gTjEanings in bee culture 



July, 1919 



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Fi,s. 7. — Interior of Fig 6, looking out into the 



apiary shown in Fig. 3. The end of the uncapping- 



can and the handles of three uncapping-knives 



sticking up are shown at the right. 



found serviceable in the East and middle 

 West. 



Putting the Extracting-combs Back on the 

 Same Hives. 

 It is a very common practice among the 

 best beekeepers to j^ut the extracting-combs, 

 after they are emptied, back on the hives 

 whence they came. This is done to prevent 

 the spread of disease thru the interchange 



Fig. 9. — Interior of Iniikling shown in Fig. 4. It is 



held together by barndoor hasps and wooden pegs 



on the inside of the corners. The windows are 



wooden frames with wire screen. 



of combs. It is to be regretted that the 

 practice is not universal, with the general 

 prevalence of brood diseases, not only in 

 California but thruout the United States. 

 Different beekeepers have different systems 

 for putting back the combs. Some use a 

 scheme of numbering supers and hives like. 

 Mr. Larinan; and others, like the Lusher 

 brothers, work one hive at a time, so manip- 



Fig. 8. — .V small portion of a 4(in-folony apiary belonging to A. E. Lusher. The extracting-" house " 

 consists of a tent with high side walls. One end of the tent opposite the door has a large window covered 

 with mosquito netting for light and ventilation. There is no dodging the fact that it is the most portable 

 of any of the structures here shown ; and the. fact that it is used and preferred by men who own and 

 operate 1,800 colonies most successfully proves that it must have merit. 



