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sheet, or in a bee-tent, or even in the honey-house, the bees 

 will all leave the sections. J. S. Reese, of Kentucky, invented 

 double cones of wire-gauze, one smaller than and within the 

 other, to remove the bees from sections. These are fastened 

 with their bases (Fig-. 159) just over an inch hole in a board 

 just the size of a section-case. When it is desired to clear a 



Fig. 160. 



Porter Bee- Escajif.— From A. I. Boot Co. 



case of sections of bees, the case is raised and an empty case 

 with the board upon it, and the cones projecting downward, is 

 placed beneath (Fig. 159). One need not try this to know that 

 it would be practical. 



The Porter bee-escape (Fig. 160) is much superior to the 

 cones. It lies horizontal, and so requires no more space than 

 the board (Fig. 161) which contains it. 



Fig. 161. 



Forlcr Bee-Escape in IIonaj-Bo-trd.—From A. I. Moot Co. 



To remove the sections from the case, we invert the case 

 and set it on a shallow box just the size of the case. This need 

 not be more than two inches high. We now lay a block, which 

 will cover a row, on the sections, when, by a smart blow from 

 a mallet, a whole row of sections is loosened at once. Even 

 with the best care and management there will be some unfilled 

 sections at the close of the season. In large apiaries, where 

 there are thousands of these, they may be safely placed in 



