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OUT-APIARIES, NO. XV. 



HAULING SECTIONS, KTC. 



T AM sorry to say I know very little about what 

 fflf kind of conveyance others use in doing- the 

 wl necessary hauling- to and from out-apiaries. 

 ■*• Propably each one uses just what he happens 

 to have, and I should very much like to see a 

 plan of a wag-on specially gotten up for bee-keep- 

 ers. As trips are made almost every day it is a 

 matter of some consequence in what they are made. 

 An easy-riding- concern leaves you In better shape 

 for work, and, for this reason, spring-s are impor- 

 tant, even if they were not necessary for sections 

 filled with foundation or honey. It seems to me it 

 would be quite nice to have a cover over the whole 

 wagon, so as to give shade from a hot sun, and pro- 

 tection from the rain. I should hardly like to start 

 with a load of comb honey without some way of 

 keeping it dry in case of a heavy shower. If a 

 shower comes up while you are at work in the api- 

 ary it may be more convenient to run to shelter in 

 a covered wagon than into a house or barn. Tour 

 wagon should be heavy enough to be sufficiently 

 strong for the loads of honey you hope to haul, and 

 it should be as light as possible, so you can make 

 fast time on the road; for during the season, when 

 every minute is precious, it makes a good bit of dif- 

 ference whether you go along at a smart trot or 

 drag along at a walk. 



If running for extracted honey, no preparation is 

 needed for a bulky load; but if you run for comb 

 honey, supers of sections will need more than an 

 ordinary wagon-box to enable you to carry a good 

 load. I say "supers of sections," for I presume 

 your sections will be got, ready during the winter 

 or spring, and ] use the word super in the most gen- 

 eral way with its literal meaning, "over," to apply 

 to any arrangement for holding surplus receptacles 



placed over the brood-nest. It depends somewhat 

 upon the kind of supers used, as to how you will 

 carry them. If you discover no better way, you 

 can increase the height of your wagon-box by using 

 a modification of the rack that western farmers 

 use for hauling hogs. Mine is made of common six- 

 inch fence-boards; and to save weight, spaces are 

 left between the boards, these spaces being small 

 enough so there is no danger of a super coming 

 through between the boards, and falling out of the 

 load. Looking at the cut you will see that it is a 

 very simple affair. 



LIGHT TOP BOXES FOR HAULING SUPERS, ETC. 



The two lower frames are held together by cleats 

 nailed on the outside, these cleats continuing down 

 over the outside of the wagon-box, thus holding the 

 rack on. Stops nailed on the inside of the cleats 

 keep the rack from fitting down close on the wagon- 

 box, so that there is the same space between the 

 lower frame and the wagon-box as there is between 

 the two frames. The upper frame is a separate af- 

 fair set on the lower rack, stops nailed on the inside 

 of the cleats holding it up so as to make the space 

 between it and the lower rack. The reason for hav- 



