September, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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In working the eight-frame L. hive for 

 extracted honey at out-apiaries, naturally 

 an entirely different system must be carried 

 out than is the case with the very large hive. 

 First of all, heavy fall feeding is always 

 necessary. Then in the spring, as soon as 

 more room is needed, an extra story of 

 worker combs is given without an excluder. 

 At the opening of the flow, if swarming is 

 to be prevented without regular weekly ex- 

 aminations (something I cannot or will not 

 do) radical methods must be followed, and 

 1 prefer what is known as the Demaree 



plan, or a modification of it, as circum- 

 stances may warrant. All the brood is 

 taken from the lower story but one comb, 

 the rest of the space being filled with combs 

 or foundation — ^the latter preferred if the 

 flow is apt to be at all long. The excluder 

 is placed over the brood-nest and then a 

 super of drawn combs followed by combs 

 of brood in the next super alcove. This 

 should be done before the bees have' any 

 notion of swarming; and if honey is coming 

 in fast another super will be necessary in a 

 few davs. Much or all depends upon 



J. L. BYER'S HOME 

 One of the apiaries just after being moved 250 miles. The same yard packed foi 



The hive preferred — the double-walled ten-frame Jumbo. 



