. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. \)t (5)ee eps A MONTHLY JOURNAL Devoted to the Interests of Honey Producers. $ A YEAR. W. Z. HDTCHiNSON, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XV. FLINT, MICHIGAN, MAY 10, 1902. NO. HIVE CONSTRUCTION BY R. G. AIKIN. Some Needed Improvements in Hives Pointed out For the Consideration of Manufacturers. 1 Daily, new exactions are have for some time wanted to saj' some things about hives, offering some criticisms and suggestions. A plan may seem very nice in theory and on paper, but practice shows the weak points. The Review is not in the manufacturing busi- n
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. \)t (5)ee eps A MONTHLY JOURNAL Devoted to the Interests of Honey Producers. $ A YEAR. W. Z. HDTCHiNSON, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XV. FLINT, MICHIGAN, MAY 10, 1902. NO. HIVE CONSTRUCTION BY R. G. AIKIN. Some Needed Improvements in Hives Pointed out For the Consideration of Manufacturers. 1 Daily, new exactions are have for some time wanted to saj' some things about hives, offering some criticisms and suggestions. A plan may seem very nice in theory and on paper, but practice shows the weak points. The Review is not in the manufacturing busi- ness, and in its columns will be a good place to set forth any idea on this ques- tion. I commend to all factory people a careful consideration of these thoughts. THE HIV1-; COVER. Considerable has been said of late on the cover question, but the problem has not been solved. It is all right to have the hive and super Vjodies to meet by a plain square surface as is now the custom with the Dovetailed hive and others; but, when it comes to the cover, there is quite a difference. One chamber on top of another may not just lit snugly at first, devised—shakesi>eari;. owing to a slight twist, but, the weight that is nearly always present in a hive is almost sure to bring the parts together very soon. With a cover the case is dif- ferent; it has not the depth to hold it from twisting, and its weight is never enough to bring it down at any time. It is very easy to get a cover slightly twisted in nailing it, and the heat and cold, wet and dry, moisture inside and dry outside, etc., make the board warp. The old style, one-piece cover cleated on each end, has a point in its favor not possessed by the , i. e., it is re- versible. I have many times reversed these covers, finding them cupped till the edges were a good bee space up from the hive sides, the upper side being quite concave. When I find one this way, I reverse it and so make the hive reason-. Please note that these i
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