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Bees In The Wall
I removed this colony from an old farm house. No insulation in the walls. Note the large bird nest (see arrow) in the upper right corner.
Bruce Sabuda
Pinckney, MI
Kudos On Digital BC
Congratulations. The first digital issue of Bee Culture is up to the usual high standard. I was quite interested in the article by Marc Huffman on LLL.
It must have involved a great deal of work.
I was surprised to read that LLL's grandfather Thomas Laiigstroth came from Langstrothdale in the UK. This dale is only about 50 miles from here. As a long time beekeeper I will have to accumulate good conduct points with my wife and have a trip there.
Colin Taylor
Bury, Lancashire, England
Bottom Boards
The Bottom Board article on government in the January 2010 issue was right on the mark. All is true, has been true all my life (66 years). Question for Mac Overmyer. Would he have had this opinion six years ago? Question for the Editor. If he did, would you have reprinted it six years ago?
I like and enjoy your magazine. Just renewed last week.
Adrian Susa
Brookfield, WI
Editor's .Response: Probably. And thanks, we're glad you enjoy the magazine.
Are Jumbos Better?
I read with great interest Larry Connor's January article in Bee Culture concerning hive size and races of bees. For a few years I have been reevaluating my beekeeping success, or lack of, with regards to swarming, Winter survivability and honey crops with the size of the hive. Three deep brood boxes just do not work for me; I'm always taking off a nearly full deep of honey in the Spring and getting a reduced honey crop the previous Summer/Fall (I don't extract from brood combs). Plus they still swarm despite the three brood boxes. This is in the days of the Starline and U. of MN journal articles touting the three deep idea. Two deep brood boxes work better, but I find an even smaller brood area is better yet. My beeyard is divided into three sections: double deeps, one deep with a shallow on bottom, and a single homemade 11 ½" "Dadant Jumbo" for a brood box. I get more honey from the...