THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 177 



(In those days honey sold at low prices.) But as for our trying to 

 produce section honey in our part of the country, we cannot do it; 

 our honey seasons are too short. 



In those days our big clover fields produced an abundance of 

 nectar, which stimulated the bees to go wild on swarming; we 

 called it the "crazy swarming fever." There was no way to control 

 the swarming to any extent, except to work the bees for extracted 

 or bulk comb honey. In those days the extracted honey sold at too 

 low a price for any profit, when we could produce the bulk comb 

 just as cheap as the extracted. The bulk comb sold for 10 cents, 

 extracted GjA cents, section 11 and l'2}/2 cents. 



In later years, to control swarming more thoroughlv. I used 

 vents, slatted dummies, about one or two in a brood chamber (10 

 frame hive) and to very good success. This, however, required 

 more ^vork than I liked, and so about eight years ago I made an- 

 other great change. 



DISCASDS QUEEir EXCIiUDEBS, THICK TOP BABS, ETC. 



On account of the clover fields going on the decline in nectar 

 producing, I discarded entirely all queen excluders, vents, dummies, 

 following boards, thick top bars in brood chambers and honey- 

 boards. As to the section cases, I piled out all separators and 

 fences ; in fact, I "let down the bars," took out all the bar-rails and 

 threw them away. 



In tiering up for surplus honey, the surplus cases should be put 

 on quite a while before the bees are making preparation for swarm- 

 ing or before the honey flow. First put on the second story, the 

 same as though you were going to work them for extracted honey. 

 Now you put three empty combs against one side for extracting, 

 next insert six empty frames with good three-quarter inch starters 

 of light brood foundation. This is nine combs for a ten-frame hive. 

 Now space them as nearly exact as you can, put on \'Our canvas or 

 oilcloth and place your lid over all. Pile on a couple of bricks or 

 stones to hold everything solid. 



FBOSirCES SECTION HONE7 A1.SO. 



When the upper story is about two-thirds filled up, and you 

 think the honey flow is going to continue, put on your section case, 

 on top of the second story. If the honey season continues, put on 

 another one. A\'hen they get the upper story filled, the swarming is 

 altogether likely controlled and they go ahead in the sections. In 

 an eight-frame hive you use three empty combs and four empty 

 frames with starters. 



It is plainly to be seen that if you have left out the honey 

 boards and queen excluders and thick top-bars there is nothing to 



