1906 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1125 



block and turn the roller, thereby raising 

 the hive. When the hive is up a svifficient 

 height, drop in the anchor shown in the 

 sketch at A, whit-h holds the roller from 

 turning. The hive is then hung up and you 

 can examine it for queen-cells from the bot- 

 tom, or put in a super, or do any thing you 

 desire, without help. When you have tin- 

 ished your examination, raise out the an- 

 chor and lower the hive to place. If you 

 desire to move a hive a piece from its former 

 position, lift the '2x2 leg from the ground 

 and carry it either for- 

 ward or liack, as de- 

 sired, and the hive will 

 move with it. 



I consider this ap- 

 paratus a great labor- 

 saver, as one man per- 

 forms the operation 

 much easier and better 

 than by any other way 

 I know of. 



The lifter shown is 

 of sufficient strength to 

 lift any weight to 400 

 lbs. Mine has been 

 subjected to greater 

 weight. Care should be 

 taken to have material 

 free from knots of any 

 size, especially in the 

 legs. 



Bracebridge. Ont. 



I was very much interested and what my 

 ideas were. That such labor-saving de- 

 vices will come into much more general 

 use I have no doubt. 

 Brantford, Ont. R. F. Holtermann. 



[Mr. Holtermann comes very near strik- 

 ing at the truth when he says he thinks that 

 these labor-saving lifting-devices will come 

 into more general use in the bee-yard. A 

 good deal depends on the strength of the 

 bee-keeper and the lay of the lanil where his 



ANOTHER SUPER-LIFT- 

 ING DEVICE. 



It is strange how oft- 

 en several men having 

 an apparent connection 

 of thought will have 

 an idea at aliout the 

 same time. Owing to 

 the back-ln-eaking work 

 of lifting supers. I de- 

 cided, two years ago. 

 to have a hive-lifter 

 made, with the result 

 as shown in the illus- 

 traticju. A year ago 

 last Mav I paid a visit 

 to Mr. ' F. J. Miller. 

 Vice-pres. Ontario Bee- 

 keepers' Association. 

 Just as I was leaving, 

 Mr. Miller said to me, 

 "I have another idea" 

 (he had shown me sev- 

 eral labor-saving de- 

 vices) " but it will 1)6 

 of no interest to you." 

 So I went to his bee- 

 hc^use and here he had 

 a device for raising su- 

 j)ei's from the brood- 

 <-liamber for separat- 

 ing and tilting u]) the 

 upi)er half of a Hed- 

 don divisible hrood- 

 chamhcr. So I told him 



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