. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 22 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [June 1, Fig. 4. held together by two other strips, which clamp their ends; they are kept in position by nails driven one each into the tops of the pillars through both layers of the thin strips. Prac- tically we never drive nails so far into the wood as to make it at all difficult to withdraw them, as we look upon supers as merely tem- porary receptacles (for honey) which should be capable of easy dissection and separation, so that the honey-comb may be easily come- atable for use, and that, too, without
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 22 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [June 1, Fig. 4. held together by two other strips, which clamp their ends; they are kept in position by nails driven one each into the tops of the pillars through both layers of the thin strips. Prac- tically we never drive nails so far into the wood as to make it at all difficult to withdraw them, as we look upon supers as merely tem- porary receptacles (for honey) which should be capable of easy dissection and separation, so that the honey-comb may be easily come- atable for use, and that, too, without injury to itself, or the super from which it is taken. Where bell-glasses are used for supers, a famous enticement for the bees, to induce them to work therein, is formed of two very thin sticks, tied in the form of a cross, one of which reaches from the top to the bottom of the super, the other from side to side, the cross piece being near the top, and furnished on both its ends with pieces of nice clean comb, in the manner shown in accompanying engraving. It is better not to fix the comb to the cross stick, as the bees, finding it secure, may neglect it; but if it be left hanging loosely (and right way up- wards of course), the bees will take any amount of trouble to make it safe to cluster in, and having spent some time with, and about it, wiU be most likely to continue their attentions and go on filling it with honey. The pieces of comb should be so placed on tlie cross stick as to nearly touch the top of the super, that the bees may be tempted to lengthen them upwards and form attachments to the glass; a second cross stick at right angles to the first with other pieces of comb upon it would aflford additional temptation, and would aid the bees in their endeavours to find storage-room for their surplus honey, besides saving them the trouble and expense of making combs anew. AU supers which have glass in their con- struction should be carefully protected against the vicissi
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