Fie. 



-Shaking the r:v. ::r::i into a <1!shpnn. 



the idea came into his head he ought to make a special call on one large 

 beekeeper just to see what the bees were doing. He was greatly rewarded 

 for in the apiary he found a visitor in the form of one of Ontario's most 

 successful beekeepers, a man who for 35 years had made his living entirely 

 from bess and who had filled the position of inspector for several seasons. 

 The advent of a swarm gave the inspector the chance to suggest that the 

 riaitor should show how swarms were handled in Ontario. 



He started out by asking for a big tin dish-pan, a sheet and a smoker. 

 The sheet WES placed in front of the new hive so that the bees might have 

 a fairly flat surface to move around on, for when they are dumped upon 

 grass their movements are seriously handicapped. He next explained that 

 he preferred a large tin basin to any other utensil for the simple reason 

 that its highly polished surface formed a rather poor foothold for the bees 

 and that it was therefore very easy to shake out the insects in front of the 

 hive. It was the first time the inspector had ever heard of the dish-pan 

 being preferred for this work, but later in the season he met a successful 

 apiarist who used it, but this gentleman hastened to add a word of warning 

 to the effect that the pan should not be allowed to lie in the sun before 

 being used, as it will become so hot that the instant the bees come in con- 



