. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 142 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. little's position. Others, probably, view- ed the matter in the same light as did friend Hasty; and it is well that friend Doolittle has explained more fully. By the way, our Borodino friend uses one illustration that seems scarcely to the point. It is true, as he says, that with the large, old fashioned boxes the out- side combs might be more inviting and of a better grade than the inside; but this is something over which the bee-keeper has no control. He is not to blame if such proves to be the case. With our modern section
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 142 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. little's position. Others, probably, view- ed the matter in the same light as did friend Hasty; and it is well that friend Doolittle has explained more fully. By the way, our Borodino friend uses one illustration that seems scarcely to the point. It is true, as he says, that with the large, old fashioned boxes the out- side combs might be more inviting and of a better grade than the inside; but this is something over which the bee-keeper has no control. He is not to blame if such proves to be the case. With our modern sections and system of grading, the char- acter of the contents of the case is under the control of the bee-keeper; and he is responsible for that character. That is, if the outside is one grade, and the in- side another, it is the bee-keeper who made it so.—Ed.] CLOSED-END FRAMES. Some of Their Advantages as Compared With Other Frames. L. A. ASPINWAIJ,.. mHE inherent T objections to all open end frames are more or less prejudicial to those having With many bee - keep- ers, m o V a b 1 e frames are mova- ble, only to a cer- " tain extent. Fre- quently, upon opening hives which have been occupied by bees two or three sea- sons, we find the frames firmly secured by burr combs and propolis. The pre- sent low price of honey has necessitated its production with the least possible manipulation; resulting in an increased accumulation of propolis and burr-combs. Under such circumstances most bee-keep- ers can scarcely afford to scrape and clean sections by hand-work, much less attend to keeping open end frames in working order; while man}' are inclined to neglect that which adds no immediate profit. If through disuse, or otherwise, open end frames are in any degree immovable, the logical conclusion will be that closed ends are altogether impracticable. There- for, all advantages possessed by closed end frames must be based upon the facil- ities offered in manipulation. Clo
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