The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-05-18
Rec KEEPING AND BEE
HIVES.

was a very poor one Tor money
gathering, one Of the worst can
remember. I began the season,
viz: May 1st, 1880, with 80 colo
MES. I increased by natural swarm
ing TO-. and took from them 600 lbs
comb honey, in ID. section boxes.
The section boxes I purchased
from A. J. Root. They are made
Of very thin Eastwood, nicely
planed, size 444x444x2 inches, and
hold just about l lb. of honey. L
fasten to the top piece Of the Sec
ton box a piece OF thin comb foun,
dation, about two inches broad and
not quite as long as the section
box. Some persons use tin sepa-
rators between the section boxes
to prevent crooked combs, which
will sometimes occur without sep
arators, but I do not think the sepa-
rators pay for the trouble and ez-
pense, as I have had very little
trouble to pack honey for shipping.
If the apiarian will put in his Sec
ton box as large piece Ct comb
foundation as I have designated
above, made very thin and Of pure
bees wax, it will cost less than tin
separators, and will not injure the
honey.
I use three kinds Of hives, but
make them so that one frame will
suit and fit each and every hive l
have. use the Langstroth frame,
size 17s inches long by l9s inches
high, ontside measure, and top bar
projecting at each end to hang on
ends of hive. I rabbet the ends OF
hive to hang ends of frame on. The
hive should be made so that there is
3 of an inch space between the bot
tom bar of frames and bottom of
hive, and also same space at ends OF
frames so as not to crush the bees
when handling the frames covered
with bees. I make my hives and
frames by hand. The frames I make
of : strips, sawed from ) pine
board, planed. I saw the strips in
mitre-box made for the purpose,
and nail them with finishing nails !;
I also fasten a narrow strip Of
comb foundation to top bar of frame
to induce the bees to build straight
combs.
I have stated that I use three
kinds Of hives which I will nov
briefly describe: No. l is a one.
story hive made 2S inches wide, the
centre of which is occupied by the
brood department on ten frames.
In the space at each side I place
section boxes in Summer, and in
Winter I conine the bees to their
combs by two division boards and
fill space between division boards
and ends of hive with chaff; on top
I place a quilt or some warm cover
ing. No. 2 is a 5wo-story, the low
er story exclusively for the brood
department, containing ten frames,
the upper story contains seven
brood frames in which are placed
56 section boxes. The bottom of
upper frames reach within 5 of an
inch of top of frames in lower story.
In Winter I take out frames in upper
story and move the quilt down on
frames in lower story. No. 8 is a
one and half story hive 1S3 inches
square, inside measure, and con
tains IS frames in lower depart
ment and high enough to place
section boxes on top of frames
by first placing s strips crosswise
on the frames, and covering as in
the others with a quilt, which I
prefer to board cover. I am hard
ly prepared to say which hive l
like best, but think for real nice
white comb honey I prefer the one
and half story hive for the reason
that in No. l and 2 the bees must
pass over some section boxes to
reach those boxes above o. beyond,
which is not the case in number 3,
as there is only one row of boxes
on top of the brood frames. An
other advantage in No. 3 is that as
fast as the boxes are filed and |
capped they7can be lifted out with
out disturbing the others and re-
placed with empty ones, which is
much better than leaving all in till !
close of honey season.
With my best wishes for the sue
cess of the old american Farmer, |
I remain. J. S. L.
Frederick County, Nd.
SWEET APPLE PUDDING. One