FRAMES, TO MANIPULATE Jin FR.\MP:S. TO MAXIPULATE. 



HANDLING CLOSEU-KNIJ KKAMES IN ftl^oUl'S UF JlllIKK Al A IIME. 



pi\ beginning at the top, and working down- 

 ward. By so doing the bees are pushed or 

 shoved out of the way without crushing or 

 pinching. With a little practice and experi- 

 ence this can be done without killing a sin- 

 gle bee. When all the frames are in place 

 except the last one. there will be a space just 

 wide enough to admit it. Slide it into posi- 

 tion, pushing the bees off tlie end-bars on 

 both edges at once. 



Be careful not to get the 

 frames loosened up so that 

 they will tumble over against 

 «^ach other in a bad mix-up. If 

 t 'ey are separated about two 

 <ir three inches apart they are 

 so nearly on a balance they 

 will topple one way and the 

 other. The bees will naturally 

 i-rawl between the upright 

 edges of the end-bars; and 

 now to crowd the frames all to- 

 gether with a slam would smash 

 the bees by the scores, and at 

 the same time anger them into 

 > tinging fury. Bear in mind 

 that Danzenbaker frames must be 

 kept together in (jroups of ttcos 

 and threes. Never let one frame 

 hang by itself on the pin suppeMs. 

 It is important to remember 

 also that when they are all in 

 lilace they must be shoved uj) 

 together tight without any 

 s|)aces Ijetween them. 



For many manipulations like giving brood 

 to another hive, or for the purpose of ex- 

 tracting, it becomes necessary to dislodge 

 the bees from the frames. This can be done 

 by brushing them off as shown under Ex- 

 tracting, or they can be pounded off with 

 a blow of the fist on the back of the hand, 

 grasping the end-bar as shown. 



Or one may grasp the end-bars of the 

 frame solidly, and with a quick downward 



HOW TO BUMP THE IJEES OFF A COMI!. 



