Bees do not consciously gather nectar and convert it into honey 
for man, but their object is to supply their own needs when gather- 
ing is not: possible. Man has taken advantage of this providence 
of the bees, supplies them with room in which to store surplus honey 
instead of dissipating their energies in swarming, and removes from 
the hive the amount above that which the bees will need through 
the non-collecting period. 
SUPERS 
When an addition is made to the hive in which the bees are ex- 
pected to store the surplus honey it is known as the super. 
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of % 
Fig. 13. Comb honey super for 4% square, beeway sections (Root). 
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