152 PRODUCTION OF COMB HONEY 



of the super. They will readily begin work in shallow extracting 

 frames above the brood chamber, and once they have occupied 

 these they will more readily occupy the section adjoining, 



C. L. Pinney, who has secured splendid yields of comb honey, 

 insists that by his method of combining the production of a 

 small amount of extracted honey with comb honey he can get as 

 many pounds of both as would be possible to get of extracted 

 honey alone. Since his method has some features not generally 

 practised, it may be of interest to describe it here. He has 

 shallow extracting supers which he places on his hives when the 

 comb honey is removed in the fall. These remain to catch any 

 light fall flow and are left in place all winter, thus giving the 

 bees a story and a half of comb surface on which to winter. In 

 spring the bees will begin storing above the brood nest, of course, 

 and as soon as the flow starts they will be at work in these shallow 

 extracting supers. When he is ready to put on the comb honey 

 supers he removes a partially filled frame and places it at each 

 side of the comb super. There will then be two frames of comb 

 with some honey in each comb honey super. The two frames are 

 replaced with others that are empty and the extracting super 

 raised up and the comb honey super placed underneath. The bees 

 will, of course, go right on working on the unfinished extracting 

 combs, and as soon as they are filled will fill the sections. When 

 the comb honey super is well started it is raised up and another 

 placed under it. The extracting super on the top may now be 

 removed if desired, as it has served its purpose. The remaining 

 honey may now be extracted and the frames put in a safe place 

 until they are wanted to set on top of the hive when the comb 

 honey is removed later in the season. If there is brood in the 

 shallow frames it is his plan to use it for making increase. 

 Several of the shallow frames of brood may be set in a super, 

 and the super placed on the bottom board makes a shallow hive. 

 By giving a queen, the little colony will build up nicely and 

 when the frames are getting crowded may be placed over a full 

 sized hive full of comb or frames of foundation. 



