. Gleanings in bee culture . Fia:. 6.—A fieldamber , ; .U.^i. .nn lug ier sprigs in front are buckwheat llllol 111 I I I \\ atei-« hue xioiiej . 530 Gleanings in Bee Culture. Gibsons 75-ceiit wheelbarrow that Is as good as new, although It has had 15 years of hard service. some of his frames have whole-piece bot-tom-bars, and he Ukes them just as well. Ijirefer the <li\ided ones for various reasons,one of which is that it saves a lot of ftissywork sticking the foundation to them to bepulled loose again by the bees if set asideuntil cool weather comes. The bees invaria-bly did
. Gleanings in bee culture . Fia:. 6.—A fieldamber , ; .U.^i. .nn lug ier sprigs in front are buckwheat llllol 111 I I I \\ atei-« hue xioiiej . 530 Gleanings in Bee Culture. Gibsons 75-ceiit wheelbarrow that Is as good as new, although It has had 15 years of hard service. some of his frames have whole-piece bot-tom-bars, and he Ukes them just as well. Ijirefer the <li\ided ones for various reasons,one of which is that it saves a lot of ftissywork sticking the foundation to them to bepulled loose again by the bees if set asideuntil cool weather comes. The bees invaria-bly did this for me, and I stuck the sheetson with wax as hot as the foundation wouldbear without melting. The % inch takenoff the bottom-bar weakens it somewhat;but, even so, it still contains more woodthan any other that I have ever seen. Afterthe bees get the divided space filled withwax they seem as solid as whole ones. A VENTILATED BEE-HAT. I intended to have my bee-veil on whenthis i)icture was taken; but it was taken onlyfor illustration, and not in the honey season;and the bees not being cross I forgot it. Ishould think it would l)other a i)erson to getinto some of the veils I have
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