SXTRPLFS HONBT. 



149 



Fig 89. 

 HIVE DOUBLED. 



the brood there 

 hatches out. The 

 combs of honey 

 may be removed 

 from above to 

 have their con- 

 tents extracted, 

 and to be returned 

 at once to the 

 hive for refilling, 

 drones being re- 

 moved ; or, the 

 two storeys may 

 be used as brood 

 chambers, and a 

 third and a fourth 

 storey may be 

 placed on top for 

 honey only, the 

 excluder zinc be- 



ing placed above the brood chambers, to safeguard the upper 

 storeys from the queen's attentions. When the combs in the 

 uppermost storey have been filled, they can have their honey 

 extracted, and may be returned upon the excluder, the un- 

 finished storeys being placed above them. 



Fiii. 90. 

 . 6KBP WITB SUPER CASE AND EOOW. 



