. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 35tli Year. CHICAGO, ILL., FEBRUARY 14, 1895. No. 7. Cor^tributed /Vrticks^ On Iiniiortant Ajiiariaxi Subjects. The Size of Hives and Frames Considered. BT C. DAVENPOKT. I have used a good many kinds of hives and different kinds and sizes of frames, and as this is about the time that a good many will be thinking of ordering hives, so as to have ommend a hive by name. Now I am going to recommend a hive and frame for this locality, for those who wish a single brood-chamber hive, no matter on what plan the apiary is run. It is a hive and frame that is ha
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 35tli Year. CHICAGO, ILL., FEBRUARY 14, 1895. No. 7. Cor^tributed /Vrticks^ On Iiniiortant Ajiiariaxi Subjects. The Size of Hives and Frames Considered. BT C. DAVENPOKT. I have used a good many kinds of hives and different kinds and sizes of frames, and as this is about the time that a good many will be thinking of ordering hives, so as to have ommend a hive by name. Now I am going to recommend a hive and frame for this locality, for those who wish a single brood-chamber hive, no matter on what plan the apiary is run. It is a hive and frame that is hard to excel. This is the Dove- tailed hive and improved Hoffman frame, which is sold by alt dealers. This is one of the most practical hives in use, and if one wishes to make his own hives, there Is not a frame hive that is more simple or easy to make than this without the dovetails, and if they are well nailed at the corners, they an- swer just as well without them. But those strips on the bot- tom-boards are one of the main points in favor of this hive. A bottom-board can be made very easily, though, by nailing a couple of cleats on the underside—one at each end—to keep it. Winter View of the Apiary of Mr. J. S. Scott, at Springville, Utah.—See paije 100. them ready for next season's use, I am going to give my ex- perience with different kinds of hives, frames, etc., and my opinion of them. It pays to order during the winter. Most dealers give a discount then that more than pays the interest on the money invested, and as Mr. B. Taylor—one of our best and most experienced bee-keepers—once said, a great deal more is lost by not having supplies on hand, and ready for use, than there is by having an overstock. I have noticed that there are not many writers who rec- I from warping, taking common lath and shaving them down t« the right width for the strips. When I first commenced to use this hive I did not like or appreciate those strips on the bottom-boards, but I do no
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