. The honey bee. Bees. 1390 Department of Ageicultuee which may also contain a bee escape, with flap to cover same when not in use. Enameled drilling or duct used with the enameled side next the bees also makes a fine under cover, but is not as dur- able as wood. All hives in an apiary should be of the same size, accurately made, of good material, and well painted with some light color for durability and better appearance. Whatever style of hive is adopted by the beginner should be adhered to, as changes in equipment are expensive. In nailing up hives care must be exercised to place the metal
. The honey bee. Bees. 1390 Department of Ageicultuee which may also contain a bee escape, with flap to cover same when not in use. Enameled drilling or duct used with the enameled side next the bees also makes a fine under cover, but is not as dur- able as wood. All hives in an apiary should be of the same size, accurately made, of good material, and well painted with some light color for durability and better appearance. Whatever style of hive is adopted by the beginner should be adhered to, as changes in equipment are expensive. In nailing up hives care must be exercised to place the metal rabbets in proper position. Place the heart side of the boards out to the weather. JSTail Hoffman frames with the " V " edge in opposite directions at each end, holding the " V " toward the fingers of the right hand in putting together, and make all frames alike so that they may be reversed, end for end, and be perfectly interchangeable. QUEEN EXCLUDEES The queen excluder is constructed in several styles, namely, the wood and wire with nar- row strips of each alter- aating and built up into a board the size of the hive; the wood-zinc, con- sisting of strips of wood and perforated zinc built up in the same manner, and sheets of perforated zinc either plain or wood Fig. 43. Queen Excluder ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^f ^^^ hive. In use these full- sized sheets are undesir- able as they are too flimsy and frequently become kinked in removing from the hive after being thoroughly propolized. - -^ The built-up boards are much more satisfactory and durable. The wires for this purpose are secured at the proper distance apart and the zinc perforated at exactly the right size — about 5/32 of an inch in width -— to keep the queen below, but allow the workers to. 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 work.
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