x ILLUSTRATIONS 



Queen cells hang downward Fig. 37 



A small colony is confined to such space as it can cover, by use of the 



division board Fig. 38 



Supers set back for ventilation in hot weather Fig. 39 



The bee-escape board lends itself to modern honey production Fig. 40 



Using mud to close gap between stories by hive tool Fig. 41 



Method of lifting supers to put on escape board Fig. 42 



First honey-extractor of Hruschka Fig. 43 



The first extractor made in the United States Fig. 44 



Uncapping at a single stroke of the knife Fig. 45 



Robber cloth and pan protect supers from robbers duringextracting..Fig. 46 



The original cappingcan is still in usa in the Dadant apiaries Fig. 47 



Supers returned to the hives after the last extracting of the year Fig. 48 



Super combs which have been in use over fifty years, and are fully 



as good as at first Fig. 49 



The Mississippi bottoms viewed from the Koch apiary on the bluff -Fig. 50 



Chart of the Dadant apiaries in 1880 Fig. 51 



Map of the Dadant apiaries in 1919 Fig. 52 



Moving bees on auto trucks. Fig. 53 



Closing brood-chambers with screens for hauling in hot weather Fig. 54 



Hives packed for winter out-of-doors ...Fig. 55 



A three-colony winter-case Fig. 56 



Gas torch for singeing hives that have contained American foul- 

 brood Fig. 57 



Low, moist, rich bottom land that is good fcr honey production Fig. 58 



