. Beekeeping in the Midwest. Bees; Bee culture. A bee blower in use. The super of combs being freed of bees is placed on top of the metal framework. The bees are blown downward toward the front of the hive. (Fig. 39) :hat quickly blows the bees out of the combs without injuring them or naking them angry. The honey supers are removed from the hive and placed on a stand that is part of the blower. Most models have a chute :hat directs the bees toward the front of the hive as they leave the >uper. Blowers are effective regardless of the temperature and the experience of the operator. They may
. Beekeeping in the Midwest. Bees; Bee culture. A bee blower in use. The super of combs being freed of bees is placed on top of the metal framework. The bees are blown downward toward the front of the hive. (Fig. 39) :hat quickly blows the bees out of the combs without injuring them or naking them angry. The honey supers are removed from the hive and placed on a stand that is part of the blower. Most models have a chute :hat directs the bees toward the front of the hive as they leave the >uper. Blowers are effective regardless of the temperature and the experience of the operator. They may also be used for other routine obs such as shaking package bees, requeening, and removing extra equipment for moving or wintering. The price of the blowers at >resent limits their use to commercial beekeeping. However, air corn- lessors and home vacuum cleaners can be used successfully for small lumbers of colonies. Brood diseases of bees are transmitted between colonies in honey md in comb. Combs of honey removed from an infected colony can be he means of spreading disease in an apiary when the extracted combs ire returned to several different colonies. For this reason it is good lusiness to inspect for the most serious disease, American foulbrood, vhile you are removing honey and before you lose the identity of supers rom each colony. This can be done by setting the covered supers on i pallet behind the hive while you examine several frames of brood to j)e sure they are free of disease symptoms. It is usually safe to skip iuch inspection if you checked carefully for disease in the spring and 83. 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 Jaycox, Elbert R. Urbana-Champaign : University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
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