HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



When the old-fashioned box hives were the 

 thing, the principal way the surplus was 

 gathered was by brimstoning the bees, a bar- 

 barous method to say the least, and when the 

 bees were killed, the combs were cut out and 

 set aside for use. 



American hive, Langstroth type. 



At best, this is an untidy method, and the 

 combs secured are often more or less filled 

 with brood and pollen, and such honey seldom 

 finds a ready sale. 



With the advent of the modern hive, it is 

 possible to secure comb honey of snowy white- 

 ness, in little boxes containing about a pound 



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