G L E A N I N G S IN B E E C U L T U K E 



AiGut;T, 1920 



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PORTABLE EXTRACTING HOUSE 



Can be Put up in Thirty Minutes ^nd Weighs but 

 280 Pounds 



Tliis lioiu'v-liouso was coiistriu-tt'il 1(\- 

 Cliarles M. Lechner of La Cicscenta, Calif., 

 and is used for field work by Arthur Iniies. 

 As a matter for fact, it serves the double 

 [)urpose of extracting-housc and sleeping 

 quarters, and can be put up or taken' down 

 in ?,Q minutes. 



The entire structure weighs about 280 

 pounds and is built in sections of such size 



lag and clotli lieing closclx" tacked to tlic 

 wooden franiewoik. 



There is an oxer-all canvas loof, wiii(di 

 iiad not yet been jmt on when the picture 

 was taken. This is first caught ])y metal eye- 

 lets, then maile absolutely secure Ijy a brace 

 that fits over it and bolts at each end. The 

 I'afters are separate and are grooved to 

 anchor securely to the crosspieces on which 

 they rest. 



The woodwork is all pine, 194x1% inches, 

 exce^jt the braces, which are 1^4x1% inches. 

 The door is 3 feet wide, which admits the 

 extractor easily, and on the opposite side is 

 a, small door 16 x 20 inches, which is used 

 for the handy passing in and out of the 

 hives. Zena B. Wales. 



Los Angeles, Calif. 



GETTING STICKY COMBS CLEANED 



Tliis portable cxtraeting-liouse can be put up in 

 30 minutes. 



that they may be carried on the trailer. The 

 whole house, with the exception of the can- 

 vas roof, is shown in the picture on the auto 

 annex ready for transportation. 



This handy structure is put together with 

 .■)/16-inch bolts and is 10 x 12 feet, with a 

 height of 7 feet in front and 5 feet in the 

 rear. The canvas is carried up for 4 feet 

 on the three sides, while the part above is 

 good heavy screening. The back is canvas 

 for its entire height of ." feet, both screen- 



A Simple Platform That Precludes the Spread ot 

 Foul Brood 



Dr. C. C. Miller once said: "To get ex- 

 tracting combs (and especially unfinished 

 sections) emptied out without allowing the 

 bees of more than one colony to get at them 

 offers a })roblem worthy the inventive genius 

 of some future beekeeper." 



I think that problem has been solved by 

 G. A. Deadman of Brussels, Ontario. His 

 plan was described and illustrated in the 

 191;) annual report of the Beekeepers' Asso- 

 ciation of Ontario. Afterwards Mr. Dead- 

 man gave a more. complete description of the 

 plan in Gleanings, July lo, 1916, page 597. 

 I have thoroly tested out this plan and 

 would use no other. At my suggestion others 

 have tried it and like it. 1 hope Dr. jMiller 

 will tell us what he thinks of it. 



|Tn the plan to whi(di Mr. i^>';iki'r nfcis, :i 

 platform is made large eiiongh to ludd a 



Porlalile cxtractinij-liouie ready for transportation. 



