Gleanings in bee culture . the beesscent it from the outside, and in a compar-atively short time find their way down thezinc and into the house. Wasps frequentlylead the way, as they are very much quickerthan bees in finding an opening; but oncethe bees have found the way in they dontforget it in a hurry. Very soon the wholeapiary is in an uproar; bees inside pass thestolen honey thru the zinc to those outside,and, owing to the hundreds inside buzzingup and down the windows, clusters verysoon collect in the top corners. Owing tothis trouble I made removable strips ofwood with which to close th
Gleanings in bee culture . the beesscent it from the outside, and in a compar-atively short time find their way down thezinc and into the house. Wasps frequentlylead the way, as they are very much quickerthan bees in finding an opening; but oncethe bees have found the way in they dontforget it in a hurry. Very soon the wholeapiary is in an uproar; bees inside pass thestolen honey thru the zinc to those outside,and, owing to the hundreds inside buzzingup and down the windows, clusters verysoon collect in the top corners. Owing tothis trouble I made removable strips ofwood with which to close the openings dur-ing extracting time, or while I had honeyin the house. Then there was the trouble ofgetting the clusters of bees out in the eve-ning. With this style of window, too,there is another danger. When handlingqueens in the house it is quite possible tolose the queen, owing to a momentary care-lessness, and she will very likely get outbefoi^ she can be caught. Then, too, thewindow cannot be opened for Details of clutch and brake for operating Clarks honey-house elevator. March i. i9i6 ROPE. Block
Size: 2024px × 1235px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectbees, bookyear1874
