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lank, and a rnll-liMijitli wire-clolli st'i-eon 

 witliin the inner tank. The honey is si- 

 phoned from tlio inner tank to tlie outer 



crack oL' the cover and super of freshly 

 closed hives. Dry soil is a good temporary 

 entrance-closer. 



tank, as shown is the illustration; and as 

 the honey is also siphoned into the screen I 

 get a clean well-ripened article. 



HIVE PLIERS. 



I note the editor is recommending the 

 use of hive-pliers or tongs for foul-brood 

 inspectors. Why not for the beekeepers? 

 They are time-savers. Mine are in daily 

 use. They will grasp a 10-lb. comb easily 

 with one hand, leaving the other hand free 

 to brush oft' the bees. Besides fewer stings 

 and quicker work, they save backache. 



STAGGERED HIVES. 



I had of necessity to crowd my hives 

 under one ramada. In all pictures shown 

 of bees under a shed or ramada they are in 

 one continuous line. To overcome this same- 

 ness I staggered the hives; between the first 

 two posts I advanced the four center ones, 

 leaving the two at each end in the original 

 line. Of the next eight T put the second, 

 third, sixth, and seventh forward, leaving 

 the others in their original places. In actu- 

 al work I was agreeabh' surprised to find 

 more elbow room. 



COAL OIL FOR ROBBERS. 



When robbing is prevalent the clearing- 

 away of all fresh propolized quilts, extra 

 .=upers, etc., is important. Never use prop- 

 olized sack quilts for smoker fuel. With a 

 paint-brush and coal oil, go round each 



lIOXKV-LOAnKK. 



Ilaxing a considerable amount of honey 

 to load, the task was lightened by a me- 

 chanical loader, an upright ca'rrying a 

 cross-beam at one end, with rope and grab- 

 l;ook, and at the other end a trail-ropo. 

 This readily lifted the 140-lb. cases from 

 the ground to the wagon. 



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PRY FOR CASES. 



A pry is made with a wooden shaft, the 

 l)ottom fitted with a blade and a prong. 



The blade is caught against the end of 

 the case; the prong bites the ear floor; a 

 ])ull on the shaft, and the case is in its 

 place. 



LEAVES FROM THE RECORD-BOOK. 



Dr. MUer 

 keeps a rec- 

 oid-book. My 

 hive-cover is 

 a leaf of my 

 record- book ; 

 every leaf is 

 thus open to 

 inspection as 

 I walk down 

 the apiary. 

 Take queen- 

 raising : 



