Archive image from page 39 of The hive and the honey-bee;. The hive and the honey-bee; with plain directions for obtaining a considerable annual income from this branch of rural economy. .. CUbiodiversity1231138 Year: 1852 ( 38 THE HIVE AND THE HONEY-BEE. each frame on the other; we can thus open any particular leaf 'without meddling with the rest. In taking honey from this hive, the bee-master has the whole interior completely under his eye, and at his disposal, and can choose what combs best suit his pur- pose, both as to quantity and quality; taking care, however, to do so only at such per
Archive image from page 39 of The hive and the honey-bee;. The hive and the honey-bee; with plain directions for obtaining a considerable annual income from this branch of rural economy. .. CUbiodiversity1231138 Year: 1852 ( 38 THE HIVE AND THE HONEY-BEE. each frame on the other; we can thus open any particular leaf 'without meddling with the rest. In taking honey from this hive, the bee-master has the whole interior completely under his eye, and at his disposal, and can choose what combs best suit his pur- pose, both as to quantity and quality; taking care, however, to do so only at such periods as will leave the bees time to replenish the vacancy before the termination of the honey season. It is also well adapted for artificial swarming. By separating the hive into halves, the honey, brood-combs, and bees will, generally speaking, be equally divided ; and by supplying each half with four empty frames, we shall have two hives, one half empty, equal in number of bees, of brood, and even of stores. One of the new hives will possess the queen; and if the operation has been performed at the proper timeâthat is to say, a week or ten days before the period of natural swarmingâthe probability is, there will be a roj'al brood coming forward in the other; at all events, there will be plenty of eggs and larvae of the proper age for forming an artificial queen.' Cheapness, and an obstinate adhesion to the customs of our forefathers, induce straw hives still to be used by many. Mr. Briggs has already shown how they may, when necessarily or optionally employed, be rendered almost as productive as boxes. I add the following from Mr. Taylor, who objects to the use of sticks or cross-pieces, sometimes employed for the purpose of sup- porting the combs:â ' The sticks are only an annoyance to the bees ; and there is little fear of the combs falling, except in very deep hives ; at any rate, it may be prevented by contracting the lower part a little. The best way of doing this
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