. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1904. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 201 of the end-bars a la Stanley, or by any other method in use. Attach the wood cell-cups by forcing them on to the projecting points of the 3-8 nails, as shown at "; Now for a cheap and perfect hatch- ery, nurseii'y, and pre-introducing cage: Get out pieces 3-10x5-8x1, 15-8x5-8x- 3-16 and 5-8x5-8x1 5-S. Also some pieces of wire screen 2 1-2x4 3-8. Fold over eacli edge 1-4 inch making the pieces of screen 2x3 7-8. Also get out pieces of tin or zinc 3-4x7-8, and 1-2x5-8. Attach the pieces of zinc, 3-4x7-8
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1904. THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 201 of the end-bars a la Stanley, or by any other method in use. Attach the wood cell-cups by forcing them on to the projecting points of the 3-8 nails, as shown at "; Now for a cheap and perfect hatch- ery, nurseii'y, and pre-introducing cage: Get out pieces 3-10x5-8x1, 15-8x5-8x- 3-16 and 5-8x5-8x1 5-S. Also some pieces of wire screen 2 1-2x4 3-8. Fold over eacli edge 1-4 inch making the pieces of screen 2x3 7-8. Also get out pieces of tin or zinc 3-4x7-8, and 1-2x5-8. Attach the pieces of zinc, 3-4x7-8, to the bits of wood 3-10x5-8x1, so that in the completed cage as shown at "2," the zinc "M" will act as a button, to open or close the opening "; Nail the screen to the blocks as shown at through the wire cloth of the cage, into the comb. When the queens have emerged, the empty cells, if needed, may be removed empty and the zinc lid or button turned so as to close the opening "; This nursery is equally good for the round "Swarthmore" cups, Root's round cups, my square ones. Hill's separable cups, or ordinary natural queen cells. For those who like a block nursery, I have the most perfect yet made, and is at the same time a fairly good mail- ing and introducing cage. Get out blocks exactly 7-S thick, xl 3-8x2. With a Forstner bit, bore a 1 inch or 1 1-8 hole nearly through. This hole is bor- ed a little to one side of the middle so as to leave an opening about 3-4 inch. '2" and "J," "; This leaves and jpening about 5-8 square, at "L' and mother, about 5-8x1 5-8, between "J" I ad "; Bore a 5-16 hole through the ilock (5-8x5-8x15-8) near one end. tVith a single small nail attach a zinc *? tin (1-2x5-8) so that it can close this lole, or not, as desired. This 5-16 hole s to be filled with candy, and the >lock through which it is bored must it the large opening of the cag
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