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rinoxf tin.- fnll,,wer lh:il ocrui.ics the .s,.a<-o bct\M:-eu the frames 

 Vi'iv |in.l.:iMy it will l.t- glur.l In the frames with pri>polis, 

 lietMceii flame ainl fnll.iwer, pushing aside the Ijees geiitly if 

 tli.ai « ith .■asy i.ressni-e we pry tlie hnai.l apart from the frame, first at one 

 e.itl aiMl tli.-n ai tlir oilier. The follower is now reninved from the hive and set to one 

 siile, or at the end oftlie hive. We ran now reaeli the hrst frame, which is apt to he 

 elear of I.ees. eNeeptm- from May to .Septeniher. As hi^fore, wel.reak theghie adhesion 

 w.tli the hive-tool, then lift llie frame with hotli Iiamls, one at each end l,ar. Should 

 l„.es he clustered where the lingers will grasp the to], har, then gently puff a little 

 smoke on tlieni and tliey will (piiekly senrry away. liememlter it is such little tricks 



Fig. !i. 



Sliewint;- Frames. 



as these that make hive manipulation easy and pre\'ent the bees hecoming ill-tempered. 

 Lift the frame straight up, wdth your hack to the siui, and proceed to examine it. 

 Fig In shows the operation. 



The frame v\'e find is made of four })ieces of wood, known as top bar, bottom bar, 

 and end bars. The first is 18g inches long, the second is 173 inches, while the other 

 two will lie abimt Si inches, depending on the thickness of the top bar. The full depth 

 of the frame is DJ inches. The jirojecting ends of the to]:> bar rest upon rabbets 

 cut into the end pieces of the hive. The frame proper, it should be specially 

 noted, is 3 inch shoi'ter than the inside length of the hive body, so that between 

 the ends of the frame and the hive there is a space of a little over ^ inch. 



