

POULTRY KEEPING AND BEEKEEPING 



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FIG. 81. A section-box filled with honey. 



with the honey. In the latter case the liquid honey is 

 extracted from the combs by means of a centrifugal machine. 

 How to begin. Spring is the best time of the year to 

 begin beekeeping. It is best for the inexperienced bee- 

 keeper to procure 

 from some reliable 

 dealer a first-class 

 colony of Italian 

 or Carniolan bees 

 in a good frame 

 hive. The cost 

 will be from $10.00 

 to $20.00. While 

 bees can be se- 

 cured at less cost, 

 in the end the bet- 

 ter equipment will 

 prove more satis- 

 factory. If one begins in the spring, there is the probability^ 

 of an opportunity to increase the number of colonies through 



swarming. If they are 

 watched, they may usu- 

 ally be induced to occupy 

 another hive by proper 

 handling. This swarm- 

 ing takes place in May 

 and June. 



The hive. A hive con- 

 sists of two parts. The 

 lower portion, known as 

 the brood chamber, con- 



FiG. 82. One and a half story hive for comb- tains the brood COmbs, in 

 honey; the super is filled with section-boxes. which ^ y Qung bees ^ 



reared. The upper story is the super, in which are placed 

 sections where the excess honey is stored. When these are 



