. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1904 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 65 think it has occurred. This experience inclndes the handling of many car- loads of comb honey, and in sections of various types. The plan we use may be of interest to some of our readers: If the T-super is in use, have a wide board (similar to a new, nucleated flat hive lid) always at hand. Upon this place smoothly a piece of carpet fully as large as the top of the super. Slack- en all wedges, stand the super on end, stand the cloth-covered board against the open top, incline the super towards the l)oard and in dir
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1904 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 65 think it has occurred. This experience inclndes the handling of many car- loads of comb honey, and in sections of various types. The plan we use may be of interest to some of our readers: If the T-super is in use, have a wide board (similar to a new, nucleated flat hive lid) always at hand. Upon this place smoothly a piece of carpet fully as large as the top of the super. Slack- en all wedges, stand the super on end, stand the cloth-covered board against the open top, incline the super towards the l)oard and in direct contact con- tinue the motion with both until the super rests inverted upon the board and lays flat upon the work table. The super may now be readily lifted, and the sections stand free. In case of extreme propolizing, it may be neces- sary to lift one end of the super and let drop with slight force upon the carpet, but no harm will come to the honey as a result. If a super on the plan of the old Heddon style is used, the super is in- verted in the same way, and the sec- tions forced down to the carpet by means of a follower made of a piece of 4x4. ,,MmiS«a||!igy4«|!Si. Elmira. N. Y., Feb. 21. 1004. Gentlemen: I wish to ask a little fa- vor of you in regard to hiving swarms. Now we can hive one swarm all right, but when two or more come out and light on the same limb, at the same time, we have a hard time of it, and in a good many cases we lose some of the swarms. If you can give a little advice upon this question through the columns of The Bee-Keeper we will be vei-y thankful to you. Sincerely yours. Chas. Koop. such unpleasant condition of afEairs, where natural swarming is permitted, it is Avell to have all queens clipped, and promptly caged as they issue. Such combinations usually all return to one hive, that hive being the one upon the alighting-board of which a caged queen has been left exposed; and when in the judgment of the op- erator, a proper proportion of t
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