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flow begins and that means that some new honey may be sealed 

 along the top bars from fruit bloom or dandelion, but I wait about 

 supering until the bees begin to seal honey from the alfalfa bloom, 

 then the supers go on fast. As a fact the supers are often put on 

 when the alfalfa begins blooming and then I am safe. This waiting 

 until the main flow is on would not work where fruit bloom is of 

 more importance, because bees will store more honey from fruit 

 bloom in the big fruit districts than they will in my locality. 



The baits should go right in the center of the super or as near 

 there as possible. Some say to put the baits in the corners and 

 two or three in the center. The object of the baits in the corner is 

 to get the super evenly filled and all sections finished up at the 

 same time. The sole object of baits on my hives is that the bees 

 may store honey above early in the flow, and get started well in the 

 supers before contracting the swarming fever. If honey is stored 

 in the supers in the early flow the brood chamber will be kept con- 

 paratively free of honey and the queen can lay eggs unhampered. 

 This goes a long way toward controlling swarming. 



Upon the first super being half full and the flow probably to 

 continue good for ten days or two weeks, the second super goes on 

 below the first. If the flow is to shut ofif or lull in a few days the 

 second super goes on top. 



I know some beemen who always put the second super on top, 

 but I think it pays to know one's flow and super accordingly. It 

 is not possible to judge the conditions perfectly in advance, but 

 you can come near enough for practical purposes, barring hail- 

 storms and other unknown contingencies that afi.'ect the flow. 



Some colonies will have such a large force of bees that the third 

 super may be needed before the first is finished. This I put on top 

 of the first until well drawn out, then shift it below the first super 

 if the first super does not then come off. 



Two New Devices for Bee-Keepers' Use. 



GEO. A. BOYUM, Rushford, Minn. 

 ^^^ HE Boyum Section Press, illustrated 

 C^ y below (see Fig. 5). was iuA'ented by 

 the writer last summer (June 21st, 

 1012), and is now already on the market. The 

 main features of this device are: It folds the 

 sections up square and draws the joint up 

 tight both ways. It is handy to operate. It 

 is small and has no limit for speed. It is F'^- s 



worked as follows : 



