Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1898 — What Constitutes a Good Beehive. [ARTICLE]

What Constitutes a Good Beehive.

Simplicity and efficiency are the main requirements of the modern beehive. The hive produces no honey, but it is an indispensable Instrument in bee culture. The best implement is often a failure in Inefficient hands, while an efficient operator can make a partial success even with poor tools, but for a first-class Job we look for a good mechanic with the best tools. In the production of honey, like the production of anything else, at this time, competition is very strong, and if we would make a profit on the goods produced we must cheapen the production. We must produce the very finest goods at the lowest possible figure. This we can accomplish only by having the best bees, the best hives and implements, and handle the same economically. The man who rides "hobbies” and runs after “fads” in bee culture will have a lean bank account.—American Gardening.