. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 2. away, and of being easily made by those of the bee-keeping fraternity who care to make their own appliances. To make the super-clearer, first prepare a board f in. thick, and large enough to cover the frames in the body-box of the hive. Cut a hole in the centre about 1J in. square, and bevel away the wood underneath on two sides of the hole, as shown at A A, Fig. 1. Next prepare two wedge - shaped pieces of wood, as at A A, Fig. 2, and two pieces shaped as at B B, Fig. 2. Take a short piece of Fig. common cane, and pare it down wit
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 2. away, and of being easily made by those of the bee-keeping fraternity who care to make their own appliances. To make the super-clearer, first prepare a board f in. thick, and large enough to cover the frames in the body-box of the hive. Cut a hole in the centre about 1J in. square, and bevel away the wood underneath on two sides of the hole, as shown at A A, Fig. 1. Next prepare two wedge - shaped pieces of wood, as at A A, Fig. 2, and two pieces shaped as at B B, Fig. 2. Take a short piece of Fig. common cane, and pare it down with a knife to form a tongue about 1£ in. long, £ in. wide, and a little thicker than a piece of paper. This forms the spring, and is attached to B with a couple of tacks, as shown at C, Fig. 2. The. the cane springs work very effectively. It is necessary to allow a full A in. opening between the spring and the side of the passage, or the bees will not attempt to pass through the opening, as may readily be seen by brushing a few bees into an empty section-case and placing the super- clearer on the top. The trap could be fitted with a greater number of springs if it was thought that by doing so it would make the exodus of the bees from the upper story more rapid, the clearer I have used this season being 3. fitted with four openings. — F. Crocker, Derby, October 12. [Our experience of super-clearers leads quite surely to the fact that one exit doe3 the work of clearing the super more effectually than any increased number.—Eds.]. 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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