honey-board

Before removing a vessel or box, a thin knife should be carefully passed under it, so as to loosen the attachments of the comb to the honey-board, without injuring the bees; then a small piece of tin or zinc may be pushed under to prevent the bees that are below, from coming up, when the honey is removed.

Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual 1852

For this, my hive is admirably adapted: a feeder may be put over one of the holes in the honey-board directly over the mass of the bees, into which the heat of the hive naturally arises, and where the bees can get at their food without any risk of being chilled.

Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual 1852

In my hives, the candy may be laid on the top of the frames, in the shallow chamber between the frames and the honey-board; it will here, if the honey-board is covered with straw, be always accessible to the bees, even in the coldest weather.

Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual 1852

When the honey-board is removed, its lower surface will be usually covered with bees, and it should be carefully set on end, so as not to crush them.

Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual 1852

_honey-board_, because the surplus honey receptacles stand upon it, can never be very firmly attached by the bees: it may always be readily loosened with a thin knife, or better still, with an apothecary's spatula, which will be very useful for many purposes in the Apiary.

Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual 1852