and its Economic Management. 283 
per lb. wholesale in the ’7o’s; but at the present time 
heather honey only reaches or exceeds these figures. 
The kind of section one intends to adopt should be on 
hand before April 1st, when the foundation can be inserted 
during that month; that all may be in readiness, as a flow 
of honey is liable to occur any time after May Ist, or even 
earlier. In 
Preparing Stocks for Comb-honey 
it has been shown under General Management that the 
brood nest should be reduced to the capacity of a ten or 
eleven-frame chamber of combs when supering. It may be 
asked 
Why the Brood Nest should be Restricted 
at this time? As a matter of fact, having already a 
complete brood nest, every day passing without an 
extension adds a balance of power to the future working 
force of the hive. Continue to extend the brood nest after 
supering and you not only require a greater proportion of 
the stores to feed the young, but a larger number of the 
population is needed to attend to the enlarged nursery 
instead of adding to the stores.* 
It should be distinctly understood that it is not always 
the larger population which gives the heaviest surplus; as 
it is possible for the hive of medium strength to send out 
a much larger gathering force. These are delicate points 
which require careful consideration but which are too often 
overlooked. 
The First Honey Flow 
is upon us; weather steady, and temperature from 70° to 
80° in the shade, with plenty of forage in all directions. 
* A powerful colony tiered up for extracting, especially where 
two have been united, will restrict the queen quite as much as is 
required. 5 
