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This invention relates to the harvesting or removal of honey from colonies of honeybees and has among its objectives the clearing of bees from the combs of honey to be removed from the hive. It is common practice for the beekeeper to provide hive bodies containing combs for honey storage by the bees beyond that space provided in the brood nest. After these hive bodies (supers) are suitably filled with honey, 25 they are removed by the beekeeper and the surplus honey therein removed for use. It is necessary that the bees in such supers be removed or driven out before the supers are taken from the hive.
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