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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



through the gate, and what is left at the 

 bottom of the tank goes with the next 

 day's extracting. 



The tank must be empty of cold honey 

 when commencing the day's extracting, 

 or the system will be a failure. 



As the filled 60-pound cans accumu- 

 late, they are carried out of doors, then, 

 at night, when through extracting for the 

 day, a dray load is cased up ready for 

 market. 



Remus, Mich.. May 2, 1910. 



Handling Bees, Hives and Sections in the 

 Fore Part of the Season. 



S. D. HOUSE. 



T have often 

 X been asked 

 the question, 

 ^ .. ''Which should 

 PW ""Pate' iP^fH the beginner in 

 apiculture pro- 

 duce, extracted 

 or comb honey?'" 

 .»»« ^y answer is, 

 .4 '^mm extracted honey; 



for the following 

 reasons: First 

 a colony of bees will produce some ex- 

 tracted honey although not in a normal 

 condition, while the same colony would 

 not produce comb honey. Then, again, 

 most beginners have not the experience 

 nor judgment to produce, grade, care for 

 and market comb honey, as it should be 

 done, to their own interest or that of the 

 fraternity at large. 



IN PRODUCING COMB HONEY A CHANGE OF 

 PLANS IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY. 



A comb honey producer should be one 

 with much experience; a specialist in his 

 vocation; a student of Nature; and 

 possessed of great tact, that he may be 

 able to meet and grasp all conditions that 

 may face him at any time during the 

 honey flow. Possibly a sudden change in 

 weather conditions might call for extreme 

 changes in manipulations; an entire 

 change in former plans, in order to obtain 

 fair results. In fact, he should be re- 

 sourceful, to enable him to make the most 



of the opportunities offered him. A comb 

 honey producer cannot follow any fixed 

 method, v/ithout some changes, to meet 

 the variations of the seasons, thereby 

 drawing upon his experience to do the 

 right thing at the right time. He should 

 know his location well; making observa- 

 tions from time to time, that he may 

 know the time and extent of different 

 blooms that will give the much desired 

 nectar, and which will guide him in giving 

 super room. 



CARNO-ITALIANS EXCELLENT COMB 

 HONEY PRODUCERS. 



There is a considerable difference in 

 the strains of bees in building comb and 

 sealing the honey. The Carniolans ex- 

 cel as wax producers, and, in the pro- 

 lificness of their queens; and when the 

 queens are mated with Italian drones, the 

 workers are not likely to swarm any 

 more than the pure Italians. Bees from 

 such matings make the very best comb 

 honey producers, as they seal their honey 

 with a heavy capping, somewhat oval, 

 with an air space between it and the 

 honey, giving to the surface of the comb 

 that fine appearance so much desired. 



HOW THE SWARMING PROBLEM IS SOLVED. 



The greatest obstacle the comb honey 

 producer has to overcome, is the swarm- 

 ing impulse. A colony of bees will not 

 do good work while under this impulse. 

 As our bees have had plenty of room 

 during the breeding season, and up to 



