. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. HILL S COLD BLAST SMOKEB The convenience of opening and getting at the blast tube, smoke funnel and lid, for cleaning off creosote, is a desirable feature. The lid is so light that it opens with a touch, and by pressing the bellows the leather springs up and closes the lid. There is no particular disadvantage if the lid of the smoker is not close-fitting ; it is intended to open and shut easily. The upright position of the fire cylinder at all times, whether at rest or at work, and the top as the place for supplying fuel, prevents the escape of fire or a
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. HILL S COLD BLAST SMOKEB The convenience of opening and getting at the blast tube, smoke funnel and lid, for cleaning off creosote, is a desirable feature. The lid is so light that it opens with a touch, and by pressing the bellows the leather springs up and closes the lid. There is no particular disadvantage if the lid of the smoker is not close-fitting ; it is intended to open and shut easily. The upright position of the fire cylinder at all times, whether at rest or at work, and the top as the place for supplying fuel, prevents the escape of fire or ashes. The latter at the bottom of the up- right cylinder, with the blast tube across the top and the fresh fuel between, conquers all the above named difficulties without the aid of screens and valves that soon clog with creosote and become an annoyance. These advantages have been gained by the arrange- ment and position of parts adapted to the end in view. This smoker has been on the market a lit- tle more than a year, and the only complaint against it is that it might sometimes leak fire. This defect has already been remedied by giving a crescent shape to the draft holes. Kendallville, Ind. July .5, 1992. The Use and Abuse of Smoke in Handling Bees.—Some Excellent Hints. G. W. DAYTON. *. iN the first place, why do we use smoke ? If we open a hive quiet- ly and blow in un- der the edge of the enameled cloth a blast of cold smoke down will go all of the bees pell mell before it. But sup- pose, before we get the cover off, it slips from our grasp and gives the hives one or two sharp knocks ? This sets all the sentinels on the alert, and the moment the corner of the cov- ering is raised the bees will come out from under it as if shot from a pop gun, and in less than a second will be seen with bowed backs pegging away at our trouser legs. An ordinary blast of smoke may confuse a few but the most of them will go straight through * C. W. Daytou was bom in ChomunK ("c, N.
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