8 BEEHIVES AND BEE KEEPERS' APPLIANCES. 



FIG. PAGE 



70. Vertical Cross Section 

 of Observatory Bee- 

 hive .... 76 



71. Horizontal Section of 



Observatory Beehive 77 



72. Sectional Plan of Ob- 

 servatory Beehive Top 77 



73. Inside Frame of Obser- 

 vatory Beehive . . 79 



74, 75. Mounting Observa- 

 tory Beehive . . 81, 82 



76. Inspection Case for 



Beehives . . . 84 



77. Section of Inspection 



Case .... 85 



78. End Elevation of In- 

 spection Case . . 85 



79. Arrangement of Case to 

 Fit Two Lengths of 

 Beehives . .86 



80. Securing End Openings 



of Inspection Case . 87 



81. Cross Section of In- 

 spection Case . . 87 



82. Handle for Lifting 



Frames . . . .88 



83. Hive for Rearing 



Queen Bees ... 90 



84. Plan of Body-box . . 91 



85. Section of Hive for 



Rearing Queen Bees 91 



86. Modified Body-box . 92 



87. Division Board . . 92 



88. Distance Rack . . 93 



89. Foot of Hive for Rear- 

 ing Queen Bees . . 94 



90. Porter Bee Escape . 97 



91. Super-clearer Com- 

 plete .... 98 



92. Section of Super- 

 clearer . . . .99 



93. Clearer in Use between 



Hive and Super . . 100 



94, 95. Bingham Bee 



Smoker 



. 103, 104 



96. Pattern of Funnel . 105 

 97. Smoker Diaphragm . 106 

 98. Coned Blast Pipe . 107 

 99. Nicked Tube for Mak- 

 ing Blast Pipe . . 107 

 100. Spring . . . .109 

 101. Wire for Making 



Spring . . . .109 

 102. Bottom Board of 



Bellows . . .110 

 103. Clarke Smoker . . Ill 

 104. Section of Clarke 



Smoker . . .111 



105. Pattern of Funnel . 113 

 106. Bottom of Funnel . .114 

 107. Diaphragm of Clarke 



Smoker 

 108. Little Wonder Honey 



Extractor . . .117 



FIG. PAGE 



109. Section of Little Won- 

 der Extractor . 118 

 110. Section of Can and 



Cage . . . .118 

 111, 112. Little Wonder Can 



and Cage . . .119 

 113. Pattern for Top and 



Bottom of Extractor . 120 

 114. Corner of Cage of 

 Little Wonder Ex- 

 tractor . . .121 

 115, 116.-Cylinder Honey 



Extractor . . .122 

 117. Frames, Baskets, etc. . 123 

 118. Wired Tinplate . . 123 

 119. Rectangular Band and 



Bridge . . .124 



120. Pattern of Slide . . 125 

 121. Bands, Slides, and 



Bridges of Extractor . 127 

 122. Half of Comb Basket . 128 

 123. Section through Comb 



Basket . . .129 



124. Bolt for Cross-bar . 132 

 125. Solar Wax Extractor . 134 

 126. Glazing Top of Solar 



Wax Extractor . . 135 

 127. Foot of Solar Extrac- 

 tor Stand . . .135 

 128. Revolving Top of Wax 



Extractor . . .136 

 129. Washer and Screw. . 136 

 130. Section of Gerster Wax 



Extractor . . .137 

 131. Pattern for Cylindrical 



Top of Boiler . . 139 

 132 134. Float Bee Feeder. 341 

 135. Raynor Bee Feeder . 142 

 136, 137. Base for Bee 



Feeder . . . 142, 143 

 138. Bee Feeder with 



Square Base . . .143 

 139. Hone Dummy Feeder . 144 

 140. Rapid Bee Feeder . 145 

 141. Section of Rapid Bee 



Feeder . . . .147 

 142. Bennett Self-hirer . 148 

 143. Alley's Self-hiver . . 149 

 144. Front View of Swarm 



Catcher . . .150 



145. Section of Swarm 



Catcher ... .151 

 146. Hive Entrance with 



Flexible Springs . 151 

 147, 148. Queen Cages . 152, 153 

 149. Spring for Queen Bee 



Cage . . . .153 

 150, 151. Driving Irons . 



152. Bingham Knife 



. 154 

 . 155 



153. Comb Cutter . . .155 

 154. Cheshire Transferring 



Board .... 156 

 155. Cutting Tongues from 



Board . . . .157 



