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those of the brood chamber is at once realised, and also the ad- 

 vantage of shallows over full size supers. In the supers there 

 must be a sufficiency of heat maintained for the necessary secre- 

 tion of wax. 



33. It should permit the surplus honey to be taken away 

 in the most convenient, attractive, and valuable forms, 

 and without risk of annoyance from the bees. 



Undoubtedly "honey in the comb" is the most attractive 

 form in which it can be placed upon the table ; but it is at the 

 same time the most expensive way. The reconstruction of the 

 comb is a loss entailed upon both bees and bee-keeper when we 

 consider it is estimated that it requires about 15 lb. to 20 lb. of 

 honey to produce 1 lb. of wax. The invention of the extractors 

 has done away largely with sending honey to market in the comb. 



34. It should admit of the easy removal of good honey 



from the main hive, when in its place there can be 

 supplied to the bees an inferior article. 



What Langstroth means here is that good honey should be 

 taken from the bees, and reiplaced by an inferior article. 



In a country like New South Wales, where we have honey 

 in different seasons of such various grades, this is a great advan- 

 tage. In nearly every part of the State we have an occasional 

 flow of unmarketable honey that is looked upon as a loss ; at other 

 times there is a flow of a superexcellent article. We can from 

 bar-frame hives store the unsaleable article, and feed it back to 

 the bees, taking the better article in return. 



35. When quantity and not quality is the object sought, 

 it should allow the greatest yield, that the surplus of 

 strong colonies may be given, in the Fall, to those 

 which have an insufficient supply. 



To feed weak colonies at the expense of stronger ones is a 

 mistake. Far better to unite two or three weak colonies; it is 

 far cheaper. 



36. It should be able to compel the force of a colony to be 



mainly directed to raising young bees that brood may 

 be on hand to form colonies and strengthen feeble 

 stocks. 



A regular supply of brood must be maintained above the 



