46 PLEASUEA^LE BEE-KEEPING. 



For removing supers a solution prepared according 

 to the following recipe was placed in a basin. A cloth 

 saturated with the solution, and then wrung tightly, 

 was placed upon the frames as the quilts were removed. 

 In a few minutes most of the bees would have gone 

 below, leaving the super ready for removal. If, on 

 being removed, any bees are found among the combs, 

 they will quickly leave, provided that the super is 

 placed on end, and the cloth is so hung that the 

 breeze can blow through and carry the fumes among 

 the frames. liecijje : — 1-J- oz. glycerine, IJ oz. 

 Calvert's No. 5 carbolic acid, 1 quart of warm water. 

 The glycerine and acid must first be mixed and then 

 the water added. 



The above quantities of glycerine and acid placed in 

 a three-gill (ordinary wine or spirit) bottle, will, with 

 water added to fill the bottle, make a most effective 

 solution. The glycerine may be omitted, but in that 

 case the bottle must be well shaken, or a solution will 

 not be formed. 



Bee-Veil. 



The novice in bee-culture will in all probability 

 commence active operations in fear and trembling, 

 and may feel inchned to protect himself with veil and 

 gloves. Though gloves of various materials are some 

 times recommended, and often used, the practice of 

 covering the hands is strongly deprecated, for as soon 

 as clumsy handhng and the consequent jarring of the 

 combs in replacing them in the hive, irritate the bees, 

 stinging commences. The odour then arising from the 



