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way. Brush the bees off into an empty skep with a 
feather, and transfer the combs as desired. This plan 
was first introduced by Mr. F. Lyon, and is very simple 
and expeditious. 
Throwing. 
This is quite an old plan, and where the combs are 
fixed, either by cross sticks through them in skeps, or in 
shallow-framed hives, nothing can exceed its simplicity 
and rapidity. Place an empty hive on a sheet upon the 
ground, mouth upwards; stand over the same with the 
stocked hive held by the hands at the rim between the 
legs of the operator; raise the ‘hive and lower it quickly, 
then stop the motion with a sudden jerk just as the empty 
hive is neared; repeat as often as necessary and the bees 
will be all thrown out. Wait a few minutes after smoking 
them, lift the hive and proceed, when the bees having 
discontinued feeding at the cells, will come out more 
readily. This rough and ready process was carried out 
only with the cross sticks through the hives and combs so 
that the latter could not fall; and Mr. Heddon has more 
recently adopted the same thing with his shallow fixed 
frames. In the case of frame hives the bees will be shaken 
down on the top, or at the entrance of the lower hive, by 
handling one frame at a time. 
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Manipulating Bees in Frame Hives. 
The foregoing operations are seldom necessary with 
movable-comb hives, as each frame may be removed at 
will, and this meets all requirements. When any operation 
has to be carried out, first lift the material covering the 
frames, and drive a few puffs of smoke among the bees, 
replace the “quilt,” and after a few seconds peel the same 
off with care, and make the necessary examinations. 
Remove and replace each comb carefully, taking care 
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