HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



or danger of robbing being started by the 

 bees. 



Shall we return the extracted combs to the 

 bees as soon as they are emptied ? That 

 will depend upon the chances of robbing being 

 started by the bees getting at the empty combs. 

 If the flow is well on and care is exercised, 

 it will do no harm to return them at once, 

 but there are a number of beekeepers who 

 prefer to wait till toward evening, when the 

 bees have stopped flying, and return them all 

 at once. Local conditions will guide the 

 beginner as to which method he had best 

 pursue. 



When all of the early light-colored honey 

 has been extracted, the empty combs can be 

 allowed to remain on the hives until the late 

 flow in late summer and fall has been gathered, 

 when the same methods of taking the surplus 

 that were used for the early flow should be 

 followed as soon as the late flowers cease to 

 secrete nectar. After the late flow has been 

 extracted, the combs may be set outdoors in 



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