Gleanings in bee culture . Fig. 4.—Two-pound size, new style, without combs. ;i set it down beside the hive. We now takea position as shown in Fig. 7, with a spe-cially constructed funnel having a large ob-long top and a small contracted opening atthe bottom just large enough to insert inone of the round holes in the top of thecage. The frame is inserted in the funnelas shoAvn, and given one quick shake, dis-lodging four-fifths of the bees. As the in-side of the funnel is smooth, the bees slideright down easily into the cage. Anotherframe is shaken in like manner; and whenthe pointer on the sc
Gleanings in bee culture . Fig. 4.—Two-pound size, new style, without combs. ;i set it down beside the hive. We now takea position as shown in Fig. 7, with a spe-cially constructed funnel having a large ob-long top and a small contracted opening atthe bottom just large enough to insert inone of the round holes in the top of thecage. The frame is inserted in the funnelas shoAvn, and given one quick shake, dis-lodging four-fifths of the bees. As the in-side of the funnel is smooth, the bees slideright down easily into the cage. Anotherframe is shaken in like manner; and whenthe pointer on the scales registers twoliounds, exclusive of the tare taken off, the. Fig. 5.—Three-pound size, new style, without combs. 260 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE
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