48 Bee-Keeping Simplified 



be careful not to go to a healthy colony after handling a 

 diseased one before removing propolis from the hands with 

 methylated spirit, and well washing them and the appliances 

 used with a strong disinfectant. 



XX.— LIST OF APPLIANCES REQUIRED AND THEIR 

 COST. 



1. Hive having 10 standard frames and 



division board 



2. Bottle feeder and stage 



3. Weed brood foundation one pound... 



4. Smoker 

 ■5. Section rack fitted with sections, 



dividers, and foundation ... 



6. Shallow Frame Box and frames 



7. Half-pound drone base foundation 



for shallow frames ... 



8. Honey extractor 



9. Veil 



10. Swarm ... 1 10 2 10 



If the bees are worked for sections only it will not be 

 necessary to have an extractor. The hive can also be made 

 at home at small cost by anyone with a little mechanical ability. 

 The veil can also be made cheaply at home. A makeshift bottle- 

 feeder as described is quite successful. After a colony is once 

 well established increase can be made without further cost for 

 bees. After establishment the average profit is 30s. per stock. 



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