Gleanings in bee culture . anner. I had previously met with nolittle annoyance in consequence of findingbrood in comb-honey supers; and to obviatethat difiiculty I oidered the , N. Y. S. A. B. [See editorial on this subject in our issuefor March 1, page 310.—Ed.] CEMENT HIVE-FOUNDATIONS; ALIGHTING-BOARDS MADE OF CLOTH. The drawing shows my cement hive-standand cloth alighting-apron attached to thebottom-board, whicn I intend to use in myapiary next season. The hive-stand shouldbe about six inches high, and two inchesshorter and at least two inches wider thanthe hive. The en
Gleanings in bee culture . anner. I had previously met with nolittle annoyance in consequence of findingbrood in comb-honey supers; and to obviatethat difiiculty I oidered the , N. Y. S. A. B. [See editorial on this subject in our issuefor March 1, page 310.—Ed.] CEMENT HIVE-FOUNDATIONS; ALIGHTING-BOARDS MADE OF CLOTH. The drawing shows my cement hive-standand cloth alighting-apron attached to thebottom-board, whicn I intend to use in myapiary next season. The hive-stand shouldbe about six inches high, and two inchesshorter and at least two inches wider thanthe hive. The ends of the hive-bottomsshould never rest on the foundation, as itwill have a tendency to keep the bottom ofthe hive damp, and thus be injurious, both tothe bees and the hive. The walls of the hive-stand should beabout three inches thick. A knock-downbox held together with clamps can be usedas a form for making the stand. Sheet steelproperly bent should be nailed on inside ofthe box sides to give the stand the CHAPPELL S CEMENT FOUNDATION ANDCLOTH ALIGHTING-BOARD. The alighting-apron should be about 18inches long and as wide as the hive, and canbe made of old sacks or new factory the latter is used I would give them a coatof white paint, as it would make them lastlonger. The advantages of the cloth over a hanlboard for the bees to strike on when comingin loaded will be seen at a glance. Theapion makes a nice runway for a returningswarm if using clipped queens, and is also anice thing to dump a swarm on if naturalswarming is allowed. Another advantage isthat the apron is always hitched to the bot-tom-Iward ready to use, and can be carriedwith the hive. I have always used a looseboard for the bees to alight on, but it wasalways trying_,to get a diyorce from the 418 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Mar. 15 hive, and never satisfactory. A piece ofwood heavy enough to hold the apron inplace should be nailed to the lower end ofthe same. K. D. Chappell. Vassar, Mich. A
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