International review of the science and practice of agriculture . t is an im])rovement on the type originallyintroduced by Pettitt in England and by Tonelli in Italy, and combinesthe good qualities of the American and German hives. In the Pettitt-Tonelli type the moveable frames have curved sideswhile in the new type the sides are straight and in the form of a pentagon. BEE-KKE PING 1642 BEE-KEEPING Two very fine wires which also serve to attach the comb foundations bindeach frame together with great rigidity. Though the frames are placed lon-gitudinally in the hive draughts are prevented by h
International review of the science and practice of agriculture . t is an im])rovement on the type originallyintroduced by Pettitt in England and by Tonelli in Italy, and combinesthe good qualities of the American and German hives. In the Pettitt-Tonelli type the moveable frames have curved sideswhile in the new type the sides are straight and in the form of a pentagon. BEE-KKE PING 1642 BEE-KEEPING Two very fine wires which also serve to attach the comb foundations bindeach frame together with great rigidity. Though the frames are placed lon-gitudinally in the hive draughts are prevented by having the entrance atthe bottom and right in the middle. The frame of the supers is only 5 , the better to prevent the queen from going up into it. When it is required to examine the hive, the top may be lifted off ifthe weather be warm enough, otherwise one or other of the side walls maybe removed. By this means only half the sections are uncovered at anyone moment and for a much shorter time than is possible with the German The Ideal Crespi-Balui In secliuiis Ready for use. hives. For casual examinations the mirror placed in the rear wall is usedWhen necessary the bees may be fed through a hole in the front wall. The walls of the hive are nearly i 14 in. thick and give ample protectionagainst temperature changes ; it has been shown in Lombardy that theincrease in yield obtained in hives with cavity walls is not sufficient to com-pensate for the increased cost of the hive. A new feeder has also been put on the market by Mrv is a combination of the Guzzi type with Roots Simplex . SERICULTURE 1643 1201 - Ontario Beekeepers Association Honey Crop Report for 1916 in The Canadian Horticulturist and Beekeeper, Vol. 24, N°. 9, p. 225. Peterboro, Ont. September White Honey Crop in 50 counties of Ontario, in 1916, accordingto the Ontario Beekeepers Association, was 2127903 pounds, from 23 763colonies (spring count) with an average of 89,6 pounds
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