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These are so placed near the top of the frames that they will be 
the proper distance apart when placed in the hive. 
While there may be a difference of opinion regarding the 
best, from the standpoint of the extensive extracted honey pro- 
ducer, the novice will find the self-spacing frames much better, 
as there is less danger of getting the brood nest too crowded or 
the combs too far apart. 
Some contend that the use of metal spaced frames tends to 
dull the uncapping knife by constantly knocking against it. This 
argument carries little weight, for a good operator will seldom 
strike the edge of his knife against the metal. 
THE HONEY HOUSE 
A good honey house is a necessity in extensive honey produc- 
tion. The small honey producer can get along with a large room 
in the dwelling house if necessary, but the nature of the work of 
extracting is such that a separate building is very desirable. It 
need not be expensive, but must be tight enough so that no bee 
can enter when doors and windows are closed. If the bees once 
find their way in when a lot of honey is exposed, they soon come 
by thousands and make work impossible. During a good honey 
flow they are so busy bringing in nectar from the field, that they 
pay little attention to anything else. At such times extracting 
can often be done out of doors without annoyance. A check in 
the honey flow brings a decided change in their attitude, and 
they will soon, be seeking every possible opening to a building 
where honey is stored. 
If portable outfits are used and the honey extracted at the 
various apiaries, small buildings will serve very well, because 
the honey will be taken away as fast as extracted. It is a common 
practice among bee-keepers following this-plan to visit a yard in 
the morning and spend the day extracting, and take the honey 
home at night. 
Even though the portable outfits are used, a good-sized build- 
