THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW 



As soon as work is in progress in the 

 second super, the bottom one is raised 

 and the top one inserted next to the 

 brood nest. If there are four or five 

 combs in the bottom super containing 

 eggs and brood, they are not removed, 

 but left in as a portion of the brood nest. 

 If it contains as much as two or three 

 combs of eggs and brood it is removed 

 and these combs inserted in the center 

 of the super which is placed next to the 

 brood nest. At no time are the bottom 

 supers raised and one containing frames 

 with only starters placed next to the 

 brood nest; as that would greatly hinder 

 progress. 



During this operation we look carefully 

 for queen cells, and if any are found in 

 colonies where we do not desire to make 

 increase they are destroyed; but, if we 

 find cells in very populous colonies where 

 we desire to make increase, we move 

 such a colony to one side about seven 

 inches, and set a hive, the frames of 

 which contain full sheets of foundation, 

 down close beside it on the same side 

 that the old hive was moved from; so 

 that both entrances are level and as 

 near alike as possible. Seven inches from 

 each entrance will be the spot where the 

 old one was. 



Now, all the combs and bees are 

 divided up, as nearly equal as possible, 

 between these two hives; and between 

 each alternate comb is hung a full sheet 

 of foundation, and a super put upon each 

 hive. 



During these operations, if there are 

 any combs of honey ready to be removed 

 they are placed in a super and loaded on 

 the wagon, and empty frames inserted. 



Every yard is visited every five days, 

 and the honey removed as fast as pos- 

 sible, and brought to the packing house. 



No queen excluders are used. If a 

 few combs are soiled by the queen oc- 

 cupying them, they are used for extract- 

 ing combs; as one-third or more of the 

 honey crop must be extracted. 



The vessels that we have found best 

 for chunk honey are pint and quart 



Mason fruit jars, two- and three-pound 

 cans, and five- and ten-pound pails, with 

 large friction top. Vessels larger than 

 these are not so satisfactory; as con- 

 sumers will very often tear up and mix 

 up the comb, fishing through it with a 

 fork or large spoon, hunting for larger 

 pieces of comb, or even removing it for 

 the table, to such extent that it is less 

 wholesome. 



The honey is cut out of the shallow 

 frames, leaving about one inch of comb 

 and honey next to the top bars. Then 

 it is cut and placed closely in the vessels. 

 For the pails it is cut just large enough 

 to fit fiat, and placed one piece upon 

 another until the pail is nearly full, when 

 extracted honey is poured in over the 

 the comb until the pail is well-filled when 

 it is sealed. 



For the cans and jars the honey is cut 

 just long enough to fit in end wise, and 

 cut in strips from one to two inches wide, 

 and these closely placed in the vessels 

 which are then filled with extracted 

 honey. Jars should be filled with light 

 colored honey, the darker grades being 

 used in the pails. 



For shipment, the jars are packed back 

 in the crates in which they were received, 

 and well corded with binder's twine 

 around the sides and ends. The product 

 is then ready for market. The cans and 

 pails are packed securely in quantities 

 to suit the demand. 



All vessels containining honey are 

 nicely and neatly labeled, wording to 

 suit the producer. As 1 have never seen 

 anything just like it, I will give the word- 

 ing 1 commonly use: "From tha apiaries 

 of Joseph J. Wilder, CordeUe, Ga., 

 Warranted pure honey. Gathered by 

 honey bees from the honey plants of 

 South Georgia. Keep out of refrig- 

 erators." 



ITS MARKET. 



Chunk honey is the most wholesome 

 comb honey that is put on the market. 

 It is free from insects or foreign matter, 

 and will keep much longer and retain its 

 flavor better than extracted honey. Also, 



