CHAPTER XIII. 



FINAL HINTS. 



Keep all Stocks Strong. 



In working for honey remember that the most important 

 point of all to bear in mind is the bee-keeper's motto, " Keep 

 all stocks strong." 



Manipulating. 



When handling bees, be cool and confident, do not make 

 any sudden movements, and be careful not to jar the hive in 

 any way. If a person is afraid of bees they soon find it out, 

 while if he is quiet and firm he but seldom receives any stings. 



Use Cane Sugar. 



In feeding bees, be careful never to use beet sugar, but 

 always refined cane. Beet sugar, if stored by the bees so that 

 it is consumed in winter when they cannot get out for 

 cleansing flights, will soon cause dysentery. 



Easy Method of Extracting Wax from Combs. 



For extracting the wax from old combs in small quantities, 

 the following method answers very well. Get a biscuit tin 

 and punch a number of small holes in the bottom of it ; then 

 fill it up with the odds and ends of wax, broken pieces of comb, 

 etc. ; place the tin over a vessel containing water, so that the 

 bottom of the tin is at least ^ inch above the water in the 

 vessel below. Place the whole in the oven, and the wax will 

 be melted and drain through the holes in the bottom of the 

 tin, leaving the residue behind. The oven needs to be very 

 hot to melt out all the wax : care must be taken to keep the 

 vessel below full of water, otherwise the wax will stick to its 

 sides, and may burn, if the oven is very hot indeed. This 

 method of rendering wax is thoroughly practical, and will 



