Gleanings in bee culture . HIBERS DEAD-AIR-SPACKD COVER. sider, however, that the projecting rim of 5inches below the hive is of prime , of course, the most protection shouldl)e on the top of the hive. Mr. Pettit, of Canada, has long been anadvocate of a chaff cushion over the super of sections; and when the sections are taken off,the cushion goes on top of the frames—inshort, as I understand him, the cushion isleft at the top of the hive the year round, andthat is where most of the heat radiates froma colony of bees—by way of the cover, if itis of one thickness of board. I w
Gleanings in bee culture . HIBERS DEAD-AIR-SPACKD COVER. sider, however, that the projecting rim of 5inches below the hive is of prime , of course, the most protection shouldl)e on the top of the hive. Mr. Pettit, of Canada, has long been anadvocate of a chaff cushion over the super of sections; and when the sections are taken off,the cushion goes on top of the frames—inshort, as I understand him, the cushion isleft at the top of the hive the year round, andthat is where most of the heat radiates froma colony of bees—by way of the cover, if itis of one thickness of board. I wonder whoand how many are using chaff cushions overthe super, or other protection. It seems wemight all profit by hearing of the differentplans. A SIMPLE WAX-PRESS. There is a little kink I practice in render-ing old and Islack combs. I used the Swissextractor; and after all the wax had run outpossible from the extractor the refuse wasdumped, steaming hot, into a burlap sack,the sack being tied up close to the The bag was then held by one person, andanother applied the pressure. While underpressure, just about as much wax was squeez-ed out as came from the extractor, and thepressure was obtained very cheaply. Twosticks were nailed together at one end by aleather hinge, the other ends used as handles,when a mighty pressure could be brought tobear on the hot refuse. The one who heldthe sack kept twisting, and the squeezer keptsqueezing, so to speak:. MOVING BEES IN HIVES WITH OPEN EN-TRANCES. I note what is said editorially in Sept. 1stGleanings about moving bees with the en-trance open. Last spring I bought four col-onies of hybrids in big barn-like chaff hives,and they filled the wagon-box. The beeswere very cross, so I subdued them with alarge quantity of smoke. You would thinkthat they would not offer an attack, but theydid—the most savage kind of assault. Onehive sprang open a crack large enough forbees to get out. Probably 25 got into theair before I plugged
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