Gleanings in bee culture . -made hives are improperly made for allexcejDt the professional beekeeper. I canuse them if I can afford to buy foundation;but if I cannot, then they are a nuisance,unless all the frames are t>lled with drawncomb. I make my own hives. If I have nofoundation, and a swarm is in the trees, Ijust take my home-made hive, fill it withempty frames, and put my swarm into itand let the bees go to work. If I dont seethem again for two or three weeks I knowthat I have straight movable combs. I donot say that they are perfect, for it takesa good beemau with lots of experience
Gleanings in bee culture . -made hives are improperly made for allexcejDt the professional beekeeper. I canuse them if I can afford to buy foundation;but if I cannot, then they are a nuisance,unless all the frames are t>lled with drawncomb. I make my own hives. If I have nofoundation, and a swarm is in the trees, Ijust take my home-made hive, fill it withempty frames, and put my swarm into itand let the bees go to work. If I dont seethem again for two or three weeks I knowthat I have straight movable combs. I donot say that they are perfect, for it takesa good beemau with lots of experience toget good perfect combs; but in my home- made hives and frames the combs arestraight and the comb is built in the centerof the frame. This cannot be done withtlie factory hives, for they are made so matfoundation must be The construction of my frame is an oldidea. A %-square bar is used, set into thehive, corner down. The ends are cut out onthe bottom side to the center of the bar,and the side pieces are nailed on to theshoulder thus formed. Tlie ends of the barrest in the rabbet in the usual manner. Iuse % square, but I plane down the twosides and top, as that size is a little toothick; but this size is kept in stock at thelumber yards, therefore is liandier to get. Foundation mav be u; cd. and the frames 738 should always be wired. Tf I use founda-tion, I lay it on the wires and press theedge of the foundation fast to the bar sothat it centers at the corner, then run a hotsoldering-iron over it. So fastened, thesheet never comes loose. If I have no foun-dation I just fill a hive with empty framesand put in the bees. Spacing is the mainpoint to watch in that ease; but should theyrun off the track T straighten them out abit and the bees do the rest. Bees always GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE fasten their co
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