. Practical beekeeping. Bees. PRACTICAL BEEKEEPING 35 slender rolls and feeding them in gradually, lighting the first one before putting it in and keeping the bellows going lightly. When the smoker is warmed up, hard wood, split, may be added and later larger pieces until a good fire is started. Afterwards wood and excelsior may be added from tifne to time. Hard maple, well sea- soned, or dead apple wood are the best fuel, as these woods do not gum up the smoker as do some others. The beginner may find at first, until confidence is gained, that a bee veil will be a very desirable investment. I
. Practical beekeeping. Bees. PRACTICAL BEEKEEPING 35 slender rolls and feeding them in gradually, lighting the first one before putting it in and keeping the bellows going lightly. When the smoker is warmed up, hard wood, split, may be added and later larger pieces until a good fire is started. Afterwards wood and excelsior may be added from tifne to time. Hard maple, well sea- soned, or dead apple wood are the best fuel, as these woods do not gum up the smoker as do some others. The beginner may find at first, until confidence is gained, that a bee veil will be a very desirable investment. Indeed, there are few apiaries about which, at certain times, a veil will not be needed. A very durable one can be made from black cotton tule, with about eight or ten inches square of silk tule for the front, to better permit sight. The usual style is made open at top and bottom. The top is then gathered and a rubber band inserted, so that it will fit tightly ever the crown of preferably a broad brimmed hat. The lower edge. Fig. 8.—Ttie glote bee veil. ,then can be tucked in the neck or folded under one's coat. The brim of the hat will hold the veil away from the face. There is offered for sale what is known as the globe bee veil, the essential feature of which is a pliable frame work skeleton which holds the veiling from the head at all points. It is somewhat inconvenient on account of the added weight. Rubber gloves can be worn but onthe whole they are a useless article and are soon discarded even by the amateur. A small sized putty knife or an old case knife, for scraping purposes, and a screw driver for prying the frames apart, together with a feather plucked from the left wing of a turkey and used for brushing the bees from the combs, equip one for opening a hive. It. 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 o
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