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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 
on the top-bar as an axis until 
the reverse side is brought into 
view, and then lower to a hori¬ 
zontal position with the top- 
Fig. 101. — Handling a frame, first position. 
Fig. 102. — Handling a frame, 
second position. 
Fig. 103. — Handling a frame, third 
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. 
1 his is a good operation for the beginner to practice a few times. 
