. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Dec. 10, 1903. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 797 a selt-measuring molasses-tcate—that is far ahead of the common honey-^rate—and have it soldered very solid to the can ; have the bot- tom slant about 1'j inches from back to front. Malce a solid box' 10 inches hit;h for the can to rest on, with cleats on top to keep the can from slipping. Bolt the box fast to a low spring wagon, just behind the seat, and tie the can solid from each side. Then you are ready. I think I have the best wire-imbedder that is sold, or that 1 have heard of, so far. I have used it
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Dec. 10, 1903. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 797 a selt-measuring molasses-tcate—that is far ahead of the common honey-^rate—and have it soldered very solid to the can ; have the bot- tom slant about 1'j inches from back to front. Malce a solid box' 10 inches hit;h for the can to rest on, with cleats on top to keep the can from slipping. Bolt the box fast to a low spring wagon, just behind the seat, and tie the can solid from each side. Then you are ready. I think I have the best wire-imbedder that is sold, or that 1 have heard of, so far. I have used it 5 years, but 1 will tell you about that some other time. Delaware Co., Ohio, Nov. 17. Best Hive for Women—"; On page T'JS, the question is asked: Which is the best hive for women, the S or the 10 frame"? I believe this is altogether a question of locality, and whether we wish to work for comb or extracted honey. In this locality the 10-frame hive becomes a nuisance when worked for comb honey, because the bees store so much honey below in the frames that the queen is almost crowded out. I use the .S-franie size entirely, and in the fall I extract 2 frames of honey from the sides of the brood- chamber, leaving the bees on C combs for winter. I have practiced this for several years, and I find that 6 combs are amply suf- ticient for their winter stores, and then I have 2 empty combs to give the queen in the spring, when otherwise they would be tilled with candied honey and be comparatively worth- less. I believe in most localities, that with the above management, bees would starve before spring on 0 combs, but here the bees consume very little honey during the winter months, owing to the very even temperature—just a little too cold to start brood-rearing. I have a plan of management which I have practiced for years, which is in my estimation far ahead of brushed or " shook " swarms for preventing increase and keeping all the forc
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