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THE PBACTIOAL BEE GUIDE. 





wood, ij" long X isl" wide, in which is a panel }" thick, bee 

 space being thus provided on both sides of the panel when the 

 clearer is in position on the hive. In the centre of the panel 

 is inserted a bee escape, and at one side, near the frame, is a 

 ij" hole, which may be opened or closed by a shutter worked 

 from the edge of the frame. When the clearer is placed on a 



hive, and supers are 



" \^^^,——^,^,^—^^- "1 set upon it, the bees 



7 pass down from the 



' supers through the 



, /*' escape, and cannot 



return. The side hole 



is opened only when 



it is desired to admit 



the bees to the combs 



for cleaning up pur- 



poses (278). The 



suPEE^- Se.4eer. ,^rA\ ^r ^'^"f 



,,.,,,,. upon the clearer, and 



the side hole being open, the bees quickly take down every 

 particle of honey, and leave the combs perfectly dry. The 



shutter is then 

 closed, and the 

 bees clear through 

 the escape. The 

 super clearer has 

 this advantage 

 over the cone es- 

 cape (273) that, 

 whereas the cone 

 escape operates 

 only during day- 

 light, and upon genial days, the 

 super clearer can be worked by 

 day and night, and no matter 

 what the weather outside may be. 

 The "Porter" Bee Escape (Fig. 

 93), for super clearers, is a metal 

 box, with an arrangement of deli- 

 cate springs which permit bees to 

 pass out. Sometimes, however, 

 an " awkward drone," getting 

 stuck in the passage, bars the 

 way against all others, and thus 

 renders the escape inoperative. 

 In use, the round hole is on top. 

 The " Federation " Bee Escape 



Fig. 93. 

 gOSTEB ESCAPE, 



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Fig. 94. 

 'FEDERATION " 



BSOAPE. 



