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Hie. 28. Section of improved tin frame-rest.- - -_= 2 seen soe eee eee 44- 
29. The Langstroth hive (Dadant-Quinby form), cross section showing 
CONStTUCTION® . 5 2. fos Se al oes ao = ee ee eee eee 45 
30) the Nonpareil hive -— 2 o-- 5-22-56 e ee eee eee ae 46 
31. Dadant-Quinby form of Langstroth hive—open.....--...-..-.-.---- 46 
| 32, Lhe Bingham bee smoker. --25-=-- -\-- eee eee ee eee 48 
| 33. Automatic reversible honey extractor. —seeeeee ae eee 49 
; a4, Quinby uncapping icnile 2. an see ee ee ee 49 
| 35. Bingham & Hetherington uncapping knife.-.-.........----...----- 49 
36. Excelsior wax extractor >.2.0cec eo eee ee ee ee 50 
| 37. Simplicity feeder’. ..2 2-22.22 25 2 Ss. eee ee eee 51 
| 38. Fruit-jar bee feeder, bottom of feeding stage and perforated cap 
shown separately... 20. ay 2 ee eee eee = ee 51 
39, ‘Lhe Porter spring jbee €scapes-< 225. sn eee ee eee eee 52 
40: Daisy foundation fastener. 22225 5-2 ee eee eee eee 53 
41. Fastening starter of comb foundation in frame......-....-..-.-...-- 53 
42. Spur wire-embedder-_-.29.5-9)5 2 eee ee 54 
| 43, Comb-foundation machines: 222s 226. 4a eee eee 55 
| 44. Willow herb (Epilobiuum angustifolium)\<22s- oe eee ee ee 57 
| 45. Wagner’s flat pea (Lathyrus sylvestris wagneri)...--..---------------- 59 
46, Dwarf Essex or winter rape (brassica napus)2----- --252--22-----5-- 5. 60 
| AT, Summer or bird:rape Corassicainapus) = 4-e eee ee eee ee 60 
48, Sachaline or giant knotweed (Polygonum sachalinense)....-.--------- Gie— 
49> Russian, or hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) =< eee e eee eee ee 61 
50S Mountam laureli Kalmialahfolia\es=5--2-- = eee eee eee 63 
| 5 Apple (Lyris: malus) ni oa oo eae a eee 63 
i 52e teath-lhke wild“aster (Aster ericoides)\]2- eee ee eee eee 64 
| 53. Transferring—drumming the bees from a box hive into a frame hive. cal 
| 54 transierred combyand) imserted queen cell eee eee eee 73 
55a Uncappine and extracting vhoneys. 2.2 ee ee nee fe 
56. One-piece *7-Vi’-srooved seCliOnS==: -— 3-1 oe ee eee eee 80 
| 57. Super with section holders and sections in place..--..--.........--- 80 
58. Dadant-Quinby form of Langstroth hive, elevated from bottom board 
| and slid back for ventilation in summers...2-22 2-5 2-- oo eee 82 
| 59. Langstroth hive with combined surplus case and shipping crate. --.-- 83 
| 60. Honey shipping cases. = 253558 22-2 cee oe eee eee 83 
| 61. Boardman solar wax extractors - 3202 So-2 seat ee ee eee 85 
62. Comb showing worker brood and queen cells..-...-.--...----.------ 88 
63. Queen cells and worker brood in various stages...-...---.---------- 89 
64. The Benton queen cage for transporting a queen and attendants by 
i TAAL ooo. ss. oo sae epost Se ge 92 
| 65. Caging a queen tor mailing: oes eae eae se ee See ee 92 
| 66. Queen introducing-Caver..5- 5-6 se- ee  e ee 04 
| 67. Hiving aswarm of bees: 3222 335-562 ee eee eee 96 
| 68. The Simmins non-swarming system, single-story hive with supers... 103 
69. The Simmins non-swarming system, double-story hive with supers.. 103 
70. Beehives with Langdon nonswarmer attached. ........---..----.---- 104 
| 71. Percolator for preparation of winter food:. 4.2.2 =e eee 107 
t 12. The American straw hive of Hayck Brose=]os: 9.335) eee 108 
73. Davis hive with newspapers packed between inner and outer cases 
| and brood frames on end for winter{::.---2>-5 eee eee 108 
74, Double-walled hive adapted to outdoor wintering as well as summer 
| use below 40° north latitude in United States. -............-.-.-:-- 109 
15. An apiary in Vermont—winter View ...-.----- cones. eee ee 110 
76. Cheshire antirobbing entrance. ..............22.-+-- a bad aloe eereee 117 
