. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. Apparatus 33 Fig. 32. — Comb-foundation cutter. honey, before it is taken from the hive. An observatory hive with glass sides will be found instructive and enter- taining to the beginner and even to the more experienced beekeeper, if placed where the bees may be watched fre- quently. A comb-foun- dation cutter (Fig. 32) is convenient and better than an ordinary knife. If the beekeeper desires to make his own comb-foundation, there ^^ _ .._ are various machines that may be obtained for that purpo
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. Apparatus 33 Fig. 32. — Comb-foundation cutter. honey, before it is taken from the hive. An observatory hive with glass sides will be found instructive and enter- taining to the beginner and even to the more experienced beekeeper, if placed where the bees may be watched fre- quently. A comb-foun- dation cutter (Fig. 32) is convenient and better than an ordinary knife. If the beekeeper desires to make his own comb-foundation, there ^^ _ .._ are various machines that may be obtained for that purpose. It is usually cheaper to buy founda- tion. In case it is neces- sary to feed colonies in order to stimulate brood- rearing or to provide stores for winter or dur- ing a period when no nectar is available, various types of feeders may be used. The construction of these is in- dicated in the illustrations (Figs. 105, 106, 107 and 108), given in connection with the discussion of feeding (p. 240). Clamps for holding the parts of the hive together (Fig. 33) are convenient in moving, but the wide (1| inch) staples sold by dealers in beekeeping supphes are as Fig. 33. — Van Deusen hive 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 Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951. New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co. , ltd.
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