. 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. FRAMES, TO MANIL'TILATE. 21 r^ FRAMES, TO MANIPULATE. meet with a '" warm reception/" But before this takes place, he will usually see on the part of the bees a nervous, quick movement, their bodies turning either to the right or. Vw. a smoker between the knees while manipulating frames. to the left, apparently ready to take wing. When they do so, it will be a quick sharj) dart, without warning, for any exposed p
. 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. FRAMES, TO MANIL'TILATE. 21 r^ FRAMES, TO MANIPULATE. meet with a '" warm reception/" But before this takes place, he will usually see on the part of the bees a nervous, quick movement, their bodies turning either to the right or. Vw. a smoker between the knees while manipulating frames. to the left, apparently ready to take wing. When they do so, it will be a quick sharj) dart, without warning, for any exposed part of the bee-keeper's anatomy. But even if the bees do make a general onslaught, and smoker while the operator proceeds to handle the frames. HOW TO HANDLE UNSPACED FRAMES. To get at the center frame, crowd the frames, one at a time, adjacent to it, to- ward the sides of the hive. This will give room to lift out the desired frame, liegin- ners are very apt to pull the frame out ; without spacing the frames apart. This j rolls the bees over and over, enrages and j maims them, besides running a pretty good I chance of killing the queen. Lift the frame ! out carefully, and be careful not to knock the end-bars against the sides of the hive. If it is one's first experience he may be nervous, and do things a little hurriedly. As a reward, the bees will quite likely sting him andniake him still more nervous. To avoid this, proceed very cautiously and make the movements deliberate. Having removed the frame, hold it up as shown in Fig. 1, which we will call the first position. Perhaps the queen is not to be seen on this side so it may be necessary to turn it over and see the other side. If the comb is not heavy with honey, it can be turned right over with the bottom-bar resting horizontally. But a better way and a good habit to fall into, and one that bee-keepers usually adopt, is to raise the left hand until the top-bar is per- pendicular, as shown in Fig. 2. Now revolve the frame li
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