292 The Rees and Boardman Cones. 
The double cones absolutely prevent the bees from return- 
ing. Mr. J.S. Boardman uses a single cone (Fig. 113), 
for a similar purpose. Mr. Rees forms his cones by press- 
ing the wire between tin cones which fit into each other. 
Mr. Boardman forms his over hardwood cones of the size 
desired. 
To remove the sections from the crate, we invert the 
crate and set it on a shallow box just the size of the 
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crate. This need not be more than two inches high. We 
now lay a block which will cover a row on the sections, 
when by asmart blow from a mallet a whole row of sec- 
tions is loosened at once. 
If there is any possible danger of moths, the comb honey 
should be fumigated by use of burning sulphur (See Bee 
Moth). ‘This is a wise precaution, even though the bee- 
