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cage, and hang her on the branch of a 

 tree, at a convenient place, where the 

 swarm is flying around. In a few min- 

 utes the bees discover her, and settle on 

 the branch where she hangs. By this 

 plan I induce all of my swarms to settle 

 on a branch of a tree where I can get at 

 them very easily. When the swarm has 

 settled, I then get the hive, which con- 

 sists of two, Heddon brood-cases, with 

 frames, containing narrow strips of foun- 

 dation, in the upper case only. Setting 

 the hive down near by where the swarm 

 is clustered, I shake the bees into a large 

 pan and then down in front of the hive. 

 Just as soon as they have all marched in- 

 to the hive, I carry it to the stand vhich 

 it is to occupy. This is the way that I 

 handle every prime swarm; and I have 

 handled as many as 35 in one day — and 

 all of them settled on the very same 

 branch of the tree. 



'The next swarm that issues, is handled 

 in the same way; and then carried and 

 set by the side of the other swarm that 

 issued first. The two swarms are left that 

 way until each swarm has built its upper 

 case full of combs. As soon as that is 

 done, I remove the lower empty brood- 

 case of each swarm, and unite the two 

 swarms by putting the two brood-cases, 

 with queens and bees, one upon the other, 

 on one bottom-board, thereby making 

 one colony of the two. I put on the cov- 

 er and leave them that way until the next 

 day, when I lift off the upper brood-case, 

 put a queen-excluding honey-board on 

 the lower case, shake all the bees from 

 the upper case down in front of the hive, 

 and put the upper case ])ack on the hive, 

 leaving the queen excluder between the 

 two cases. Then I go to the old colonies 

 from which the swarms issued, take off 

 the supers and put them on this young 

 newly united colony. 



The old colonies are supplied with Hed- 

 don brood-cases filled with empty combs, 

 and are kept busy fdliuLT old combs with 

 honey which is to be extracted, or to be 

 used in the fall for supplying such colo- 

 nies as are in need of honey. 



By this method I get very strong colo- 

 nies that are excellent comb honey pro- 

 ducers. 



If two or more swarms issue at the same 

 time, I cage all the queens, and as soon as 

 enough bees have settled with the queen, 

 I shake them off, and proceed as before 

 stated. 



If after-swarms issue, I hive some ten 

 or fifteen of them in single Heddon 

 brood-cases, filled with combs. As soon 

 as one case is filled with honey, another 

 case is added. My reason for hiving 

 a few after-swarms is this: If, at any time 

 during the honey-flow, I am in need of a 

 good queen, I have her on hand, and, as 

 a rule, introduce her by uniting the colo- 

 nies. All other after-swarms are put back, 

 and the queen-cells destroyed. 



I leave all the comb honey with the 

 bees until the white honey season closes. 

 Then I take off all the finished comb hon- 

 ey; and that which is nearly finished is 

 put on colonies having young laying 

 queens, but allowed only one brood case, 

 and then fed until the combs are all 

 sealed over. I put four or five supers 

 on one colony when feeding back. 



All honey is taken off by the use of the 

 I'orter bee-escape, which I think is a 

 blessing to bee keepers. 



Forest JUNCTiox, Wis., Mar. 20, 1900. 



Z >1 r^ HE PRODUCTION, CARE AND 

 SALE OF EXTRACTED HON- 

 EY. BY H. D. BURR ELL. 

 (The Prize Article.) 

 While extracted honey may be produ- 

 ced in any movable-frame hive, it is best 

 to use a hive adapted to the work. In 

 this hustling age, one who would not 

 "get left" in the race, even in honey 

 raising, must cut all the corners he can. 

 In long practice, I have found a 'di visi- 

 ble-brood-chamber" hive best for extract- 

 ing. With such a hive, rousing colonies 

 may be had by easily increasing the size of 

 the brood-chamber, and simply manipu- 



