as 



The following is a list of the appliances and articles which 



58. Requisites for com-f°"l^ ^^ procured by any one who desires 

 . „ , . to commence beekeepmg on the principles 

 cing ee eepmg. recommended in these instructions : — 



(1.) One yellow pine bar-framed hive, of capacity to take 

 three crates of sections, with eleven frames and dummy ; 

 painted three coats; fitted v/ith roof ventilating cones, 

 and floor-board ventilator. 

 (2.) One canvas and two woollen quilts. 

 (3.) Two economic and one divisional crate. 

 (4.) 100 one-pound " D " sections. 

 ' (5.) Eorty short, and twenty long, separators. 

 (6.) 1 J lbs. brood foundation. 

 (7.) 1 lb. super foundation. 

 (8.) One tin petroleum jelly. 

 (9.) One subduing-cloth, with stick for same. 

 (10.) One veil. 

 (11.) One glass feeder. 



(12.) One wiring apparatus, with reel of wire. 

 (13.) One section folding-block, for " D " sections. 

 (14.) One sheet of excluder zinc, 16 inches by 16 inches. 

 (15.) One 8-ounce, or larger, bottle of Calvert's No. 5 car- 

 bolic acid, or other subjugator. 

 (16.) One tin or box 'of naphthaline balls. 

 *(17.) One smoker. 



*(18.) One super-clearer, fitted with Porter bee-escape. 

 *(19.) One queen cage. 



* These articles are not essential for beginners. 



IV.— SUBDUING, CONTEOLLING, AND HANDLING 



BEES. 



Bee stings are to be avoided not only because of the pain which 



they produce, but because if one bee uses 



59. Stings. its sting, it is almost certain that the other 



bees will become irritated and difficult to 



manage. It is, therefore, manifest that the bee-keeper should 



not only take precautions to avoid being stung, so far as that 



can be done without being unduly hampered, but the bees 



should also be handled in such a manner as to irritate them as 



little as possible. 



The beekeeper when manipulating bees should wear a veil (45) 



and sleevelets (46) . A further precaution 



60. Protection from which may often be advantageously 



Stings adopted is to draw the socks over the base 



of the trousers ; a hat with a widish brim 



should be worn, in order to prevent the veil lying against the 



head ; any light-coloured hat is preferable to a black felt hat, 



which bees appear to dislike. 



