. Gleanings in bee culture . Vig. :i—l{iick made in California especially for hauling bees. screen used is shown in Fig. 2, and can beused one season after another. Many bee-keepers use just plain wire clblh tacked overthe entrance; but this phm of a screen on aframe means less labor. This screen frameis fastened by one nail in the center of thetop and one at each end. This holds it bee-tight, and gives proper ventilation. Forstrong colonies the entrance is nailed tightwith a cleat, and the whole top i.—.\ spring wagon does very well for small loads. This top screen is also made on
. Gleanings in bee culture . Vig. :i—l{iick made in California especially for hauling bees. screen used is shown in Fig. 2, and can beused one season after another. Many bee-keepers use just plain wire clblh tacked overthe entrance; but this phm of a screen on aframe means less labor. This screen frameis fastened by one nail in the center of thetop and one at each end. This holds it bee-tight, and gives proper ventilation. Forstrong colonies the entrance is nailed tightwith a cleat, and the whole top i.—.\ spring wagon does very well for small loads. This top screen is also made on a frame ofinch stuff, and 1)4 inches deep, with a cleaty^ inch at each end to hold the cover upfrom the screen. The cover is then nailedon by two nails on either side. Now the hives are ready for loading onthe rack. The rack used is made especiallyfor hauling bees, and as shown in Fig. 3. Many bee-keepers also use a plain hay-rack with good easy springs, while some use a plain flat wag-on-bed withsprings. Themanner of load-ing and bind-ing hives onthis rack andsmall wagonswill be seen bythe small wag-on used for out-yards, as shownin Fig. 4. Thissystem holdseach hi\e in itsprojier place,with no slip-ping or jump-ing 150 col-onies, singlestory, on thisrack m a k e aload; but ifonly suj^ers,some 8 00 areloaded.] All moving isgenerally done Oct. 15. Ulll at night to save the worry ofthe bees from heat and bee-keepers in ImperialValley use ice in moving ;nthat climate. All this fir
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