262 A Modern Bee-Farm 
own basis of strength, and doubtful possibilities. No, you 
must do the acting—yow must be a man of action. 
Why should you put down a colony of bees, simply place 
on a super when you think the fine weather has come, and 
so secure your 30 lbs. or 40 lbs. of honey, or less—or none at 
all, when on the other hand a rational manipulation on your 
part will reward your endeavors by the 100 lbs. and more, to 
each hive. ‘ 
Keep the brood nest freely open for the queen, so that 
her egg-producing powers may not be restricted, and see 
that the supers are fully expanded for storage. Cramping 
gives poor results, but a large hive, with large surplus 
room, will always, and will alone, be productive of heavy 
yields. : 
A large frame for brood-rearing, and a prolific queen of a 
good strain, will provide an immense force of working bees. 
As previously shown there is no reason why a queen should 
be restricted to one brood chamber prior to the honey-flow, 
while “doubling” may be resorted to if necessary in an 
emergency. : 
When Honey Flows. 
! 
Many novices ask how they are to know when honey is 
coming in. Examination of the combs will, of course, show 
every vacant cell being more or less occupied with the thin 
newly gathered nectar. The bees, too, come in with dis- 
tended bodies, falling heavily upon the flight board. 
Sometimes the aroma of the incoming stores is distinctly 
noticeable, more particularly at evening when many bees 
are ventilating at the entrance, and a perfect roar is heard 
throughout the apiary. Apart from this, the advanced 
apiarist has an instinctive feeling that honey is, ‘or is not, 
being gathered. The state of the atmosphere and his 
knowledge of surrounding crops tell him at once what to 
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