. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 629 this hive in every country from smmy France to the frozen sliores of Siberia ; and ahnost everywhere the bees thrive in it, even without any care of men. Who, in the civilized world, is not acquainted at least with its picture '^"' We would not pluck a laurel from the old straw skep, nor gainsay in the least this justly deserved encomium. It served its purpose and its time, but like our own venerable log-gum, which served so well the purpose of our fore-fathers in the early history of tliis country, it must give way to n
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 629 this hive in every country from smmy France to the frozen sliores of Siberia ; and ahnost everywhere the bees thrive in it, even without any care of men. Who, in the civilized world, is not acquainted at least with its picture '^"' We would not pluck a laurel from the old straw skep, nor gainsay in the least this justly deserved encomium. It served its purpose and its time, but like our own venerable log-gum, which served so well the purpose of our fore-fathers in the early history of tliis country, it must give way to newer and better methods elucidated by the light of modern sci- ence. Few American bee-keepers would con-. [PATENT APPLIED FOR.] Description.—The body of the Hive, B, which is made of straw, has a movable bottom-board, A, haviDg strips on both sides and one end, to form the entrance, and a i4 inch space below the frames. There is a honey-board, C, with an opening 6x6 inches, over which Uts a lid, D ; there is also a wooden rim, E, 7}r6 inches deep made to fit the body, B, with movable cover F, cleated on both ends to prevent warping, and hold it in place on the Hive. There is a 5-l6 inch bee-space over the frames. sent to go back to the old log-gum of their fathers, and few of our German brethren, we think, after they have tried the New American Straw Hive, would consent to go back to the barrel- shaped, hand-made affair of "ye olden ; That this time-honored, old straw skep has many advantages none will deny ; but for easy and rapid ma- nipulation, together with obtaining our product in the neatest and most market- able shape, the modern frame hive lays it forever on the shelf. Nevertheless, this hive, so nice to handle, is poorly calculated to withstand the extremes of heat and cold. Knowing these to be facts, and know- ing, also, of the almost umiform success of our brother bee-keepers across the water, as mentioned by Mr. Graven- horst, together with our own
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