. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. . THE SIJIPI-IC'ITY This is to be hooked over the edge of a Simplicity hive: and when the lirst frame is lifted out. you are to hang it on the two projecting arms. These are slightly turned up, as you will notice, that the frame may not easily be i)ulled or slipped off. If you are disposed, you can then slide the remain- ing frames along, so as to get at any partic- ular one, with ease. VALENTINE S QUEEN-STAND. This is 24 inches hiffh; the standards are liix.'s in.; a i)iece l}i in


. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. . THE SIJIPI-IC'ITY This is to be hooked over the edge of a Simplicity hive: and when the lirst frame is lifted out. you are to hang it on the two projecting arms. These are slightly turned up, as you will notice, that the frame may not easily be i)ulled or slipped off. If you are disposed, you can then slide the remain- ing frames along, so as to get at any partic- ular one, with ease. VALENTINE S QUEEN-STAND. This is 24 inches hiffh; the standards are liix.'s in.; a i)iece l}i in. square runs across the top to hold it together, and for a handle to lift it liy; the shelf is 12 inches wide, and is placed i inches below the l)Ottnm of the frame when hanging on the arms of the stand. This shelf is handy to lay cages, etc., on. There is a drawer 6.\8x2 in. under the shelf, in which we lieep a dozen, more or less, of queen - eagres, a pair of small curved-pointed scissors, a slim sharp knife, etc. Our queen - stand (as we call it) weighs just 4 lbs. We leave it out in the bee-yard, as it is well painted, and a groove is cut around on the under side of the shelf so that no water can get into the drawer. When we are in the yard, and happen to want to look into a hive, the stand ami its contents are ready near by. J. M. Valentine. Carlinville, 111. Another very convenient device is the fol- lowing, with a description by 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 Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923. Sydney, Hebblewhite


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