The following method has been suggested for removing the combs from a beehive without destroying the bees :— On a table near the hive spread a linen cloth, and on this place a plate having the sixth-part of an ounce of chlorform, covered with gause wire to prevent any bees falling m. Gently lift the Hve on the plate, and cover it over with a sheet, of cloth. In twenty minutes the bees will be all asleep, and out of the comb, lying helplessly on the table. Your bees will soon revive and return, on receiving fresh air, to fill up the void anew. The best time is early on a fine morning, as the little insects will hare the benefit of a fine day to recover from their torpidity.
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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 30, 31 January 1877, Page 3
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