HOW TO PRODUCE COMB HONEY 



the super on top are compelled to pass through 

 the empty one in order to get to the one in 

 which they are working, and thus become 

 familiar with it, and, being near the brood 

 nest, it is accepted. 



When it is found that the colony has pretty 

 nearly filled the second one, and the field indi- 

 cations are that the flow is to continue, a third 

 super can be placed beneath the upper two, 

 and so on, one at a time, until sometimes as 

 many as four or five may be placed on the hive. 

 This is called tiering. 



Tiering, however, should be carried on with 

 caution, and no more supers given to each 

 colony than it is able to take care of, and if the 

 honey flow shows any signs of a cessation, no 

 more supers should be given, or else there will 

 be a lot of unfinished and unsalable sections 

 on hand ; whereas if the colony had only been 

 given as many as they could take care of, and 

 finish a nice surplus of, nearly all finished sec- 

 tions will be secured. No rule can be laid 

 down; the beekeeper must be governed by the 



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