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When it is desired to use one division, or two divisions only o 

 a divisional crate, to finish off section! 



116. Using Divisional they should be placed on the hive in th 



Crate. same manner as an economic cratej bu 



the space on either side of the crate o 

 crates should be covered with two strips of canvas or othe 

 suitable material, the inner edges of which should be jus 

 caught under the sides of the crate. The crates should, c 

 course, be warmly packed all over, as when using large crates 



The bee-keeper,, must ever remember that success in superin 

 greatly depends upon very thoroughly ani 



117. Packing Section- carefully packing all round the supei 



crates. crates, so that they may retain sufficien 



warmth to induce the bees to work ii 

 them ; it frequently occurs that bees refuse to go up int 

 supers, solely because the covering has been carelessly put on 

 and the temperature of the supers is too low. A little experi 

 ence in supering will indicate to the beginner that the oute 

 sections in a crate are generally the worst, not being so wel 

 drawn out or filled as those in the warmer interior parts of th 

 crate ; this clearly indicates the importance of carefully pack 

 ing super-crates, using plenty of material for doing so. Thi 

 bee-keeper, when giving a fresh crate of sections to a hivi 

 which is carrying a super, must never place the new crate o 

 empty sections on the top of the old one ; it should invariabl] 

 be placed immediately over the brood nest, with the olde] 

 crates above it. This practice will give the best results. 



XIV.— WOEKING HIVES FOE EXTEACTING. 



Extracting signifies the operation of removing honey from th( 



comb by a centrifugal machine, whicl 



118, Extracting leaves the empty comb in a fit conditioi 



versus Sections, to be returned to the hive that it may b( 



refilled by the bees. Hives may b( 



worked for extracting as an alternative to, or in conjunctioi 



with, the production of section honey. It is not advisable t( 



work for extracting when there are less than four stocks in ai 



apiary. The relative merits of the two systems of producinj 



honey may be shortly summarized as follows. 



The advantages of extracting are : — 



(o.) Greatly inci:eased honey production ; a stock whicl 

 would on the average produce 60 lbs. of section honey 

 would probably produce 100 lbs. of extracted hone; 

 per annum. 



(6.) Cheaper production of honey per pound, neither sec 

 tions nor section foundation, and less brood foundatioi 

 being required. 



yC.) Very considerable reduction in the cost of forwardini 

 to market , due to the fact that extracted honey can b 

 easily and cheaply packed to bear transit withou 

 injury. 



