GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



March, 1920 



brood-chamber, or it may be shallower. Some 

 prefer shallow rather thaia deep supers, as 

 they are lighter, more easily handled, less 

 liable to breakage when extracting, may be 

 put on early in the spring with less loss of 

 heat from the brood, and make it possible 

 to keep separate, in different supers, differ- 

 ent flows of honeys varying in- color and 

 flavor, such as clover and buckwheat. Some 

 advocate deep supers so that all the frames 

 in the hive will be interchangeable, which is 

 certainly a handy arrangement. Others com- 

 promise by having one deep super for each 

 hive and two or three shallow ones. This 

 arrangement makes it possible to give the 

 queen access to two stories when desired, 

 and yet retain most of the advantages of 

 shallow supers. Over the super is placed a 

 thin inner cover, or early in the season 

 when no super is being used this cover is 

 placed just above the brood-chamber. Above 

 this is the large telescoping cover. The chaff 

 tray, which is to be filled with leaves and 

 placed over the colony during the winter, 

 and the tight-fitting division-board, that is 

 slightly larger than an ordinary frame but 

 may be suspended in the hive in the same way 

 as a frame when contracting the colony for 

 winter, will not be needed during the sum- 

 mer and may be stored away until ready to 

 pack the bees for winter. It would hardly 

 pay for the beginner to buy the division- 

 board since he could easily make one him- 

 self. It may be of thin wood and should be 



made to fit the hive tightly so that bees 

 cannot pass beyond it. 



Outfit for Comb-honey Producers. 



The equipment for the production of comb 

 honey is just the same as the one given for 

 extracted-honey production except the un- 

 capping-knife, queen-excluder, and extractor. 

 Also, instead of the extracting-supers, three 

 or four comb-honey supers filled with sec- 

 tions containing full sheets of foundation 

 will be needed. There are several styles of 

 sections, but we recommend either the 4% 

 x 4% X 1% beeway section super or the 4x5 

 X 1% plain section super. The sections of 

 the latter super instead of being square are 

 rectangular, are a little more artistic in 

 looks, and appear to hold a little more hon- 

 ey than they really do. For these reasons 

 they are preferred by many. 



A Few Suggestions. 



These outfits give all that is absolutely 

 necessary, but it would be a good plan to 

 have an extra hive on hand to use in case 

 of any possible swarm. One or two extra 

 supers with included fixtures may also come 

 in handy. The first hive should be purchas- 

 ed nailed and painted (designated NP in the 

 catalogs). With this for a pattern one may 

 later enjoy nailing up his own supplies, in 

 which ease he may then purchase somewhat 

 cheaper by buying in the flat or knocked 

 down (KD). As a last word of caution we 

 urge that the supplies be ordered immedi- 

 ately in order to avoid probable later delays. 



EXTRACTED-HONEY OUTFIT 



1, Extracted-honey super; 2, 'beebnish ; 3, beehat and veil; 4, smoker; 5, hive-tool; 6, quean-excluder; 

 7, honey-knife; 8. extractor; 9, tray for winter packing; 10, telescope cover; 11, douhle-walled hive; 12, en- 

 trance-closer; 13, bottom-hoard; 14, frame of foundation; 15, tight-fitting divi.sion-board; 16, inner cover 



over (1) but not shown in cut. 



