200 roUTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



WHEELING SUPERS IN. 



At the home apiary, the piles of supers are generally 

 left till nightfall, so the bees will have abundance of time 

 to be fully out. Then they are taken on a wheelbarrow 

 to the honey-room (Fig. 74). 



You will notice that the wheelbarrow is innocent of 

 any box or tray. It is a common railroad barrow, with 

 the tray removed. In this shape it is very convenient 

 for wheeling supers or stove-wood, the principal uses to 

 which it is put. When desired the tray can be replaced 

 to be used for other purposes. 



HAULING SUPERS FROM OUT-APIARY. 



At the out-apiaries the supers must be loaded on 

 the wagon, and sometimes at the close of the season that 

 is a rather ticklish job. When we go to the apiary in 

 the morning, we drive pretty close to the place where 

 the piles of supers are to be — much closer than it will be 

 safe to take the horses at the close of the day's work 

 when the bees are thoroughly stirred up — and after the 

 horses are unhitched the wagon is backed by hand to the 

 most convenient spot for loading on the supers. 



LOADING SUPERS ON WAGON. 



Unfortunately, although the wagon was built espe- 

 cially for the purpose, some irons prevent a perfectly 

 level floor on which to put the supers, so strips of thin 

 board or lath are laid so the supers will be level. The 

 size of the wagon-box is such as to take on one side three 

 supers running crosswise, and on the other side two 

 supers running fore and aft. Great care is taken to 

 build up the piles true, and when all are on they are 

 fastened together by laths with nails driven partly in, so 



