. Bees for pleasure and profit; a guide to the manipulation of bees, the production of honey, and the general management of the apiary. Bees. 90 BEES FOB PLBASIIEE AND PEOFIT. been pierced in the cap. Without the cork wad the syrup will leak out when the bottle is inverted. Another excellent stimulative feeder is that known as the " Perfection" (fig. 44), in which the supply of food may be regulated from one to nine holes by moving the index Fig. 44.—"Perfection" feeder. Baby Nucleus Hive, The nucleus hive shown in fig. 43, being 24 inches long inside, and having a
. Bees for pleasure and profit; a guide to the manipulation of bees, the production of honey, and the general management of the apiary. Bees. 90 BEES FOB PLBASIIEE AND PEOFIT. been pierced in the cap. Without the cork wad the syrup will leak out when the bottle is inverted. Another excellent stimulative feeder is that known as the " Perfection" (fig. 44), in which the supply of food may be regulated from one to nine holes by moving the index Fig. 44.—"Perfection" feeder. Baby Nucleus Hive, The nucleus hive shown in fig. 43, being 24 inches long inside, and having a flight hole and alighting board at each end, may be used as a twin hive when so desired, the two nuclei being divided from each other by a dummy in the centre of the hive. This dummy may be either of plain wood, or perforated after the manner of the Wells dummy (see p. 75); but whichever form of dummy is used, the quilt should be firmly nailed all along its top edge to prevent any chance of the bees from one nucleus finding their way into the other. Rapid Method of building up Baby Nuclei into Strong Stocks. Such nuclei may be very rapidly built up, as soon as we have ascertained that the queens are mated and laying, or even before that if we choose, by the addition of sections of newly hatched bees from the incubator or of sealed brood. 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 Samson, George Gordon. London, C. Lockwood and son
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