14 STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



queen passing into the super. There is a rim around the edge so 

 placed as to be flush on one surface and raised on the other, giving a 

 bee space. The bee space side is used uppermost. (Figure S). 



BEE ESCAPES. 



A bee escape is a sort of fly trap device, permitting the passage of 

 the bees in one direction only, and is used in a board placed between 

 the brood chamber and the super to free the super from bees when 



Fig. 9. — Bee Escape in Board. 



it is desired to remove the honey. It is a most ust^ful contrivance, 

 but its success depends upon there being no brood in the supers. 

 (Fig-ure 9) . 



DRONE AND QUEEN TRAP. 



The drone antl queen trap is a two compartment box for use at the 

 hive entrance to catch drones and the ciueen, if a swarm issues. So far 

 as drones are concerned, it is far better to avoid their presence by 

 having combs built from full sheets of foundation. The few drone 

 cells then constructed around the edges will not produce enough 

 drones to do any harm. As a device for catching the queen when a 

 swarm issues, it is successful, unless the queen chances to be abnor- 

 mally small. 



A word of caution regarding the use of the trap will not be amiss. 

 It calls for attention and thought. It must frequently be freed of 

 drones, else ventilation is obstructed and the colony may suffocate 

 if weather conditions are right or shade is lacking. As a queen trap, 

 it must be looked at every day, or the queen may be caught and 

 perish if too long confined or a storm occurs. Many beekeepers have 

 given up their use. 



