. The American bee keeper's manual;. Bee culture; Bees. 186 MINER S AMERICAN. In one of the above boxes the family of bees is sup- posed to be permanent residents; and if success is to crown the efforts of the owner, as I view the subject, the box where the bees pass the* winter, should be a foot square, or near it. Some apiarians think, that a certain number of inches in width will cause the bees to construct a certain number of combs; that is, a box twelve and a half inches square will admit of nine combs being made, whereas, one twelve inches square will only afford room for eight leaves. A
. The American bee keeper's manual;. Bee culture; Bees. 186 MINER S AMERICAN. In one of the above boxes the family of bees is sup- posed to be permanent residents; and if success is to crown the efforts of the owner, as I view the subject, the box where the bees pass the* winter, should be a foot square, or near it. Some apiarians think, that a certain number of inches in width will cause the bees to construct a certain number of combs; that is, a box twelve and a half inches square will admit of nine combs being made, whereas, one twelve inches square will only afford room for eight leaves. According to the width of brood-combs, and the interstices between, there is an abundance of space in a box one foot square, to con- struct nine combs; but the bees will only make eight, because the outside leaves are generally store-combs, and thicker than those built expressly to rear the larvae in. No more than eight combs, as a general rule, would be built if the other half inch were added. I have a remedy for this difficulty, which will appear hereafter. The English method of collateral hiving on the above plan, is to have two boxes about ten inches square, and to be put together with hinges on one side ; and when closed, secure them by a hook and staple. The com-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miner, T. B. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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