Gleanings in bee culture . f the swarm, etc.,which proves that the skep israther handier than the com-mon box hive, which, in theregions mentioned, is almostunknown. It should also beborne in mind that straw isone of the best insulating ma-terials. But even the practi-cal beekeeper, able to get eve-ry drop of nectar by carefulmanagement, would be at aloss, as too much honey is tobe converted into wax, consid-ering the good price that hon-ey brings in Europe. Under normal cir-cumstances few extensive beekeepers figureamong the skepjDists; but just here comesthe excei^tion. In the most productiv
Gleanings in bee culture . f the swarm, etc.,which proves that the skep israther handier than the com-mon box hive, which, in theregions mentioned, is almostunknown. It should also beborne in mind that straw isone of the best insulating ma-terials. But even the practi-cal beekeeper, able to get eve-ry drop of nectar by carefulmanagement, would be at aloss, as too much honey is tobe converted into wax, consid-ering the good price that hon-ey brings in Europe. Under normal cir-cumstances few extensive beekeepers figureamong the skepjDists; but just here comesthe excei^tion. In the most productive hon-ey region of Germany, the Luneburg heath-country, and in a part of Holland, the typi-cal hive is a skep, Fig. 1, with entranceabove. The size and shape of the skeps in differ-ent regions vary greatly. Fig. 2 representsa variation—the Kanitz hive of easternPrussia. It consists of two or more inter-changeable bodies and separate straw avoid the combs being built to the cover. GLEANINGS IN BE ECULTURE -^ % 3-.
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