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both above and below it. The hole for the Escape should 
be made near the center of the board by boring two 14 inch 
holes, 24 inches from center to center and cutting the wood 
between them. One Escape to the board is sufficient. If 
there is no brood, or queen, in the super, and the Escape 
put on the day before, the bees will practically be all out 
the next morning, and sometimes within two to six hours 
after it has been placed on the hive. 
770. In the honey house, there should be an extractor, 
@ capping can, (fig. 183) a honey knife, a funnel with sieve, 
a pail, a barrel, and two tin pans like those used in the 
Apiary. The floor may be covered with painted, or oil-cloth 
or strong enamel-cloth, in case any honey is spilled; each 
THE MUTH’S EXTRACTOR SHOWING EXCELSIOR EXTRACTOR, 
HIS SLANTING BASKET. (From ‘‘Bees & Honey.’’) 
person may be provided with a good enamel-cloth apron, 
and all the windows furnished with wire cloth netting, to 
