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AGRICULTURE 



shallow frames should be removed as soon as 

 the honey is fully capped over. 



Supers should be removed early in the 

 morning or in the evening, by means of the 

 Porter bee escape. 



This consists of a board exactly the same 



Super Clearer or Porter Bee Escape 



size as the super, having in the centre a bee 

 escape, which is a spring, by which the bees 

 can go down into the hive, but are unable to 

 return. 



The super which it is desired to rid of 

 bees is raised, and the board, with the round 

 opening of the escape upwards, is placed 

 underneath. 



If this is done in the evening, the bees 

 will go down into the hive during the night 



