152 PRODUCTION OF COMB HONEY 
of the super. They will readily begin work in shallow extracting 
frames above the brood chamber, and once they have occupied 
these they will more readily occupy the section adjoining. 
C. L. Pinney, who has secured splendid yields of comb honey, 
insists that by his method of combining the production of a 
small amount of extracted honey with comb honey he ean get as 
many pounds of both as would be possible to get of extracted 
honey alone. Since his method has some features not generally 
practised, it may be of interest to describe it here. He has 
shallow extracting supers which he places on his hives when the 
comb honev ig removed in the fall. These remain to catch any 
light fall flow and are left in place all winter, thus giving the 
bees a story and a half of comb surface on which to winter. In 
spring the bees will begin storing above the brood nest, of course, 
and as soon as the flow starts they will be at work in these shallow 
extracting supers. When he is ready to put on the comb honey 
supers he removes a partially filled frame and places it at each 
side of the comb super. There will then be two frames of comb 
with some honey in each comb honey super. The two frames are 
replaced with others that are empty and the extracting super 
raised up and the comb honey super placed underneath. The bees 
will, of course, go right on working on the unfinished extracting 
combs, and as soon as they are filled will fill the sections. When 
the comb honey super is well started it is raised up and another 
placed under it. The extracting super on the top may now be 
removed if desired, as it has served its purpose. The remaining 
honey may now be extracted and the frames put in a safe place 
until they are wanted to set on top of the hive when the comb 
honey is removed later in the season. If there is brood in the 
shallow frames it is his plan to use it for making increase. 
Several of the shallow frames of brood may be set in a super, 
and the super placed on the bottom board makes a shallow hive. 
By giving a queen, the little colony will build up nicely and 
when the frames are getting crowded may be placed over a full 
sized hive full of comb or frames of foundation. 
