The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . his lateral sliding is not easily ac-complished. now TO MANIPULATE (JUINl;Y FRAMES. Remove the outside case, after which i)ryloose ihe honey-board or (luilt. With ajack-knife or screw-driver jiry apart a coupleof the frames, ami then draw them apart asshown in the acc()mi)anying engraving. Sometimes tlie tiueen
The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary . his lateral sliding is not easily ac-complished. now TO MANIPULATE (JUINl;Y FRAMES. Remove the outside case, after which i)ryloose ihe honey-board or (luilt. With ajack-knife or screw-driver jiry apart a coupleof the frames, ami then draw them apart asshown in the acc()mi)anying engraving. Sometimes tlie tiueen may be fouiul cmthe hrst frame, as sliown in Fig. 7. Ifnot, piy loose one of the others, and slide italong and take a glance at the others,and so on. If necessary, unhook the frameor frames from the bottom-board, and setthem to ( lu side, to make room for the oth- FRAMES, TO MANIPULATE. 140 FRUIT-BLOSSOMS. ers that you may wish to examine. Whenyou ha\e found your queen, or satisfiedyourself as to the condition of the hive,hook the frames into place. Now, to avoidkilling bees the frames should not be push- entering, so as to give a good clear distinctview. In point of exact spacing, convenience inmoving over rough roads, absence of burr-comos, etc., these have nearly all the ad-. FIG. 7 QUINBY CLOSED-END FRAMES MANIPULATED. ed laterally against each other; but Ijy alittle side sliding the bees may be brushedoff from the surfaces of the end-bars thatare to come in contact.
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