260 A Modern Bee-Farm 
Taking the average of seasons, one eleven-frame 
British Standard (14in. by 8in.) stock chamber, 
crammed with brood prior to the honey-flow, should 
yield 75lbs. of comb-honey; one eleven-frame Lang- 
stroth (17iin. by 93in.) chamber, 90 Ibs. ; one eleven- 
frame (16in. by 10in.) commercial stock chamber, 
120 lbs.* 
The progressive increase of surplus when a second 
chamber is filled with brood and bees by the same 
queen, is three times that secured from one chamber. 
Extracted honey may be shown as one-fifth more 
than comb in sections, as compared with the above 
estimates. 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
THE PRODUCTION OF HONEY 
AS AN ABUNDANT SURPLUS. 
N endeavoring to secure large yields of honey the bee- 
} keeper is obliged to rely upon a vigoros strain of 
bees, and correct manipulation at the proper moment, 
in connection with commodious hives and the early develop- 
ment of a vast working force. 
Liliputian, incomplete, and makeshift hives, such as 
frequently used, are unfit for profitable bee-keeping on a 
large scale, and account for many of the failures recorded. 
Large Brood-nests prior to Supering. 
One should breed by selection, or otherwise procure 
queens that can fill nearly solid with brood, the equivalent 
* The form of the commercial frame ensures a more compact 
brood nest, and a much larger population. 
