Lanqstkoth. UK Gallup, y ADAIK. it Olobbd bbd Quiubt. Brood-Frames.—From A. I, Boot Go. for large frames is that there are less to handle, and time is saved ; yet may not smaller frames be handled so much more dextrously, especially if they are to be handled through all the long day, as to compensate, in part at least, for the number ? The advantage of the shallow frame is, as claimed, that the bees will go into boxes more readily ; yet they are not consid- ered by some bee-keepers as safe for out-door wintering. This is the style recommended and used by Mr. Langstroth, which fact may account for its popularity in the United Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago. Ill. : George W. York & Co.


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