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sections in, both for convenience of carrying and to 

 keep the honey secure from the bees until it is safe in 

 the honey or extracting house. Tin comb-baskets, 

 similar to the one shown in Fig. 73, answer the purpose 

 admirably. They are light, strong, clean, and handy. 

 They should be made so that the frames will hang in 

 them the same as in a hive, and should have a space 

 of at least two inches below the bottoms of the frames, 

 to hold any honey that may drip from the combs after 

 they have been uncapped. To hold six frames con- 

 veniently they should be at least Sin. wide inside. 



Another indispen- 

 sable appliance is a 

 brush of some kind 

 for brushing the 

 bees off the combs 

 when removing 

 them from the 

 hives, and the kind 

 shown in Fig. 74 is 

 about the best for 

 the purpose. 



This is a sort of whisk broom especially made for 

 brushing bees. The strands are thinned out and are 

 longer than ordinary hand brooms so as to afford a 

 soft, pliable, easy sweep of the combs. 



Fig. 74. BEE BRUSH. 



THE DAISY BARROW. 



A light running barrow of some kind is an absolute 

 necessity in 

 the apiary 

 for carry- 

 ing hives 

 and other 

 a p p liances 

 to and fro, 

 and to 



serve as a 

 platform 



Fig. 75.— THE " DAISY " BARROW. 



