EXTRACTED HONEY. 457 



753. In view of the above facts, and after an experience 

 of many years with the honey extractor, we urge beginners to 

 produce extracted honey in preference to comb-honey, when- 

 ever they can sell it readily for half to two-thirds as much 

 as comb honey. We have shown the advantages of its pro- 

 duction to the bees; let us now show the advantages to the 

 Apiarist. 



754. 1st, He can control, and take care of, a much 

 greater number of colonies. The manipulations of an apiary, 

 run for extracted honej', occupy less than one half of the time 

 required for the production of comb-honey. Our largest comb- 

 honey producers acknowledge that one man cannot handle 

 more than two hmidred colonies successfully, when rmi for 

 comb-honey, while as many as five hundred colonies, located 



Fig. 204. 



TWO HALF-STOKV SUPERS FOK EXTRACTING. 



m different apiaries (582), are managed successfully by one 

 Apiarist, when run for extracted honey. During extracting 

 time, of course, additional help is required, but this needs not 

 be skilled labor, which is always hard to find. 



755. 2d. By the production of extracted honey, the sur- 

 plus combs are saved, and given to the bees at the opening of 

 the following harvest. This virtually does away with natural 

 swarming, and enables the bee-keeper to control the increase 

 of his colonies to suit his desires. One of the most successful 



