. Bee-keeping for beginners. Bees. BEE KEEPING FOR BEGINNERS. besides, the propolis on the frames soon softens the rubber and destroys them. Woolen gloves covered on the back of hand and fingers with white muslin or homespun answer a pretty good purpose. In order to guard against bees crawling up the arms and legs, it is best to confine the sleeves at the wrist with elastic bands, and to pull the socks over the bottom of pants. It is best not to work among bees after dark, for then they can not see to fly, and "are great at" crawling, and will poke their "noses" in every li
. Bee-keeping for beginners. Bees. BEE KEEPING FOR BEGINNERS. besides, the propolis on the frames soon softens the rubber and destroys them. Woolen gloves covered on the back of hand and fingers with white muslin or homespun answer a pretty good purpose. In order to guard against bees crawling up the arms and legs, it is best to confine the sleeves at the wrist with elastic bands, and to pull the socks over the bottom of pants. It is best not to work among bees after dark, for then they can not see to fly, and "are great at" crawling, and will poke their "noses" in every little opening about the clothing. A good smoker is indispensable. See that it is in good order. When the fuel in it is well ignited. Fig. 8. Direct-Draft Perfect BINGHAM Bee Smoker approach the hive and blow a few whiffs of smoke in at the entrance. Wait a minute, then blow in a little more smoke until the bees set up a sort of roaring. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brown, J. P. H. [from old catalog]. Augusta, Ga. , Richards & Shaver, printers
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