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19,) drone traps, (fig. 20.) and honey boards of perforated zinc 
(fig. 24.) are almost equally as indispensable, not to mention such 
other desirable apparatus as division boards, swarm catchers, bee 
Fig. 9.—Tools. 
brushes, (fig. 10.), wax extractors, etc., etc. All of this apparatus’ is 
amply described and figured in catalogues of supply dealers. —_ 
Honey House anp SHop. 
_ The honey house should be quite near to the apiary for convenience 
in handling supers full of honey when taking off the crop. It is not 
desired to say a great deal concerning a honey house, except to urge 
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Fig. 10.—Bee brush. 
the desirability of every bee keeper, providing some such place where 
empty hive bodies and supers and all other tools and apparatus can 
be kept and easily found when wanted. The section honey must be 
scraped free of propolis and packed, and the extracted honey thrown 
from the combs, and it is better to have a small building especially for 
this purpose. The honey house need not be expensive, and it will cer- 
tainly facilitate the work of the apiary. A shop where hives and fix- 
tures can be put together, and where other work requiring the use of 
tools can be performed, is indispensable. The honey house can be made 
large enough for this purpose. 
