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Bee-Keeping Siniplified for the 



perforated zinc, which provides ventilation, and also allows the 

 bees to collect on the top of the frames if they get over- 

 heated. Secure the brood chamber to the floor board by means 

 of screws, put on the lift and roof (no quilt) and tie securely 

 with stout string or fine rope. At night, when all the bees are 



Fig. ol. 



in, tack a piece of perforated zinc over the entrance ; they 

 are then ready to travel. To avoid disaster, never attempt to 

 send bees in any kind of a hive on new combs, neither when 

 very strong, nor yet in hot weather. The combs in movable 

 comb hives should always be wired. 



XVI, —MARKETING HONEY. 



To obtain the best prices and regular customers, honey mast 

 be put up in a clean, neat, and attractive manner. 



Sections should be graded into best and seconds, according 

 to filling, sealing, etc. All incomplete ones should be extracted 

 and saved for use the following season. After scraping the 



