. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. lay?. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 507 QuGstiot^'Box^ In the multitude of couosellors there is safety.—Prov. 11-14. Bee-E«capcs and Their V§c. Query 57.—Mr. Slmmina' book eondemns the use of bee-escapee, saying- that putting them in position a'arms the bees and makes them puncture holes in the cappiugs. 1. Have you found the same objection ? 'J. What other O'jecllon, if any. have you found? — Nebr. •R. L. Taylor—1. No. '2. No serious one. Mrs. L. Harrison—I've had no experi- ence. J. M. Hambaugh—I have never used them. E. France—We have no use for bee- e
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. lay?. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 507 QuGstiot^'Box^ In the multitude of couosellors there is safety.—Prov. 11-14. Bee-E«capcs and Their V§c. Query 57.—Mr. Slmmina' book eondemns the use of bee-escapee, saying- that putting them in position a'arms the bees and makes them puncture holes in the cappiugs. 1. Have you found the same objection ? 'J. What other O'jecllon, if any. have you found? — Nebr. •R. L. Taylor—1. No. '2. No serious one. Mrs. L. Harrison—I've had no experi- ence. J. M. Hambaugh—I have never used them. E. France—We have no use for bee- escapes. P. H. Elwood—My name is " Thomas " just here. Chas. Dadant & Son—No. We like them very much. J. E. Pond—I have never used them, so can give no opinion. Jas. A. Stone—1. No, No. 2. None— but all things in their favor. Dr. J. P. H. Brovpn—O well, that is only a Johnny Bull whimslcalUy. Eugene Secor—1. No. 2. I have found no objection to escapes. They are all right. Rev. M. Mahin—Not having any ex- perience with bee-escapes, I can give no opinlou. Prof. A. J. Cook—I have found no ob- jection to their use, and regard them a great aid. A. F. Brown—I have used bee-escapes larifely. If properly put on I have no trouble with holes punctured in cap- pings. G. M. Dnolittle—1. No, not to the same extent usually given by any other way of ridding the surplus honey of bees. 2. None. Dr. A. B. Mason—1. No. 2. I have found no objection to their use, but great beueSt and saving of time and labor by using thetn. Dr. C. C. Miller—1. I think not. 2. The principal objection is, they work too slow. Where thieves abound they might be unsafe to leave on over night. W. G. Larrabee—I have never found this or any other objection. I think they are a great help in taking off honey, especially at the end of the har- vest when bees are liable to rub. Emerson T. Abbott—I. No. 2. None. It seems to me folly to try to produce comb honey withou
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