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forms a round pit on the upper side. The bees 

 descend into this pit, and, trying to get out, push 

 apart two strips of tin set at angles to each other, 

 fastened at the ends, which act like a valve, letting 

 the bee out but not permitting her to push back. 

 This is put between the super and the hive in order 

 to free the super of bees before removing the honey. 

 This escape is also used on the doors and windows 

 of workshops or extracting-rooms or other places 

 where bees get in and it is desirable to get them out. 

 (Plates III., XVIII.) 



THE MANUM SWAKM-CATCHER 



We bought this because we liked the idea of it, 

 but as yet we have never had occasion to use it; how- 

 ever, we never look at its long handle without being 

 filled with a mad desire to try it on a provoking 

 swarm of bees clustered in the top of a cherry tree. 



ONE DIXIE BEE-BRUSH 



This is an exceedingly useful instrument for brush- 

 ing bees from frames and from sections. (Plate III.) 



ONE DOOLITTLE FEEDER 



Bee-keepers of extended experience consider this 

 the best and most satisfactory kind of feeder in use 

 for small apiaries. (Plate XII.) 



QUEEN AND DRONE TRAP 



This is not a necessity ; we bought it in order to try 

 experiments in preventing swarming by its use, and 

 also to have on hand in case an excess of drones should 

 be developed in any of our colonies. (Plate XIV.) 



