HOW 10 KEEP BEES. 



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Get a good smoker, oil the bellows leather, keep it under cover 

 when not in use and it will remain good for years. Neglect it, and 

 it will cause more trouble than a balky mule. When through using 

 it fut out the fire. Don't go off and leave it to burn out or it may 

 start a serious fire. 



FOUNDATION FASTENERS. 



If one is using sections, some sort of a device must be used for 

 fastening the foundation in the sec- 

 tions, and any one of the various ma- 

 chines using a heated metal plate will 

 be found satisfactory. For only a few 

 score sections a little melted wax may 

 be used, but for rapid and extended 

 work buy a fastener. 



HONEY EXTRACTOR. 



For extracted honey an extractor 

 is necessary, and if much work of the 

 kind is to be done, one of the "rever- 

 sible" type will be found best. (Fig. 

 15.) 



UNCAPPING KNIFE 





Fia. 15. — ^Extractor. 



The special knives sold for this purpose have advantages peculiar to 

 themselves, and where one has much such work to- do, are worth 

 while obtaining; but for a limited amount of work a good stiff 

 butcher's knife ■ftdth a blade about twelve inches long will do. Keep 

 it sharp. (Fig. 16.) 



Fig. 16. — Uncapping Knife. 



