. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAI, OP THE AtlARY. 233 The distance between the frames maybe one-half of an inch, or best one and three-eighths inches from center to cen- ter of the frames. This is better than one and one-half, as the brood is kept warmer, and worker-brood is more likely to be reared. A slight variation either way does no harm. Some men, of very precise habits, prefer nails or wire staples in the side and bottom of the frames. Mr. Cheshire calls these his suggestions, though Mr. Langstroth used them over twenty years ago, which, if I am corre
. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAI, OP THE AtlARY. 233 The distance between the frames maybe one-half of an inch, or best one and three-eighths inches from center to cen- ter of the frames. This is better than one and one-half, as the brood is kept warmer, and worker-brood is more likely to be reared. A slight variation either way does no harm. Some men, of very precise habits, prefer nails or wire staples in the side and bottom of the frames. Mr. Cheshire calls these his suggestions, though Mr. Langstroth used them over twenty years ago, which, if I am correctly informed, was before Mr. Cheshire kept bees at all. These are to insure equal spacing of the frames. Mr. Jones prolongs the sides and bottom of the frame (Fig. 88) for the same purpose. These projections extend just a quarter of an inch, so as to maintain this un- varying distance. Some bee-keepers use frames with wide, close-fitting end-bars, or with top-bars wide and close-fitting Fig. Hoffman Frames.—From A. I. Hoot Co. at the ends. Mr. Root now favors the Hoffman frame (Fig. 99), as he calls it, which has the top-bar and upper ends of the end-bars wide and close-fitting. He claims more rapid hand- ling, as the frames, he says, can be handled in groups. I have tried all these styles, and do not like them. It is easy for any bee-keeper to try them. " Prove all things ; hold fast that which is good," or that which pleases you. COVER FOR FRAMES. As before stated, a board covers the hive all through the honey season. This rests upon the upper story of the hive, or upon the upper section-case. From September to June, in the. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago : York
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