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Beekeeping 



Fig. 29. — Tool-box seat. 



bees. A hive 

 cover on edge 

 makes a good 

 temporary seat 

 and has the ad- 

 vantage .of being 

 where it is 

 needed, and when 

 needed is not 

 otherwise oc- 

 cupied. 



Other equipment. 



There are some additional appliances which may be use- 

 ful in any apiary and which may be mentioned briefly. 

 For making changes in supplies and in devising parts for 

 special uses, the apiary equipment should include some 

 carpenter's tools, among which may be mentioned hammers, 

 saws (including a keyhole saw), 

 brace and bits, square, planes 

 and a good supply of nails of as- 

 sorted sizes. Cement-coated nails 

 are the best for most purposes 



Fig. 30. — Alley queen and drone trap. Fig. 31. — Bee-escape board. 



in the apiary. Queen and drone traps, usually known as 

 Alley traps (Fig. 30), are useful in catching undesirable 

 drones or in preventing the escape of a queen at swarming 

 time (p. 273). Bee-escapes (Figs. 19 and 31) are used in 

 removing bees from supers of honey, especially comb- 



