. 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. Tliis swarm of bees issued June 7 from a colony of bees that produced 180 pounds of comb honey this season. ular use is to remove a swarm after it has clustered, and place it in the hive Avhere it is desired that it take up a new abode. The first one to which we call attention, not be- cause it is the best, but because it is the simplest, is a sort of butterfly-catcher. The hoop is made of band iron, and is about 20 inches in diamete
. 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. Tliis swarm of bees issued June 7 from a colony of bees that produced 180 pounds of comb honey this season. ular use is to remove a swarm after it has clustered, and place it in the hive Avhere it is desired that it take up a new abode. The first one to which we call attention, not be- cause it is the best, but because it is the simplest, is a sort of butterfly-catcher. The hoop is made of band iron, and is about 20 inches in diameter. The ends are secured, as shown, to a suitable pole. The bag is to be put up under the swarm, and the hoop is then made to cut off gently the clus- ter so that the bees will fall into the bag. It is then turned edgewise, so as to confine them while being taken down and carried to the hive. As the bag is made of cheese- cloth, the bees have plenty of air. To empty SWARMING. the bees turn it inside out. The bag has the same diameter as the hoop, and is about four feet long. A. E. manum's sw^arming-device. This consists of a wire-cloth basket made in the shape of an inverted pyramid, and pivoted at the two opposite corners so as to hang alwiiys in an upright position. Wlien a swarm is captured the basket may be. 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 Root, A. I. (Amos Ives), 1839-1923; Root, E. R. (Ernest Rob), 1862-1953. Medina, Ohio, The A. I. Root Company
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