. Bee keeping in Maryland. Bees. THE MANAGEMKNT OF BEISS. 245 19,) drone traps, (fig. 20.) and honey boards of perforated zinc (fig. 24.) ^re almost equally as indispensable, not to mention such other desirable apparatus as division boards, swarm catchers, bee. - D) Pig. 9.—Tools. brushes, (fig. 10.), wax extractors, etc., etc. All of this apparatus'is amply described and figured in catalogues of supply dealers. ' Honey House and Shop. The honey house should be quite near to the apiary for convenience in handling supers full of honey when taking off the crop. It is not desired to say a great d
. Bee keeping in Maryland. Bees. THE MANAGEMKNT OF BEISS. 245 19,) drone traps, (fig. 20.) and honey boards of perforated zinc (fig. 24.) ^re almost equally as indispensable, not to mention such other desirable apparatus as division boards, swarm catchers, bee. - D) Pig. 9.—Tools. brushes, (fig. 10.), wax extractors, etc., etc. All of this apparatus'is amply described and figured in catalogues of supply dealers. ' Honey House and Shop. The honey house should be quite near to the apiary for convenience in handling supers full of honey when taking off the crop. It is not desired to say a great deal concerning a honey house, except to urge Fig. 10.—Bee brush. the desirability of every bee keeper, providing some such place where empty hive bodies and supers and all other tools and apparatus can be kept and easily found when wanted. The section honey must be scraped free of propolis and packed, and the extracted honey thrown from the combs, and it is better to have a small building especially for this purpose. The honey house need not be expensive, and it will cer- tainly facilitate the work of the apiary. A shop where hives and fix- tures can be put together, and where other work requiring the use of tools can be performed, is indispensable. The honey house can be made large enough for this 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 Symons, Thomas B. [n. p. n. s
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