. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Securing Combs in Frames. hive with a hammer till the fastenings are broken loose, when he lifts the hive, and the combs are all free and, in convenient shape for rapid work. We now need a barrel, set on end, on which we place a board fifteen to twenty inches square, covered with sev- eral thicknesses of cloth. Some apiarists think the cloth useless, but it serves, I think, to jjrevent injury to comb, brood or honey. \V'e now place a comb on this cloth, and set a frame on the comb, and cut out a piece of the comb the size
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Securing Combs in Frames. hive with a hammer till the fastenings are broken loose, when he lifts the hive, and the combs are all free and, in convenient shape for rapid work. We now need a barrel, set on end, on which we place a board fifteen to twenty inches square, covered with sev- eral thicknesses of cloth. Some apiarists think the cloth useless, but it serves, I think, to jjrevent injury to comb, brood or honey. \V'e now place a comb on this cloth, and set a frame on the comb, and cut out a piece of the comb the size of the inside of the frame, taking pains to save all the worker brood. Now crowd the frame Over the comb, so that the latter will be in the same posi- tion that it was when in the old hive; that is, so the honey will be above—the position is not very important—then fasten the comb in the frame, by winding about all one or two small wires, or pieces of wrapping twine. To raise Fig. 87. Fig. Transferring Clasp, Transferred Comb, the frame and comb before fastening, raise the board beneath till the frame is vertical. Set this frame in the new hive, and proceed with the others in the same way till we have all the worker comb—that with small cells— fastened in. To secure the pieces, which we shall find abundant at- the end, take thin pieces of wood, one-half inch wide and a trifle longer than the frame is deep, place these in pairs either side the comb, extending up and down, and enough to hold the pieces secure till the bees shall fasten them (Fig. 87), and secure the strips by wind- ing with small wire, just below the frame (Fig. 87), or by use of small rubber rings, or else tack them to the frame. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George
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