. 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. ZiNl- EXTKAXCE-tU Alii). Tliis is simply a strip of perforated metal, .'^5x14 inches long, folded at right angles, as shown. Each end is then closed with a block l|xl|xi, fastened in place with a couple of double-pointed tacks. To use, place tight up against the entrance as rep- resented in the cut. When it is desirable to get the drones all out of a hive without permitting any to get back again, we put the guard over the en- trance
. 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. ZiNl- EXTKAXCE-tU Alii). Tliis is simply a strip of perforated metal, .'^5x14 inches long, folded at right angles, as shown. Each end is then closed with a block l|xl|xi, fastened in place with a couple of double-pointed tacks. To use, place tight up against the entrance as rep- resented in the cut. When it is desirable to get the drones all out of a hive without permitting any to get back again, we put the guard over the en- trance and then shake all the bees in front of the hive. The workers will, of course, crawl back on the combs; but the drones. alley's drone-excluder. will have to stay out, and the queen too, uidess we watch for her and put her into the hive. In the morning, when the drones are stiffened with cold, they may be fed to the chickens or otherwise destroyed. If one objects to this method as being too much trouble, he can try another way. On a sunny day a very large part of the drones will i)e (Hit for a lly about 1 i". m., or a little later. He is then to place the drone-guard at the entrance ; and when the drones return a little later they will be shut out. In the evening they may be disposed of as before. The drone-excluder just described is not automatic. Accordingly, the late Henry Alley, of Wenham, Mass., devised the one shown at the bottom of the first column. It is to be observed that this is similar to the one just described, only it has a wire- cloth cone in the top. The drones, after making a fruitless attempt to pass the met- al, will enter tlie wire-cloth cone in the 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 Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923; Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob), 1862-1953. Medina, Oh
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