. Bees and honey;. Bees. FIRST LESSONS IN BEE-KEEPING 43 by the use of a follower-board and a wedge, thus making all snug and tight. Removing Honey from the Super Before taking honey from the supers, it is necessary first to get the bees out of them. Dr. C. C. Miller does this, if the crop is still on and the bees do not rob (q. v.), by simply rais- ing the super off the hive and leaning it against the bive. The bees which are thus uncovered and exposed soon make a march- ing file towards the hive. But one must watch them, as they may soon come back and begin carrying away the honey. Another m
. Bees and honey;. Bees. FIRST LESSONS IN BEE-KEEPING 43 by the use of a follower-board and a wedge, thus making all snug and tight. Removing Honey from the Super Before taking honey from the supers, it is necessary first to get the bees out of them. Dr. C. C. Miller does this, if the crop is still on and the bees do not rob (q. v.), by simply rais- ing the super off the hive and leaning it against the bive. The bees which are thus uncovered and exposed soon make a march- ing file towards the hive. But one must watch them, as they may soon come back and begin carrying away the honey. Another method followed by him is to pile the supers taken off, covering them with a cloth in the center of which has been sewed a wdre-cloth in the shape of a cone with a small hole at the top. The bees escape under this cloth to the cone and. Fig. 25—Super with Plain Sections and Fences. out, but are unable to find their way back. It is best not to put the piles of supers too far from the hives from which they are taken, as some of the young bees might be unable to find their way back home. However, the flight of the old bees usually indicates to them the route, and a young bee, full of honey, is generally welcome in any hive she may adopt, unless there is much robbing and fighting. Piles of supers containing bees, without queens, are usually deserted by the bees shortly after they are removed if only covered with a cloth or a light sheet. The bees will crawl out and away from under the sheet, but care must be taken that robber-bees do not find their way in, as they would soon carry away all the honey. These operations should be performed in the shade, but during the warm part of the day, while the field- bees are at work. There is then less danger of being stung,. 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
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