. Bees. Bee culture. BEES. 21. Fig. 14.—Handling the frame: First position. operations. Undue crowding may also crush the queen. If bees crawl on the hands, they may be gently brushed off or thrown off. In examining a frame hold it over the hive if possible, so that any bees or queen which fall may drop into it. Fresldy gathered honey also often drops from the frame, and if it falls in the liive the bees can quickly clean it up, whereas if it drops outside it is untidy and may cause robbing. If a frame is tem- porarily leaned against the hive, it should be placed in a nearly upright position t
. Bees. Bee culture. BEES. 21. Fig. 14.—Handling the frame: First position. operations. Undue crowding may also crush the queen. If bees crawl on the hands, they may be gently brushed off or thrown off. In examining a frame hold it over the hive if possible, so that any bees or queen which fall may drop into it. Fresldy gathered honey also often drops from the frame, and if it falls in the liive the bees can quickly clean it up, whereas if it drops outside it is untidy and may cause robbing. If a frame is tem- porarily leaned against the hive, it should be placed in a nearly upright position to prevent breakage and leaking of honey. The frame on which the queen is located should not be placed on the ground, for fear she may crawl away and be lost. It is best to lean the frame on the side of the hive away from the oper- ator, so that bees ^^'ill not crawl up his legs. In handhng frames the comb should always beheld in a vertical position, espe- cially if it contains much honey. When a fi'ame is lifted fi'om the hive by the top bar, the comb is ver- tical with one side toward the operator (fig. 14). To examine the reverse side, raise one end of the top bar until it is perpendicular (fiff. 15), turn the frame on the top bar as an axis un- til the reverse side is in view, and then lower to a hori- zontal position with the top bar below (fig. 16). In tliis wavthere is no extra strain FIG. the frame: Second position. ^^^^ \^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^j^^ ^^^^ are not irritated. This care is not so necessary with ^^ired combs, but it is a good habit to form in handling frames. It is desirable to have combs composed entirely of worker ceUs in order to reduce the amount of drone brood. The use of fuU sheets of 447. 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 Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951. Wa
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