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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Now place the other or detached hook 

 in the front hand-hole. NoWj'.bear 

 down on lever until the proper pressure 

 to securely hold the supers is attained, 

 and wind the cord around the lever a 

 sufficient number of times to securely 

 hold it as the hive is tipped up. 



Be sure the cords are wound in oppo- 

 site directions around the lever, so 

 that it will not turn, as it would if 

 both cords pulled on the sa}ne side. 



Now g^rasp the lever around where 

 the cord was just wound, which will 

 prevent it from slipping, and also fur- 

 nish a very convenient handle for 

 tipping- the hive. 



If the liive cover is strong- enough to 

 withstand the strain it will not be nec- 

 essary to remove it. If the cover is 

 not strong enough, it must be removed 

 and a piece of board laid across the 

 super to receive the strain. With a 

 little practice any onewillsoon become 

 efficient in its use. 



Blow a little smoke in the entrance 

 before adjusting, then a little more, 

 and tip the hive back, and smoke the 

 bees up out of the way. 



With this simple device 100 or more 

 colonies may be examined per hour, 

 and if this examination be made every 

 seven or eight days there need be no 

 fear from swarming. 



Oswr.:GO, N. Y., May 5, 1905. 



[Tipping the hive over ma3' seem 

 rather awkward and laborious, but 

 I have given it a trial and it is reall\' 

 quicker and easier than one would 

 think. Mr. Cyrenius sent me one 

 of his clamps, and I went out and 

 rigged up a hive with supers, and gave 

 the arrangement a trial. I can put it 

 in place in five seconds. Tlien give the 

 bees a puflf of smoke and the whole 

 business may be tipped bade with per- 

 fect safety, like a solid block, or a 

 sing-le-story hive. A little smoke at 

 the bottom of the combs will drive up 

 the bees and allow a most perfect ex- 

 amination of the lower part of the 

 combs. — Ed. Rkview. ] 



