. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Published Monthly by The W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co. Vol. XIII FEBRUARY, 1903 No. 3 BEE=HIVE5. The Merits and Disadvantaces ot Modern Types Discussed. (Arthur C. Miller). IT Was Mr. Hutchinson, I think, who said that in the line of hives and implements we have gone about as far as we can; that from now on we must look to co-operation and organi- zation to improve our condition. He used the Heddon hive, but could suc- ceed with ''any old ; So far as it goes, the Heddon hive is good and emb(5dies many excellent features, but it is by no means
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Published Monthly by The W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co. Vol. XIII FEBRUARY, 1903 No. 3 BEE=HIVE5. The Merits and Disadvantaces ot Modern Types Discussed. (Arthur C. Miller). IT Was Mr. Hutchinson, I think, who said that in the line of hives and implements we have gone about as far as we can; that from now on we must look to co-operation and organi- zation to improve our condition. He used the Heddon hive, but could suc- ceed with ''any old ; So far as it goes, the Heddon hive is good and emb(5dies many excellent features, but it is by no means near enough perfect to warrant the belief by Mr. Hutchin- son that no improvement can be look- ed for. The cry of '"perfection" is as old as man, but still each successive generation sees the old ways and im- plements supplanted by new. It is the purpose of this article to point out some of the shortcomings of tj-pes of hives now in use—and later possibly of some other instruments— hoping thereby to stimulate effort to overcome such evils, to the end that better hives may be evolved. I shall not assail any hive, but shall allude only to principles involved. Before go- ing further let me say it should be borne in mind that no one style of hive is adapted to all climates and all S3\stems. The essentials of a hive are simpli- city, durability, adaptability to a maxi- mum number of systems of manage- ment, and low cost. A rectangular box, loose hanging frames, flat bottom and top is doubtless the most simple form of movable comb hive, but its simplicity is secured at a cost of sever- al essential features. The frames swing loose with all the evils that implies. When storified, the bees connect the two sets of frames, and attempts to move the upper disturbs the lower, and trouble ensues. Spacing between combs is not constant. To overcome part of the trouble the closed end or "self- spacing" frames were devised. It was an advance, but with them came other evi
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