394 ^ Modern Bee-Farm 



This article, recommended by a correspondent in the British 

 Bee journal, is more satisfactory than anything I have tried for 

 ihe purpose. Only the coarser material is used, after the fine 

 ■dust is sifted from it. 



The plan, to a great extent, explains itself ; F R are frame- 

 Tacks for hanging up frames as put together, or foundation 

 when inserted ready for use. C C are closed comb-cupboards, 

 ■with ventilation through the hinged doors at both top and 

 ■bottom by auger holes covered with perforated zinc. 



The bench stands in front of 



The Window, 



the panes of which are in one piece, and do not veaoh the bottom 

 of the frame by f -inch ; thus, when combs are first taken into 

 the workroom any stray bees soon find their way out, as also 

 at any time. To prevent them returning, perforated zinc is 

 tacked outside along the bottom of the frame, and reaching 

 6 or 7 inches above the said opening, with a space of |-ths of 

 an inch between it and the glass. The above arrangement 

 with fixed windows I prefer to any revolving sash, because a 

 room may be left for days togetherj and the bee-keeper knows 

 that not a bee will lose its life in the vain endeavour to escape, 

 as with the other which needs constant attention to prevent 

 jnuch loss. 



From the workshop we pass into the 



Honey Room, 



-where by the passage from end to end the recess is occupied 

 by frame-racks which will accommodate several thousand 

 frames, empty combs, or those stored brought in from the 

 apiary for extracting. At the other side of the passage we see 

 the counter ;, with staging on two sides near that, where crates 

 of both bottled and comb-honey can be stored. 



The open space gives room for extracting, arranged with or 

 without a stage to assist in drawing from the extractor, as the 



