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Beekeeping 
the hive it may cause robbing and is at least untidy. The 
beginner should early form the habit of keeping combs in a 
vertical position. While sometimes it does no harm to 
tip a frame, it is rarely necessary and may cause honey to 
leak or the comb to 
break, especially if 
the frame is not wired. 
As a comb is taken 
from the hive, it 
should be lifted by 
the ends of the top- 
bar, two hands being 
used. This brings 
the comb up vertically with one side toward the operator 
(Fig. 101). To examine the reverse side without tilting 
the comb, raise one end of the top-bar until it is perpendic¬ 
ular (Fig. 102), turn the frame 
Fig. 101. — Handling a frame, fust position. 
Fig. 102. — Handling a frame, Fig. 103. — Handling a frame, third 
second position. position. 
bar below (Fig. 103). In actual practice these steps are not 
taken successively but the turning on the top-bar is simul¬ 
taneous with the raising and lowering of the end of the frame. 
This is a good operation for the beginner to practice a few times. 
