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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Sept. 29, 1904. 



very good hints along this line were 

 given last fall in Gleanings by Mr. 

 M. W. Shepard, of Florida. Among 

 other things Mr. Shepard says: 



"The ciuestion of feeding back ex- 

 tracted honey for the production of 

 comb honey does not appear to settle 

 any more than several other questions 

 of more or less importance to the bee- 

 keeping fraternity do. Opinions and 

 theories differ in regard to the matter, 

 and many of the shining lights of bee- 

 dom say it can't be done. After an 

 experience covering several seasons, 

 and having had my efforts crowned 

 with success, it may not be out of 

 place for me to say it can be done, and 

 done easily, and at a good profit, and 

 especially feeding back to finish un- 

 finished sections. We usually have 

 several thousand such sections at the 

 end of the main honey-i^ow, and in 

 this climate it is well-nigh impossible 

 to keep combs of any kind off the hives 

 on account of the worms ; so it is policy 

 as well as profit that led us to try the 

 feeding-back plan. 



"We first assort the unfinished sec- 

 tions, get the supers ready, and then 

 begin by filling the supers, putting the 

 fullest ones in the corners and outside 

 rows ; but be sure to uncap all sealed 

 cells. If you don't the bees w'on't, but 

 will build new comb on top of the sealed 

 cells, making what we call 'double-deck 

 combs.' After you fill the supers, put 

 not less than two on any good, strong 

 colony whose brood-chamber is well 

 filled with sealed brood and honey. 



For feeders we use a box made of 

 thin lumber, and which will hold a 

 gallon or a little more. Set this box 

 OH top of the supers, fill it with thick 

 honey, throw a handful of coarse ex- 

 celsior on top of the honey ; then cover 

 the whole up bee-tight. 



"You will find that the bees will 

 store about all of the first feederful 

 below, not making much of a show in 

 the sections; but be sure to keep honey 

 in the feeders day and ni.ght until the 

 sections are nearly as full as they 

 should be ; then taper off rapidly with 

 the feed, and the bees will seal the 

 combs, and you will find them as smooth 

 and perfect as if built under normal 

 conditions. Take these supers off and 

 replace with empty ones, and vou will 

 get them filled ; but I would advise not 

 to use the same colony for more than 

 two lots, for on the third lot they 

 seem to think they have done enough, 

 and will not take the honey. 



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finished sections, but the same plan holds 

 good if you use sections filled with 

 foundation instead of partly finished sec- 

 tions. I do not claim that the fore- 

 going is a universal plan, that will 

 work everywhere and under all condi- 

 tions, whether the conditions are known 

 or not, but I will say that it works with 

 us on a large scale, and we are satis- 

 fied. 



"Now, does it pay to feed for the pur- 

 pose of filling out unfinished sections? 

 Yes, it pays us to do so. Will it pay 

 to feed back for the purpose of pro- 

 ducing comb honey from full sheets of 

 foundation in the sections? Yes, if 

 extracted honey is not worth more than 

 5 cents per pound, and comb honey is 

 not worth less than 12 cents. We wish 

 to sa5', first, know what you are going 

 to try to do, then go ahead. If you 

 don't want a puttering job, don't try 

 feeding back, and don't try to be a light- 

 ning operator at the job, or possibly the 

 lightning may strike you." 



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