214 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



of bees too lazy to fight away the wax-moths may have 

 much to do with it. 



"go-backs/' 



The unfinished sections that were taken out are to 

 be disposed of. They are filled into supers and returned 

 to the bees to be finished up, and these supers of sec- 

 tions that are to go hack to the bees for finishing are 

 called "go-backs," for short. In filling up these supers 

 of "go-backs," no very great care is taken as to assorting 

 them, although it is desirable so far as convenient to have 

 all in the same super at nearly the same stage toward 

 completion. 



ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS IN "gO-BACKS/' 



All except the two outside rows. In these two rows 

 are put the sections that are the least advanced, the four 

 corner sections often containing only foundation. 



There are two objects in having these outside rows 

 dififerent from the others. The bees will not make as 

 rapid work finishing them as the others, and if all were 

 alike the super would have to be left on too long before 

 all would be finished. So there is no expectation of their 

 being finished, and it is not worth while to put in the 

 outside row any that are near completion. There is 

 another reason. Toward the close of the season, espe- 

 cially, there will be no other supers on a hive that has 

 "go-backs," and these outside rows are needed to give 

 them a chance to do some storing while finishing up the 

 sealing of sections that allow little or no room for stor- 

 ing: 



COLONIES FOR "gO-BACK"" WORK. 



Being more convenient, the "go-backs" are all given 

 to colonies in the home apiary. When the first are given, 

 the honey harvest is usually still in full blast, and a good 

 many colonies in the apiary will have "go-backs," each 



