. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. 238 Beekeeping the hive it may cause robbing and is at least untidy. The beginner should early form the habit of keeping combs in a vertical position. While sometimes it does no harm to tip a frame, it is rarely necessary and may cause honey to leak or the comb to break, especially if the frame is not wired. As a comb is taken from the hive, it should be lifted by the ends of the top- bar, two hands being used. This brings the comb up vertically with one side toward the operator (Fig. 101
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. 238 Beekeeping the hive it may cause robbing and is at least untidy. The beginner should early form the habit of keeping combs in a vertical position. While sometimes it does no harm to tip a frame, it is rarely necessary and may cause honey to leak or the comb to break, especially if the frame is not wired. As a comb is taken from the hive, it should be lifted by the ends of the top- bar, two hands being used. This brings the comb up vertically with one side toward the operator (Fig. 101). To examine the reverse side without tilting the comb, raise one end of the top-bar until it is perpendic- ular (Fig. 102), turn the frame on the top-bar as an axis until the reverse side is brought into view, and then lower to a hori- zontal position with the top-. Fig. 101. — Handling a frame, first 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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