. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 240 AMERICAN BEE What About Self - Hiving; Ar- raiigeinents for Swarms? Query 885.—1. What do you think of 1 he practicability of self-hiving- arrangements for swarms? 2. Are they worth the trouble and expense ?—Subscriber. 1. I never tried them.—Mrs. J. N Heater. 1. I have never tried a self-hiver.— Eugene Secor. 1. I could tell better if I had tried them.—Mrs. L. Harrison. 2. No ; there is too much to get out of order in those contrivances.—Dadant & Son. 1. I havn't tried them, but ray faith is poor. 2. I don't believe they are.—S. I.
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 240 AMERICAN BEE What About Self - Hiving; Ar- raiigeinents for Swarms? Query 885.—1. What do you think of 1 he practicability of self-hiving- arrangements for swarms? 2. Are they worth the trouble and expense ?—Subscriber. 1. I never tried them.—Mrs. J. N Heater. 1. I have never tried a self-hiver.— Eugene Secor. 1. I could tell better if I had tried them.—Mrs. L. Harrison. 2. No ; there is too much to get out of order in those contrivances.—Dadant & Son. 1. I havn't tried them, but ray faith is poor. 2. I don't believe they are.—S. I. Freeborn. 1 and 2. I will let those who have had experience in that direction answer this. —Jas. a. Stone. 1. I don't believe they have come to stay, or will ever be in common use. 2. I doubt it.—A. J. Cook. 1 and 2. Opinions differ. It is per- haps too early yet to know exactly what is the truth.—C. C. Miller. 1. I have never thought enough of them to try them. 2. I do not think they are.—Emerson T. Abbott. 1 and 2. I am not posted in this direction, but I have my doubts as to self-hivers ever becoming practical.—J. M. Hambaugh. 1 and 2. I do not think any yet brought out are practicable. See my recent articles in Revieiv and Olemiings. —R. L. Taylor. 1. I have not tested them to know for myself. 2. I think that they might be made useful under some circumstances. —James A. Green. 1. I have never tried any, but I think, from the descriptions, that our inventors will get them to work. 2. Try them, and see.—P. H. Elwood. 1. I have not practiced it. 2. The roost successful hiver that I know any- thing about is a good, reliable person on the ground at the right time.—H. D. Cutting. 1 and 2. I do not use them, and do not think them worth the trouble and cost until better perfected than at pres- ent.—G. M. DOOLITTLE. 1. I have never seen a self-hiving ar- rangement, but my opinion of their prac- ticability is not very high. 2. I do not think they are
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