Gleanings in bee culture . e idea of opening thehives so late in the season; but it enablesus to work fast, and there is no fear ofrobbers getting the upper hand. We try tochoose a day when the bees will take a flightduring the warmer part. If any of your readers are troubled withskunks I have found it a very good plan toplace a pane of window glass on the alight-ing-board. This will cast a reflection fromthe stars and sky, as one passes by; andthese night prowlers fight shy of anythingthat apparently moves which they do notunderstand. They are said to be easilytrapped, but I have not found it
Gleanings in bee culture . e idea of opening thehives so late in the season; but it enablesus to work fast, and there is no fear ofrobbers getting the upper hand. We try tochoose a day when the bees will take a flightduring the warmer part. If any of your readers are troubled withskunks I have found it a very good plan toplace a pane of window glass on the alight-ing-board. This will cast a reflection fromthe stars and sky, as one passes by; andthese night prowlers fight shy of anythingthat apparently moves which they do notunderstand. They are said to be easilytrapped, but I have not found it so. Cincinnati, Ohio. SOME UNCOMMON HIVES BY E. G. CARR Not the least interesting of the tilingswhich enter into the bee inspectors life arethe different types of hives which he sees—not alone the nail-keg and grocery-storebox, but also the home-made hives uponwhich has been put much care, labor, andconsiderable expense. These statementsapply with special emphasis to New Jersey,since there are so many beekeepers in this. The Polish hive is similar to a cupboard. state from foreign lands, and it is the rulefor these to cling to the ideas of the mothercountry. It is seldom they do not makeconsiderable effort to provide a good homefor the bees. Perhaps the oddest type from the view-point of the American beekeeper is thePolish hive shown in the illustration. Thisis made similar in appearance to a cup-board, and it housesthree to eight colo-nies or families. Theliive in the picture ismade for eiglit colo-nies and is owned byMr. R. Kohlos, ofWoodbury, N. J. Inthe illustration show-ing the rear of theliive is seen , who is avery able will be noticedthat the frames ofthis odd liive arecrosswise of the en-trance, and eitherhang on metal rab-bets or fit into thegrooves in the hive-sides, and are re-moved from the backof the hive. It is, ofcourse, necessary ingetting at a particu-lar frame to removeall frames in frontof it. JANUARY 15, 1916 63
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