. British bee-keeper's guide book to the management of bees in movable-comb hives, and the use of modern bee-appliances. Illustrated. Bee culture. STORIFYING FOR SURPLUS. 63 vents the queen from doing" so. It is important to liave it just right, for a small variation in the size of opening defeats its object. Experience has also shown that when whole sheets of zinc are used the spacing be- tween the slots should not be too narrow, as it not only weakens the zinc, but, as this metal is very liable to buckle, the openings are frequently so enlarged as to allow queens to pass, rendering"
. British bee-keeper's guide book to the management of bees in movable-comb hives, and the use of modern bee-appliances. Illustrated. Bee culture. STORIFYING FOR SURPLUS. 63 vents the queen from doing" so. It is important to liave it just right, for a small variation in the size of opening defeats its object. Experience has also shown that when whole sheets of zinc are used the spacing be- tween the slots should not be too narrow, as it not only weakens the zinc, but, as this metal is very liable to buckle, the openings are frequently so enlarged as to allow queens to pass, rendering" this sort of excluder useless for the purpose for which it was intended. The best excluder-zinc is that known as the " ; pattern (Fig. 39). It has a spacing of y'-^ths of an inch between the perforations, and is perforated in such a way that it can be cut into 16 inch squares with a plain margin all round, just covering a hive of ten Standard frames. It is placed on the frames with the slots running at right angles to them. The combs will be ready for extracting first at the top, and when they are done the hi\e containing the ex- tracted combs is made to take the place of the one below it and this one is put on the top, and as soon as the combs are ready they are extracted. This hive then takes the place of tlie one below it, which is again brought to the top, and extracting goes on so long as the bees collect any honey. The hives are then re- moved, one after the other, as the bees decrease in numbers, until only the stock-hive remains. Outer cases are put on to protect the hives from the weather,. Fig. 39.—The '• 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 Cowan, T. W. (Thomas William), 1840-1926. London, Madgwick, Houlston
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