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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Apr. 15 



FIG. 2. — COMB-BOX ARRANGED FOR THE EXTRACTING SEASON. 



smoker, etc. The ground 

 is so level and smooth 

 everywhere that it is a 

 pleasure to work with a 

 wheelbarrow. 



It is often hard work 

 to carry or lift heavy 

 hives; and so Mr. Ed- 

 wards devised the lifting- 

 rack shown in Fig. 3. 

 It is seen that, the heavi- 

 er the hive, the more the 

 rack tends to close up 

 and grip the hive. Shoit 

 nails are driven through 

 the pieces at the bottom, 

 so that the points project 

 a little through the wood, 

 thus preventing any pos- 

 sibility of slipping. Two 

 men can, with this rack, 

 handle the heaviest hives 

 very easily. 



Mr. Edwards makes his 

 own foundation, and also 

 quite a little for his neigh- 

 bors. For melting up his 

 wax he makes an out- 

 door furnace of brick — 

 see Fig. 4. This may be 

 used also for liquefying 

 honey and melting up 



and to give friendly help 

 to his less experienced 

 neighbors. For instance, 

 when I saw ingenious 

 tools and devices in his 

 yards I would also see 

 them in the many yards 

 of the other bee-keepers 

 near him. If he has a 

 satisfactory method of 

 working, he tells the oth- 

 ers about it. 



One very convenient 

 and simple thing is his 

 uncapping-can, as shown 

 in Fig. 1. It is provided 

 with a spout at the bot- 

 tom of the further end, 

 through which the honey 

 may be drawn as it drops 

 from the cappings above 

 a screen near the bottom. 

 At the top of the can is a 

 frame, the construction 

 of which is shown. A 

 cleat is held by a bolt to 

 one of the cross-pieces, 

 so that it may turn 

 around fi-eely. When the 

 bottom-bar of the frame 

 rests on this cleat the 

 frame may be turned 

 around without effort. 



Fig. 2 shows a comb- 

 box on a wheelbarrow, 

 the front of which is fit- 

 ted with loops, etc., for 

 holding a knife, brush. 



FIG. o— HANDY RACK FOR LIFTING AND CARRYING HEAVY HIVES. 



