. Gleanings in bee culture . g. 2.—Carrying-cases may be used for forming nuclei, introducing queens,etc. They are cheaply made, and yet very handy in a queen-rearing yard. While with the different bee-keepers Ihave had abundant opportunity to exper-iment with various styles of hives, from theshallow to the .lumbo, with the plural-queensystem, etc.; but I have been most inter-ested in improvements inside the honey-house. I had a tinner make a capping-m e 11 e r, which insome respects resem-bles the melters usedby E. F. At waterand F. A. Powers, ofParma, Idaho; but Iintroduced s eve r a 1improv
. Gleanings in bee culture . g. 2.—Carrying-cases may be used for forming nuclei, introducing queens,etc. They are cheaply made, and yet very handy in a queen-rearing yard. While with the different bee-keepers Ihave had abundant opportunity to exper-iment with various styles of hives, from theshallow to the .lumbo, with the plural-queensystem, etc.; but I have been most inter-ested in improvements inside the honey-house. I had a tinner make a capping-m e 11 e r, which insome respects resem-bles the melters usedby E. F. At waterand F. A. Powers, ofParma, Idaho; but Iintroduced s eve r a 1improvements overthese machines. Ialso made what Icall the Severinimproved honey andwax separator, onMhich I worked threeweeks before it wasready for use. Myfirst experiment wasmade with a five-gallon honey - can,and then, after not-ing all of my failuresand improvements,I had a tinner goahead with suchparts of the outfitas I could not makemyself. Mr. Georgeexpects to adopt mynew separator, andwill have nine ofthem madethis win-. Fig. 3.—The Phelps boys, who are a great help in the bee-yard. Gleanings in Bee Cultur ?^.^v ??Min-,»ii»um^!<8BSpSi^ Ki^^llB^Sw^u*
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