MOVING BEES. 



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MOVING BEES. 



MOVING HE-ES BY liOA'l 



lit least a foot long, if they are Bot driven 

 clown too tight. The tool is shoved un- 

 der one side, close to a leg of the staple, 

 and given a quarter- twist, and then it is 

 moved over to the other side, and twisted 

 again. When the staple is raised high 

 enough so the screwdriver can get under 

 and give it a good pry it can be easily re- 

 moved. 



TO PREVENT BEES FROM SMOTHERING. 



Provision should be made to prevent the 

 bees from smothering. Even in the hottest 

 weather we do not now use wire-cloth screen 



driven in, leav- 

 ing a gap.of ;i 

 inch between 

 the hive and 

 cover. This, 

 together with 

 the entiance- 

 screen, usually 

 affords suffi- 

 cient venti];i- 

 tion providing 

 one does not 

 have to be too 

 long on tlie 

 road. But even 

 in that case one 

 can prevent 

 smothering tlie 

 bees by dash- 

 ing a pint of 

 water over the 

 entran c e- 

 screen. This will drive the bees from the 

 wire cloth when smoke would not. Smoke, 

 on the other hand, would only tend to aggra- 

 vate the trouble, whereas water affords in- 

 stant relief. It cools the bees and drives 

 back those that are shutting off' ventilation. 

 If the water does not succeed in keeping 

 the bees from the wire cloth, remove the 

 screen and let them come ovit. If the hives 

 have been jarred at least half a mile on the 



on top. Fovr pieces of wood about i inch 

 wide, and not more than i inch in thickness, 

 are put between the cover and the hive 

 at the four corners. The staples are then 



UNDER WAY. 



