QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 120, 13 February 1908, Page 2

QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

• THE COST OFBEE HIVES.'' r V ■" G< W. S>, Palmerston' North.—Ono-storj hivo's "in tho flat" can be bought from the makers at 6s. Od.' cach, .or ssy; 9d. ,each if obtained in quantities of not'less than four. The .tea frames for hiv cost Bd.''exist*

Tho.-term' "in tho flat" means that all the wood for tho hivo is cut to measure, but not nailed 'togother. This plan economises ing and saves frcight.i, Thoro'' will;.;be ,;nn s extra -expense for.'.comb l foundation. If tho framos are fitted with. foundation. the bees w ;j' ® UI .W their cells'pit it, but, if not, they; will build in .various. directions- and join. all. . tho frames.together and'spoil tho hivo; For tipper stories it is- sufficient'.-to give each framo a starter of foundation an" inch or twodoep: the bees itUlHalce [thehint;'and, follow . out the. 1 plan 7 thus-.:set".them. 1 " But dri tho compartment .'(such "as . you havo in . a 6s. • Jd.-hivo) s'hee-lieo'pers■'usually.'.nearly fill tho whole' of tho frames,. This is partly bccauso this- lower, story ia the.permanent part' . of .the hivey' and completo satisfaction- thero is .important. ,- ;,Butr there .is : another reason . more,- interesting.:,:.: It limits'.tho 1 number: of. . drones..;your'-,hivo';wili:;tiontairi;; Drones', raised;,™;: -lai£e.ocMls.'.and r ' workers': in I'smalV cells/;, ! ;lf^-.tho'frames are- filled' 1 tion—that--is,'! covered; with '■t-fi6''impressidns' of ■:,worker. bees \vill: developV thij, . comb 'into' ;ono ; in; wKich r , lioii'o but : 'work"eri , (andVan'bccasionaP'queehyrcan' bo ''raised? ".Ifj v . quite fin'edVwitb' ' : foundation),.'ihe : bees'lyil 1 ■ tako' ad ■ tho ..gapstb'Vput, in Vsoriio 'bf the'vlacjcing; ar o no/ ; ceUs.vvThis nob i "PPerfstories; becausofrom -;thes6 '.you exclude the " queen < in '.-order' to restrict"" the ... upper ;, compartments ; ; to' honey;.?;' 'AlPthb'; breedm& : jnust?lS; l ,'.done', downstairs.' :; " J Best' •medium, "■ ''cbsts"?2s."'-'6dr . fill the -ten frames.. ,For, upper",!storieis:'intended'-for-'ex- ! ■. tractpd: honey.equally ; strong 'foundation-, is', .-; Used-, -in 'Order-that -it', niay' stand - the' strain of ,extracti6'n ;- : but ;for.;sMtibn honey-a 1 thinner is. used,;' 1 which ' covers many '' more . . ■ frames for tlio - weight.-Threo - two-story'hives • flat "Jcah.Jbe'got for £1 4s 6d 'teroseno.cases',Maid-on''their broadestflides;::.onoxon;'!tho.- other;'- will "make : a 'two- 1 /' story Inve::.with -little"; manipulation'.'' hThey neod- framos niid .fojindatioii'acldcd, iust' as the .pjte ; 'do.i'.ln:ireference to 1 these er.osone-caso; our -issue of -Dec-" - embeir V-.tV-':'.-. '-;- 1