UANIPULATINO. 



411SS W. SEADON (Aged 7 Years) DRIVING BEES. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



MANIPULATING. 



171. Appliances Required. — Before opening- a hive for mani- 

 pulation, be careful to have at hand everything that you may 

 require. A smoker (126), a carbolic cloth (127), a small table 

 that can be carried from hive to hive, a comb stand (172) to 

 hold frames of foundation and frames removed from the hive, 

 a comb box (173), a dinner knife, a wing or soft brush, a pot of 

 vaseline or petroleum jelly (174) are all useful articles. 



172. The Comb Stand (Fig. 

 75), is intended to hold frames 

 when a hive is being manipu- 

 lated (185). It is often neces- 

 sary temporarily to remove 

 one or more frames from a 

 hive when operations are in 

 progress ; and it is always 

 useful, when working at hives, 

 to have spare combs at hand 

 in convenient position. The 

 ^ stand shown holds three 



frames on each side. It is 

 2' 6" high, and the carriers, 

 ^'^^- '^- fastened on the legs, are i4i" 



