. Bee keeping in Maryland. Bees. 244 MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. at the front and rear of the hive have been found efficient. A cheap hive stand can be secured by hewing round sticks of wood on one or two sides, and using them in the same manner as the tile. Tools and Other Apparatus. Among the necessities of any apiary, large or small, are a good smoker (fig. 7.) to subdue the bees, and a veil, (fig. 8.), of some light material to protect the face. Some sort of tool for separating bodies. Fig. 8.—Veil. and frames, and for scraping propolis and bits of wax from hives and fixtures
. Bee keeping in Maryland. Bees. 244 MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. at the front and rear of the hive have been found efficient. A cheap hive stand can be secured by hewing round sticks of wood on one or two sides, and using them in the same manner as the tile. Tools and Other Apparatus. Among the necessities of any apiary, large or small, are a good smoker (fig. 7.) to subdue the bees, and a veil, (fig. 8.), of some light material to protect the face. Some sort of tool for separating bodies. Fig. 8.—Veil. and frames, and for scraping propolis and bits of wax from hives and fixtures is desirable. The ones figured have been found satisfactory (fig. 9.). Queen cages of which there are many kinds in use, will be found indispensable. Foundation fasteners, feeders, (figs. 16, 17, 18,. 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 Symons, Thomas B. [n. p. n. s
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