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second story may be put on as soon as the wires are removed from the trans- 

 ferred combs, otherwise not till a sm-plus is being gathered. If the colony is 

 not strong enough to occupy the whole of the second story, 2 or 3 frames and 

 a division board may be put in and the remainder of the lower story be kept 

 covered so as to retain the heat of the bees. When the second story is nearly 

 filled with honey it may be extracted, or it may be raised up and another pre- 

 pared as before directed, be put under it, and so continue to do till the honey 

 season closes and the extracting can all be done at once. But the better plan is 

 to do the extracting as soon as the honey flow from each kind of flowers ceases, 

 for the mixing of diflerent kinds of honey destroys their distinctive flavors. 

 The better way is to extract the yield from fruit bloom as soon as white clover 

 begins to yield honey, and then again after white clover and before basswood, 

 and after basswood and before the yield of dark honey from fall flowers. Aa 

 different localities often yield different kinds of honey, each one must judge foj 

 himself when to extract. 



Another method is to have hives of only one story in which the bees raisb 

 brood, this is called the brood nest If honey is coming in rapidly it may be 

 be necessary to extract 2 or 3 times a week, so as to give the queen room to 

 deposit eggs. If this is neglected the cells will be filled with honey and brood 

 rearing will necessarily have to cease, and as the amount of honey gathered 

 depends upon the number of bees, it is desirable to raise as many as possible, 

 that is, keep all colonies strong. 



When ready to extract, blow a little smoke in at the entrance of the hive. 

 If the honey is to be extracted from the brood nest move the hive just back of 

 ■where it now stands and place an empty one, without any covering, in its place. 

 Keniove the cover and quilt off the hive to be extracted from, and if the bees 

 are cross smoke them enough to make them quiet. Have ready another empty 

 hive or comb holder in which to place the combs to be extracted. Remove one 

 of the combs and shake the adhering bees into the empty hive on the old stand. 

 Such bees as have not been shaken off should be brushed off with a wing or 

 brush. Then place this comb in the empty hive or comb holder. Proceed in 

 like manner with the remaining combs. If any of them do not need extracting 

 place them in the hive where the bees have been shaken. Take the combs to 

 the honey extractor and with the uncapping knife remove the cappings from as 

 many of the combs as the comb basket will contain. Then by revolving the 

 comb basket the honey will be thrown out of one side of the combs, which 

 should then be reversed and the honey thrown, or extracted, from the other 

 side. Proceed in this manner till all have been extracted, when the combs 

 should be placed in the hive where the bees are and the hive closed up. Pro- 

 ceed in like manner with all the colonies that need extracting. If the combs 

 contain unsealed brood be careful not to revolve them so rapidly as to throw it 

 out. A little practice will soon enable one to do it properly. Should there be 

 upper stories to extract from, and not from the brood nest, the hive need not 

 be moved, and the bees may be shaken on the ground. ia front of the hive. 



