. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. VOL, 1!. FLINT, MICHIGAH, JUNE 10, 1889, NO. 6, Shade for Both the Bees and Their Keeper— Circulation of Air Needed—ftuilts and Honey-Boards Once More. DB. C. C. MILLEK. '^yp WANT shade principally for the coiii- m) fort of those at work with the bees when „^ the .sun is hot. One of njy apiaries is iu an everf^reen grove, which makes a de- lightful shade, but, in coal days, especially in spring t\nd early suiiuner, it is too cool for the bees. Another is iu a burr oak grove which is very satisfactory, as the foliage does not become dense until hot weathe
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. VOL, 1!. FLINT, MICHIGAH, JUNE 10, 1889, NO. 6, Shade for Both the Bees and Their Keeper— Circulation of Air Needed—ftuilts and Honey-Boards Once More. DB. C. C. MILLEK. '^yp WANT shade principally for the coiii- m) fort of those at work with the bees when „^ the .sun is hot. One of njy apiaries is iu an everf^reen grove, which makes a de- lightful shade, but, in coal days, especially in spring t\nd early suiiuner, it is too cool for the bees. Another is iu a burr oak grove which is very satisfactory, as the foliage does not become dense until hot weather. The other two have apple tree^ for shade, which are nearly as good, bul the low branches trouble sometimes. Very decidedly, I want shade for my own comfort. For tlie bees, I think it may be best when very hot, and harmful when too cold. If no trees shaded my hives, I think I would provide some kind of shade when the sun became hot. Your shingle cover, Mr. Editor, is good: and now I'll tell you of a very simiile shade I once used when there were no trees for shade. I took fresh-cut, tall grass, laid it over the cover so as to project over on all sides except the nortli, then laid on a stick of stove wood to keei) it from blowing away. In a day or two it was dry, and fitted down upon the cover, and lasted through the season. I'm not sure but it was better tli;in a board shade. You say you never kuev,' combs to melt in a iiivc^ painted white. I have seen combs melt down iu hives that stood in a shade so dense that the suu never shone upon them. I'm not sure, now, about the color, but, as the sun never touched them, it would prob- ably make no difference, whether the hives were black or white. The trouble was that growing corn on one side, and dense brush ui)0ii the other, made it so close that no air circidated, and the heat of the bees prolj;d>ly melted tlm combs. Of course, a white hive, ichi'ii standiiKj in the sun, is cooler than any other. Friend Ilutchiuson, I'm
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