. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. APIARY. 31 door the wire cloth should extend up as seen in the cut below; that is to say, it should be nailed on the outside, and should extend four or five inches beyond the bottom in- side edge of the frame, leaving a bee-space between the frame and cloth. This is to allow the bees that collect in the room dur- ing the time of working, as for instance during extracting, to escape in accordance with the natural instinct that prompts
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. APIARY. 31 door the wire cloth should extend up as seen in the cut below; that is to say, it should be nailed on the outside, and should extend four or five inches beyond the bottom in- side edge of the frame, leaving a bee-space between the frame and cloth. This is to allow the bees that collect in the room dur- ing the time of working, as for instance during extracting, to escape in accordance with the natural instinct that prompts them to crawl upward. The window should have wire cloth nailed on the outside in like man- ner, the same extending al)ove the window- casing as in the figure. A better method is that shown in the larg- er cut where the edges of the wire cloth are formed into bee-escapes. A better arrangement still, and the ex- pense is but slight, is ordinary screen win- dows. At two of the upper corners attach Porter honey-house bee-escapes as shown in the engraving in the next column. This will be more reliable, as the robbers can not by any possibility return through. the Porter, while they may learn the way back through the projecting screen. At several points, close on a line with tlie floor, should be one-inch holes, on the out- side of which should be more Porter honey- house bee-escapes. The purpose of the open- ing in these escapes is, to let the bees that happen to be inside after working crawl out toward the light; and, once outside, they APIARY. will enter their own hives, with the possible exception of a few young ones, and they will be accepted at any of the entrances. A few years ago it was not deemed neces- sary to have anything but end-boards to hold up the frames. These boards resting on the floor or shelf were secured against the side of the building. It remained then to close ui) the open side with a tight-fitting division-board, and the top with a quilt. But in practice th
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