The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-08-03

section AZ may be inserted and another
honey box holding frame may be placed
upon those already filled.
When the honey flow has ceased the top
Al is lifted and the honey box holding
frames are removed and the boxes contain
ing the honey, are prepared for market.
The section frames being replaced, fill
ed with the feed boxes which are
each filled with syrup made of graduated
sugar to the amount required for their win
ter stores. AS soon as the bees have remOv-
ed the syrup to the brOOd-nest which takes
from one to four days, the frames are
again removed and the open side of the
brood-nest is closed by the cover d. AS
cold Gather is at this time near at hand
the brood-nest is placed upon end as shown
in Figure with the hole h therein OppO-
site the opening in the base Il.
Near to the side of the brOOd-nest in
which is the opening h is PLACID the division
board III which is tightly clamped in posi-
ton by the wedge h2 and is provided with
an opening h3 in the end furthest from the
hole h and when in the winter position the
only passage for the bees into the brood
nest is through the hole h, along the pas
sage hi to and through the opening h3 into
the interior of the brOOd-nest. When in its
winter position the space between the
broOd-neSt and the walls of the hive is fill
ed with sawdust or other fine, dry packing
II.
weather. The division board shuts off all
draughts at the bottom of the broOd-nest,
obliging all the fresh air to pass along the
passage Ia to and through the hole h3 into
The interior at the top of the brOod-nest
when it will fall to the bottom and force
out of the top all the foul air, anu as fresh
air is continually entering said opening h
and passing into the broOd-nest, constant
circulation is created which prevents all or
any moisture cOndensing ON the combs or
in any part of the brOOd-neSt and in this
manner the food is prevented from becom-
ing thin and sour and the bees are kept in
perfectly healthy condition, free from dys-
EMERY.
When the brOOd-nest is in position for
wintering, the cap or cover B2 OF the up
per end is removed and in its place is in
serted the box F provided with two feed
boxes and having its upper end closed
by the gauge netting k, over which is
thrown the piece of loosely woven cloth
(Such as burlap) XII.
In the spring the feed boxes 90 within
the box f are supplied with water for slim
ulating the bees, thus preventing them from
going outside of the hive after it in nclem-
ent weather and wasting.
BY this improved method of Winterlng
bees only twO-thirds the amount OF food is
used that is consumed in other hives, and
again by my improved method of wintering
the bees they may be placed IN WINTER
quarters Immediately after the close of the
honey flow and kept untouched till about
the the time of the commencement OF the
next honey flow.
Previous to the time when the bees may
be expected to swarm the swarm catcher II
is placed in position in front of the opening
a the bar thereof fitting into the grooves
i'm the side frames d3 d3 of the base a after
the cross bar az and sliding blocks al al
have been removed therefrOm.
Upon the upper side of the swarm catcher
q is placed a brOod-nest b or a similar re-
ceptacle for receiving swarm. The swarm
catcher has its front side il inclined, with |
its lower end nearest the hive and contlgu,
Gus to the inclined alighting board az and |
this front side il has its lowest end the
opening j2 which is closed by the door J3, |
pivoted to the front side il and which has |
pivOted thereto another door il, which Is
adapted to close an opening is in said door
il, said opening is being covered by piece
of perforated zinc is, the openings in when
are large enough to allow working bee to
pass through, but prevent drOne or queen
bee from doing the same. When the swarm
catcher G has been placed in position the
door j3 is left closed and the door "A left
open so that the bees are free to pass
through the opening into the chamber m
and through the perforations in the zinc
plate is into the open air.
From the chamber M narrow passage