. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1895. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 767 Question;)'Box> In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.—Prov. 11-14. Shallow vs. Deep Frames for Wintcriiiir Bees. Query 997.—1. Irrespective of the depth or shallowness of the frames, does the amount of comb which the cluster of a colony covers at the beginning of winter, if about four- fifths filled with honey, sufRce for its needs, ?without the cluster moving lengthwise until the season enables It to do so readily ? 2. Is there any essential contradiction be- tween the maxim. " Deep frames are be
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1895. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 767 Question;)'Box> In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.—Prov. 11-14. Shallow vs. Deep Frames for Wintcriiiir Bees. Query 997.—1. Irrespective of the depth or shallowness of the frames, does the amount of comb which the cluster of a colony covers at the beginning of winter, if about four- fifths filled with honey, sufRce for its needs, ?without the cluster moving lengthwise until the season enables It to do so readily ? 2. Is there any essential contradiction be- tween the maxim. " Deep frames are better for ; and the fact that colonies have wintered well in very shallow hives, such as the Bingham ? My idea is, that very shallow frames suc- ceed when they are flUed with honey, or nearly so, and deep frames succeed because they have enough honey in their tops, and that in neither case the cluster moves length- wise In severe weather.—Colorado. Eugene Secor—I guess so. G. M. Doolittle—I guess you are about right in your idea. Mrs. L. Harrison—1. I should think so. 2. The season may make a dififer- ence. W. G. Larrabee—1. I never noticed particularly, but I should thiok it might. 2. I don't know. W. R. Graham—1. It is all-sulBcient in this locality. 2. I would prefer deep frames for wintering. Dr. J. P. H. Brown—If I understand the questions, the propounder of them has answered them himself. Prof. A. J. Cook—My experience tallies with " Colorado's " conclusions. I never wintered bees better than In the Heddon hive. C. H. Dibbern—1. I think so. 2. No, the severity of the weather, strength of colony, and the quality of the food have more to do with successful wintering than the shape of the hive. ?. H. Elwood—In long frames the cluster does move lengthwise in cold weather. In deep frames the cluster moves upward. It is better (safer) to move upward than lengthwise. B. Taylor—1. I can make no intelli- gent reply to this impracti
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