HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



bees, for should the bees find them, they will 

 steal the honey, and carry it back to their 

 hives in short order. For this reason see that 

 it is stored in a safe place until you are ready 

 to take the sections of honey from the supers 

 and pack in shipping-cases. 



When you are ready to put your comb honey 

 in marketable shape, it will be necessary to take 

 the sections out and with the blade of a sharp 

 knife, scrape from the wood of the section 

 boxes the propolis or bee glue, more or less 

 of which will be on the boxes, but be careful 

 and not jab the combs. 



At best, there will always be some unfinished 

 sections on hand, but their number can be 

 greatly reduced by a little care. 



As we stated above, nothing is gained by 

 leaving the combs on the hive after they have 

 been sealed, but the having a number of un- 

 finished sections can be avoided by waiting 

 until nearly all the combs are sealed, and when 

 this condition is reached, the supers should 

 be taken off by aid of the bee escape board 



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