POULTRY KEEPING AND BEEKEEPING 



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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 FlG gl> _ A sect ion-box filled with honey. 



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. 



i The hive. A hive con- 



sists of two parts. The 

 lower portion, known as 

 the brood chamber, con- 

 tains the brood combs, in 

 which the young bees are 

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

 sections where the excess honey is stored. When these are 



FIG. 82. One and a half story hive for comb- 

 honey ; the super is filled with section-boxes. 



