72 PROFITABLE BEE-KEEPING 



a form of storing which makes much extra work 

 for their owner. This question of getting all 

 work finished off applies in a much greater degree 

 to sections. Unfinished sections are unsaleable. 

 At the best they can only be extracted, and it is 

 poor economy to extract sections. To ensure 

 their being finished off, the finished sections should 

 be taken from all the racks as soon as the supply 

 of nectar is seen to be failing, and full racks 

 made up of the unfinished ones that are left. 

 These racks must then be placed upon the very 

 strongest stocks and wrapped up warmly. By 

 these means the bees will be induced to complete 

 them. 



Swarming is usually the chief trouble to many 

 bee-keepers at this time, and every means possible 

 should be used to avoid this trouble if a large 

 amount of surplus is required. The best method 

 for checking it and dealing with the swarms has 

 been pointed out elsewhere, but there are a few 

 other points well worth mentioning. One of these 

 is that if sections are worked for, the number of 

 swarms will be much above the average. Bees 

 intensely dislike these little boxes, with their tiny 

 cubicles and general lack of space. It is not a 

 natural way in which to compel them to build 

 comb, and consequently the great majority of such 

 stocks throw off swarms. These swarms must be 

 treated strictly on the lines indicated, as regards 

 hiving them on the old stands and giving them 

 the supers. 



