TOO BEEHIVES AND BEE KEEPERS' APPLIANCES. 



springs and so into the hive below, the stream 

 of bees only ceasing when all have cleared out. 

 When this is the case, the honey may be removed ; 

 the honey can be extracted from the frames at 

 once, and the combs returned to be refilled, or 

 cleaned out ready for storing away. In the former 

 case the clearer must be removed ; in the latter, 

 by fitting the board with a little extra contriv- 

 ance, the bees can be re-admitted without dis- 

 turbance ; and, when the combs have been cleaned 

 out dry, the super can be again cleared of bees 

 in readiness for its final removal. 



Holes from 1 in. to \\ in. diameter may be 

 bored through the clearer-board in one or more 



SUPER 



HiVE 



Fig-. 93. Clearer in Use between Hive and Super. 



corners, as shown in Fig. 91, and covered with 

 slides of tinplate or sheet zinc, as guides for the 

 working of which tacks or small nails will suffice. 

 In ordinary use the holes are closed by the slides ; 

 but when the dripping combs are returned from 

 the extractor, and all is covered up snug, the 

 slides may be withdrawn, allowing the bees free 

 entrance, an invitation they will not be slow in 

 accepting ; and if the combs are returned in the 

 evening, the slides may be again closed next 

 morning, when the bees will again pass below 

 through the escape, permitting the now dry combs 

 to be removed later. 



In cases where hives are made perfectly square 

 to permit the combs to be hung at right angles to, 



