BEE CULTURE. 61 
Fig. 36 gives a good illustration of a piece of furniture 
that will be found very useful in an apiary. It isa stand on 
which to hang the first frames removed from a hive, when an 
examination of it is made. It was made by Mr. J.-M. Val- 
entine, who describes it so minutely that one can readily make 
it. Usually the first frames are leaned against the hive, 
standing upon the ground, and more or less bees are injured. 
With this “Stand,” they are hung up, entirely out of danger. 
Fie. 36.—Valentine’s Frame Stand. 
“The uprights are 1}xf, 24 inches high; a piece 1 inch 
square runs across the top for a handle to lift it by and to hold 
the top together. Two inches below the top-bar are hooks on 
both sides, so as to hang on two frames if desirable. Four 
inches below the bottom of the frames (when suspended on 
the hooks) is a shelf 12 inches wide, to which the uprights 
are nailed. This makes a nice place on which to lay cages, 
ete. Under this shelf is a drawer 6x8, that draws out on 
either side, in which I keep a dozen queen cages, a sharp- 
pointed knife, and a small pair of scissors.” 
In about 48 hours release the queen upon one of the combs, 
