. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 494 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Dec. 11, 1913. HELPFUL HINTS FOR xXOVICES. By \\. Her rod. MANIPULATING A FRAME HIVE. It is most important for the beginner in bee-keeping to commence in the right way with any of the many operations in connection with the bees, as it is very difficult to alter a habit when it is once formed. New pupils often apologise to me for their lack of knowledge when taking up bee-keeping; this is a good fault, as the right methods can be taught at once, whereas if they have a certain amount of knowledge and have practi
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 494 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Dec. 11, 1913. HELPFUL HINTS FOR xXOVICES. By \\. Her rod. MANIPULATING A FRAME HIVE. It is most important for the beginner in bee-keeping to commence in the right way with any of the many operations in connection with the bees, as it is very difficult to alter a habit when it is once formed. New pupils often apologise to me for their lack of knowledge when taking up bee-keeping; this is a good fault, as the right methods can be taught at once, whereas if they have a certain amount of knowledge and have practised wrong or cumbersome methods, the difficult process of eliminating the faults has to be undertaken, which means the waste of much valuable time. Proper methods can be taught, but common sense is also necessary, and can only be applied by the operator. For instance, in the summer time it is quite safe to rear a comb outside the hive to obtain more room to manipulate, but if this is done in the early spring there is danger of either chilling the brood or of inducing robbing. The points to remember are :—(a) Do not be continually manipulating the bees, as little interference compatible with good management is the right thing. If. FIG. 1. FIG. 2. the novice wants to practise manipulation and has several stocks, then instead of spoiling all it is much better to set aside one lot to practise upon, so that if injury is done the loss is not so great. In learning to be efficient a certain amount of loss is sure to be incurred, (h) Before commencing operations have everything ready ; for instance, don't ha\e to leave the hive and go indoors for more fuel, matches, or fit up frames or supers when half-way through the manipulation, (t) Make up your mind what you desire to do with the stock before commencing; accomplish the work as quickly as possible, then shut down the hive at once. (<;/) Firmness combined with gentleness is the best means of avoiding stings. People who are very n
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