CHAPTER X 



HOW TO PRODUCE COMB HONEY 



TTONEY is marketed in two forms, either 

 -*— *- as comb honey, in the individual one- 

 pound sections in which the bees store it, or 

 as extracted honey, this being extracted from 

 the large brood combs used in an upper story 

 above the brood nest, the queen being pre- 

 vented from laying her eggs in the extracting- 

 combs by means of a perforated zinc board, 

 which confines her below, at the same time 

 giving the workers access to them for storing. 

 Whether the beekeeper proposes to produce 

 comb or extracted honey, it is very neces- 

 sary that the colonies shall be strong at the 

 time of the honey flow, and this can only be 

 brought about by seeing that every colony 

 put into winter quarters is strong, supplied 

 with ample stores, and, if wintered outdoors, 

 is fully protected. 



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