. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. alley's DKONE-EXCLUDER. DRONE AND yl'EEN TRAP COMBINED. The exact foi-m of the arrangements de- scribed in the last figiu-es was suggested by H. Alley, of Wenham, who has been for many years engaged in queen-rearing, and who jiidilishes a book entitled The Ike- Keeper's Handy Book. It is claimed for these devices, that they will also prevent swarming by keeping the ipieen from getting out of the hive. So many reports have been given, showing that a good many queens will get through any iila


. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. alley's DKONE-EXCLUDER. DRONE AND yl'EEN TRAP COMBINED. The exact foi-m of the arrangements de- scribed in the last figiu-es was suggested by H. Alley, of Wenham, who has been for many years engaged in queen-rearing, and who jiidilishes a book entitled The Ike- Keeper's Handy Book. It is claimed for these devices, that they will also prevent swarming by keeping the ipieen from getting out of the hive. So many reports have been given, showing that a good many queens will get through any iilace that will allow a worker to pass readily. 1 think that, at the present wilting lilay. 1S>>4|. the matter needs demonstrating by more actual exiierinuiits. The perforated zinc is also sold largely for making honey-boards, and I l)elieve they have been [iretty thoronglilx tested for this luirpose. They seem to at least discourage the queen from going into the nppei- story, if they do not absolutely prevent her going. For botli extracted and comb honey we can, by this means, be rea- .sonably sure of not having any brood in the upper stiirs. where we desire none. Within the past few months much atten- tion has been turned to the proper size foi' these perforations. The zinc imported fiom England, and manufactured l>y friend .Jones. in Canada, has perforations a little more than 5-82 in width. That figined on the previous page, having the perforations oval at tlie ends, instead of square, are a scant 5-32. Willie either kind answers completely for excluding drones, tlie larger size answers only partially for restraining queens. Xow. if we are to yirevent swarming l)y means of the queen-trap shown on the opposite col- umn, we want the perforations just large enough to let workers through, but so they will not admit of even an unfertilized queen. The smaller size does this, so far as I have yet been informed, and offers but little hindrance to the passage of the worker-bee


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