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long and tapered at their lower ends. These are fastened to a 

 top bar in the usual way of making an ordinary frame. All 

 that is necessary now is to fasten the end bars to the centre of 

 the ends of the rectangular frame in such a manner that the 

 latter will turn under the top bar. 



QUEEN EXCLUDER HONEY BOARD. 



This device is for preventing the queen entering and laying 

 in the upper boxes. It is usually made of a sheet of perforated 



Kg. 111.- QUEEN EXCLUDER. 



zinc (Fig. Ill), and is placed over the frames of the lower hive. 

 The perforations are a scant ^ of an inch in width ; this space 

 allowing the workers to pass through, but restraining the queen. 

 Mr. D. A. Jones, of Canada, who raises his comb-honey at the 

 side of the brood-chamber, places a sheet of this perforated 

 zinc between the brood-frames and sections. They have been 

 extensively used in England, and a number of bee-keepers in 

 America have lately tried them, but I do not think they are 

 likely to come much into favour. I believe that any advantages 

 gained by their use will be more than counterbalanced by some 

 great disadvantages, such as creating a tendency to swarm by 

 confinement of the brood-chamber, and the extra time taken by 

 the workers getting into the supers. It appears to me that it 

 would be more profitable to run the risk of having brood in the 

 surplus boxes occasionally, rather than that of having extra 

 swarms. 



TAKING SURPLUS HONEY. 



When storing in the surplus boxes is in full swing, and 

 honey coming in rapidly, it should be taken away as soon as 

 ready. Sections should be removed as soon as finished (but 

 not until every cell has been capped), and empty ones put in 

 their places. Any propolis or wax that may be about the edges 



