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 . shalf or wholly completed, we run the basketu]^ to and around the cone of bees. An assist-ant, if present, gives the lind) a jar, so as todisengage the bees into the basket. In caseno one is ready to assist, a sliding move-ment will precipittite the cluster into thewire-cloth cage, when it is quickly
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 . shalf or wholly completed, we run the basketu]^ to and around the cone of bees. An assist-ant, if present, gives the lind) a jar, so as todisengage the bees into the basket. In caseno one is ready to assist, a sliding move-ment will precipittite the cluster into thewire-cloth cage, when it is quickly operation, in passing dtnvn through thelimbs, will usuiilly catch the wire-doth lid, S\VAUM[X(i 28t> SWARMING. and close it with a slain. In case it is notclosed, the apiarist steps forward and doesit himself. Half or two-tliirds of the beesare generally confined. In all probabilitythe queen is tliere also. As the bees can notget out, those still flying in tiie air will veryreadily cluster on the wire cloth, surround-ing the majority of their companions make this more expeditious, the tripodis adjusted, and the cage is suspended in theair, as shown in Fig. 3, right where the beesare flying thickest. In two or three min-utes the remainder cf the bees will be clus. MANUMS .-MODIFIED SWARMING-DEVICE. tered on the outside. At this stage of theproceeding the apiarist comes forward, foldsthe two short legs against the pole, grasps itat its centt-r of gravity (see Fig. 1), and walksoff to the hive, which he has i)reviously pre-pared. The wire fork is made of steel, andis light and springy. The walking of theapiarist has no tendency then to jar the beesoff from tlie basket. One of the special features of the Manumarrangement is. that the basket can be ad-justed to almost any position, all the wayfrom 2 to 10 feet from the ground. All thatis necessary is to spread the tripod legs,catch them into the ground, and leave themstanding. In the mean time, if the hive isnot pre
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