. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. COMB TRANSFERRED TO FRAME. Transferring- Board.—A board with grooves used in trans- ferring. The frame and comb lie flat on tbe board, and the wires or slats, seen in the previous figure, lie in the grooves so as not. TRANSFERRING BOARD. to be pressed into the comb. In the figure the grooves are sim- ply spaces between narrow boards or slats which are nailed to two cross pieces. Transpose.—When frames and bees are moved bodily from the shell or outer case of one hive to that of another, the term "transpose " might be used. In this way we
. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. COMB TRANSFERRED TO FRAME. Transferring- Board.—A board with grooves used in trans- ferring. The frame and comb lie flat on tbe board, and the wires or slats, seen in the previous figure, lie in the grooves so as not. TRANSFERRING BOARD. to be pressed into the comb. In the figure the grooves are sim- ply spaces between narrow boards or slats which are nailed to two cross pieces. Transpose.—When frames and bees are moved bodily from the shell or outer case of one hive to that of another, the term "transpose " might be used. In this way we would avoid con- fusing the simple operation of changing boxes with the more elaborate and difficult one generally known as "; To transpose a colony is one thing, however, and to transpose frames of comb is another. Tbe latter may be performed in the same hive by simply re-arranging the frames. As a single word, denoting the .changing of a colony from one hive to another, without the operation of transferring, we prefer the term re-hive. Treble ^ Triple Iv- r^° a<^ a ^ir^ hive or k°x t° *wo that were Triplicate) Previously occupied by one 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 Phin, John, 1830-1913. [from old catalog]. New York, The Industrial publication company
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