. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. FRAMES TO MANIPl'LAT FRAMES, TO MANIPULATE. lives, sitting down on the 1 live-cover or hive-stool, lie linds it convenient to vary oc- casionally the position by rest- ing on the knees close to the hive; and still again he may tind it comfortable to vary the monotony by standing up- right, bending over only wl en it is necessary to remove a b'n;. ii. Making- a ,:;ap linwrrii lli I'nimts so tliai vue. van be easily removed. fr
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. FRAMES TO MANIPl'LAT FRAMES, TO MANIPULATE. lives, sitting down on the 1 live-cover or hive-stool, lie linds it convenient to vary oc- casionally the position by rest- ing on the knees close to the hive; and still again he may tind it comfortable to vary the monotony by standing up- right, bending over only wl en it is necessary to remove a b'n;. ii. Making- a ,:;ap linwrrii lli I'nimts so tliai vue. van be easily removed. front of the hive, to bring him- self to the proper working dis- tance. We usually use a hive- cover as shown in Figs, ti, 7,8, !>. It is alw ays handy, and has the furtlier advantage of :i milk - stool in tliat one can shift his body back and fortli on the hive-cover in order to reach frames toward the near Fm. 7. or far side of the liive, as the case may be. A seat that does not allow one to shift his back and forth, necessarily requires more stooi- iiig or bending of the back. Occasionally it will be found desirable to turn the cover up lengthwise, and we always use it in that manner when we desire to place the weight of the body against the frame that we are crowding over against its fellow's. See Fig. N. In pulling out a di- vision-board, one has a little more leverage if he sits high rather than low. See Fig. 9. Hut if he merely wishes to separate the Iranies, then spend several minutes Inniting for the (pieen or looking over the brood, as shown in Fig. 7, one slioidd sit on the narrow side rather than on tlie end. In this the op-' work, as seen in Fig. 7, always holding the crator assumes a very natural, easy, and ; frame in such a way that the sunlight will comfortable position. The left arm rests strike it squarely. In looking for eggs this upcu the knee, supporting the weight of the is very important, especially if the operator frame, while the right aim merely
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