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et The mouth of the nozzle and the perforated disc at the 
ase of the nozzle should be frequently cleaned. 
The veil (Fig. 13) is used to protect the head and neck from the 
attacks of bees. It should be made of fine 
45. The Veil. netting, roomy enough to cover in the 
: ; wearer’s hat, and long enough to permit 
of its being tucked in under a man’s coat, or when used by a 
lady, drawn down to a peak on the back and chest and attached 
by safety pins to the clothes. A net bag about two feet deep 
will usually be found suitable. The part of the veil in front of 
the face should be dark; light colours impede the vision; the 
rest may be ofany colour. Veils for the use of men are frequently 
made with a hole at the top, which is bound with elastic to grip 
the crown of the hat; but the bag veil above recommended 
suits most head-gears, except ladies’ large hats. Woven wire 
veils are not recommended. 
Sleevelets (Fig. 13) are made of calico or any other suitable 
material. They are about six inches long 
46. Sleevelets. and fitted with elastic at each end. When 
in use, one end is slipped over the end of 
the coat sleeve, the other grips the wrist, thus preventing bees 
from creeping up inside the sleeves. They will be found most 
useful when handling bees, especially in the evenings or in cold 
weather, under which circumstances bees are specially disposed 
to creep. 
It is recommended that the beekeeper should possess an 
** appliance-box” (Fig. 14), in which ap- 
47. Appliance-box. pliances usually required at the apiary may 
be kept in a suitable dry place, to be 
carried out to the apiary when required for use. A plain wooden 
box about eighteen inches long, nine to twelve inches wide, and 
nine inches deep, fitted with a hinged lid and a handle, will serve 
the purpose well. In it the following articles, as well as any 
others for which the individual beekeeper has a preference, 
should be kept :—A table knife, turn-screw or chisel, goose or 
duck wing, tin of petroleum jelly, bottle of subduing solution 
(180), subduing cloth (48) in tin, and stick for cloth, spare frames 
containing comb or foundation, veil, sleevelets, note book, and 
smoker, if used. 
luder zinc (Fig. 1) is sheet zinc perforated with oblong 
SMCED cme aa through which the worker bees can, 
48. Queen Exeluder. but the mated queen and drones cannot, 
pass. Its use is to confine the queen to 
the brood chamber or to a particular portion of the brood 
chamber. Wilkes’ wire queen excluder (Fig. 1) is In every way 
better than excluder zinc, but dearer; it is strongly recom- 
mended for use in lieu of excluder zinc. 
