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cells, affords another illustration in 

 which the unexpected happened, j,'-ivinf;- 

 more than was tirst expected. It may 

 be well to state in this connection that 

 the supering- surface should be suffi- 

 cient to contain from 3^ to 40 sections 

 in a super, or approximately about 

 25,000 cells, and 5(),()0() upon being^ 

 tiered; which should be done when the 

 first set of combs are about half drawn 

 out, provided the honej' flow is good. 

 In order to g^ive employment to all the 

 comb builders, as well as those en- 

 gaged in the storage of honey, without 

 interference in their respective duties, 



emphatically, the hive for prog-ressive 

 bee-keepers. 



But some one maj' inquire as to the 

 quality of honey and the thickness of 

 comb, when drone cell foumdation is 

 used. I will simply say, it transcends 

 honey in worker comb for beauty, 

 while the amount of wax per pound of 

 honey is not increased in the least. 



Another advantage contained in the 

 non-swarmer is (if properly manag-ed) 

 the almost complete elimination of 

 burr combs, which are so annoying in 

 the production of comb honey. 



From 35 colonies, with an averag'e 



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 Slatted Dummies Between the Sections. 



from .■)0,000to 75,000 cells are requisite. 

 Let us also note that a non-szvarming 

 hive is imperative. I mean by this, un- 

 less we keep pace with our colonies in 

 the storage of honey, by adding supers 

 when required, the brood apartment 

 will become clogg"ed, and the building 

 of burr combs ensue, thus developing 

 a factor inducing the swarming im- 

 pulse. The non-swarmer will be, most 



production of 128 sections per colon3', 

 the burr comb scrapings amounted to 

 less than a quart; and most of these 

 were due to experiments. Having con- 

 ducted these experiments to prove the 

 correctness of the principle involved in 

 the hive, much less honey was stored 

 than would otherwise have been re- 

 ceived. Under the best developed 

 working plan, my bees would doubtless 



