. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 62 February, 19] 3 American ISee Journal large it, and only when the colony is crowded with stores. In cases where the bees were not properly prepared for winter, it may be neccessary to feed some colonies, such colonies should be given a feeder placed in the super on top of the brood- frames. I have never found it necessary to feed for the sole purpose o£ stimulating brood-rearing, as in most locations there is plenty of pollen and enough early nectar for this purpose. Besides it would incite swarming at too early a period. I do not advocate feeding
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 62 February, 19] 3 American ISee Journal large it, and only when the colony is crowded with stores. In cases where the bees were not properly prepared for winter, it may be neccessary to feed some colonies, such colonies should be given a feeder placed in the super on top of the brood- frames. I have never found it necessary to feed for the sole purpose o£ stimulating brood-rearing, as in most locations there is plenty of pollen and enough early nectar for this purpose. Besides it would incite swarming at too early a period. I do not advocate feeding bees any way, and would never do it if it were not for utilizing some inferior honey which I do not care to put on the market. Hive Making It is customary with some bee-keep- ers to make their own bee-supplies, es- pecially the parts, such as bottom-boards, hive bodies, supers and covers. It is a very good practice where a bee-keeper happens to be a good mechanic, with plenty of tools and time, and good soft lumber to work, such as cypress or white pine. Yellow pine is not very good for this purpose, as it is .too hard and warps, and splits too much. As this is the time of year when such work can best be done, we bring the matter up and produce a photograph illustrating how the bodies can be cut. The Right Way to Nail Hive-Bodies. out and set up with accuracy and dura- bility. The ends are beveled or rab- beted by machinery or by hand with a rabbet plane on three edges; the top edge is to receive a regular tin rabbet, such as those that are sent out with regular dovetailed hives, which makes by far the best frame rest. The rabbet should be ^s of an inch deep all around and as wide as the material is thick, so when nailed up there would be no pro- jections. For the supers the rabbet should be but K inch wide on the top edges, so the shallow frames may rest on it, and the same for comb lioney supers, as no tin rabbets are used with supers. The inside dimensions for the
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