. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 434 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Oct. 29, 1896. readily admit that appliances of this kind are of great value, if properly constructed. Metal traps with steel springs are generally fixed in the centre of the super-clearer, which allow the bees to leave the top of the hive, and the other side is then fitted in a similar manner, and the bottom of the trap covered with a piece of wire cloth, as denoted by the black line B B, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 gives a general view of the trap before the wire cloth is tacked Fig. 1. springs prevent them from ret
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 434 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Oct. 29, 1896. readily admit that appliances of this kind are of great value, if properly constructed. Metal traps with steel springs are generally fixed in the centre of the super-clearer, which allow the bees to leave the top of the hive, and the other side is then fitted in a similar manner, and the bottom of the trap covered with a piece of wire cloth, as denoted by the black line B B, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 gives a general view of the trap before the wire cloth is tacked Fig. 1. springs prevent them from returning again. These metal traps may be bought from the dealers for a few pence ; but they are liable to become rusty. Although the trap described below is not as neat as those made of metal, it ha3 the advantage of not being liable to rust To prevent crushing bees, when the clearer is placed on the top of the frames, a margin it nailed round the edge of the super-clearer about 1^ in. wide and f in. thick. I have used a clearer constructed on this principle this season with success, and find that. 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 London
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