. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. May, I9i:; American Hee Jonrnal fall, will be necessary. The accompany- ing photographs illustrate the hive I prefer and expect to use in the Mr. Byer's Favorite Hive. I would give a good deal if all my bees were in this kind of hives at the pres- ent. Picture No. 1 shows the hive just as it has stood all winter; it has a strong colony of bees in it at present. Notice the block for contracting the entrance for winter—this gives an en- trance of fsxlO inches. This can be varied to suit the bee-keepers' idea of size of winter entrance. 1 want n
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. May, I9i:; American Hee Jonrnal fall, will be necessary. The accompany- ing photographs illustrate the hive I prefer and expect to use in the Mr. Byer's Favorite Hive. I would give a good deal if all my bees were in this kind of hives at the pres- ent. Picture No. 1 shows the hive just as it has stood all winter; it has a strong colony of bees in it at present. Notice the block for contracting the entrance for winter—this gives an en- trance of fsxlO inches. This can be varied to suit the bee-keepers' idea of size of winter entrance. 1 want noth- ing smaller for a strong colony. Picture No. 2 shows the same hive with cover removed, and the construc- tion of the outside case in view. This. 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 [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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