This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...of the hive, and the bees missing her, will return to the hive. This must not be done until after the queen has met the drone, or she will remain unfertile. To perform the operation, open the hive and lift the frame carefully, and avoid jars; when the queen is seen--with a pair of sharp-pointed scissors, lift one of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...of the hive, and the bees missing her, will return to the hive. This must not be done until after the queen has met the drone, or she will remain unfertile. To perform the operation, open the hive and lift the frame carefully, and avoid jars; when the queen is seen--with a pair of sharp-pointed scissors, lift one of the front wings and cut off about one-half of it. It is better that she be walking, or at least stauding, so that a leg be not cut off with the wing. She should not be handled; if it becomes necessary to pick her up, be sure not to take her by the abdomen. She may be held by the wings without danger. WASHING OtTT DRONE BROOD. Undesired drone brood can be very easily washed out of the comb by using a rubber sprinkler, which will be found very useful for other purposes about the apiary. All that is Fig. 48.--Rubber Sprinkler. required being a basin with water with which to fill the sprinkler, and into which the brood may be washed out. To use the sprinkler, compress the bulb, thereby expelling the air; then put the nozzle into water, and it will fill itself. REMOVING BEES FROM THE COMBS. The following is the "shaking off process" as practiced and recommended by Mr. G. M. Doolittle: "Place the ends of the frame on the ends of the two middle fingers of each hand, and then, with a quick upward stroke, throw the ends of the frame against the ball, or thick part of the hand, at the base of the thumb. As the frame strikes the hand, let the hands give a sudden downward motion, which makes the shock still greater. As the frame strikes the fingers again, it is thrown back against the hand, and so on till all, or nearly all, of the bees are off. The principle is that the bee is on her guard all the while to keep from falling off, thus holding...
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