Show AID IN PULLING OUT FRAMES south african dee dec keeper finds little hook made of wire convenient in handling sees ecea I 1 have a little tool that I 1 have fourd very useful la in removing lames l nes arm tr m hives especially ahen they are filled fille d and there are a lot of 0 ices bees la in the way I 1 take a piece of 0 telez telegraph raph wire or other stiff wire and b bend en d a ring I 1 3 g to fit over th the a first or second ain finger g er sufficiently close cl ose BO it will not tall fall off over the glove it II used bend a hook book to reach under tho the end ot of vie t frame it may pass through the small email staple which secures it from slipping off after hooking securely the frame Is easily raised an inch or two when it may be grasped by the thumb and finger and pulled out the hook slips down between the ends of the frames quite easily and I 1 find it a great help when I 1 wish to handle bees quickly more especially it if there Is a strong colony and a tot lot of pro polls oue one great con hook for frames vengence ven lence fence Is 19 it may be left on the finger without in any way interfering with the operator while at work thus there Is no danger of its get ing lost writes R roving ot of caledon baledon Ca ledon cape colony south africa la in the gleanings in bee culture this Is an ideal spot for bees perpetual summer with a constant supply of wild flowers but I 1 find it difficult to keep them working they are inclined to knock off as soon eoon as they havo have accumulated a small supply and take things easy there la Is an abundance of wild bees bee foun la in air ruiah swarms in all sorts of places crevices in rocks ant heaps beads and even evea mole mola hlll bills in the ground they often shift from pace to place as a the aa ba son on changes to the mountains in summer and to the valleys in winter |