Gleanings in bee culture . r ofthe elements as they exist in such a climateas we have here. For this reason I have sometimes thought seriously of using a pro-tecting-board over the covers. Be these nev-er so flimsy, they will lengthen the life of acover considerably—enough so, I believe, topay over and above for the extra cost of theboards and the trouble of having to handlethem while on the hives. TRAYS FOR MOVING BEES. Those trays on page 555, for moving bees,are all right. I saw them used, some eightyears ago, in moving 80 or more coloniesover 40 miles of rough rocky roads, and allarrived i
Gleanings in bee culture . r ofthe elements as they exist in such a climateas we have here. For this reason I have sometimes thought seriously of using a pro-tecting-board over the covers. Be these nev-er so flimsy, they will lengthen the life of acover considerably—enough so, I believe, topay over and above for the extra cost of theboards and the trouble of having to handlethem while on the hives. TRAYS FOR MOVING BEES. Those trays on page 555, for moving bees,are all right. I saw them used, some eightyears ago, in moving 80 or more coloniesover 40 miles of rough rocky roads, and allarrived in good condition except two combsbroken in two colonies. The view on p. 555is faulty in that it does not show two cleatsnailed under the tray, one across each end,to raise it up an inch for ventilation, whichis very important. The photo shown here-with was taken immediately after the colo-nies had been lifted out of the tray and seton their stands with the original hive-bot-toms. The trays are still seen beside COLONIES JUST LIKTKD OUT OF MOVING-TRAYS. Concerning these trays Mr. Arthur Wor-den, of Sabinal, Uvalde Co., Texas, has thisto say: I make a frame or bottom for each hive,just large enough for the hive to drop insideof cleats that run around the ends and sidesof the frames. That will keep the hive fromslipping about, and also keep the bees fromgetting out. Jn the bottom of these framesis left an opening 6 inches wide and the en-tire length, and screen wire is tacked overit. That will give plenty of nail a one-inch cleat under the bottom,at each end, so as to let the air circulate un-derneath the hive when you place them inthe wagon. Nail your covers on so they will not joltoff, and set your hives into these frames, andyou are ready to load. A spring wagon isbest to use. 832 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. June 15 I think that ventilation from the bottom ismuch better than at the entrance, becausethere will be more light there than at thebottom, an
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