EXTRACTED HONEY -HONEY FLOW AND HARVEST.—Chap. KH, 
into this story, the frames of brood in the lower story being crowded to- 
gether so there will be no danger of the brood’s chilling, and the vacant 
space at the side should be filled with frames of drawn combs. If the 
combs in the second story are old dark brood-combs, the queen will usually 
move “upstairs” promptly without combs of brood being placed above, -pro- 
vided the colony is strong and needs more room; but, if new white combs 
are given, it is better to put at least two combs above in order to induce 
the queen to begin work promptly in the second story. Combs of founda- 
tion should not be given during a dearth of nectar, but should be given 
only when the bees are gathering enough honey from early flowers to in- 
duce them to draw out the foundation and build comb. Two or three combs 
of brood should then be placed in the middle of: the upper story, and the 
frames of foundation placed on each side. The foundation is drawn out 
nore readily in those frames adjacent to the combs of brood, and if the col- 
onv is quite strong the combs of brood can be placed in the middle of both 
the upper and lower stories, so that four frames of foundation are adja- 
cent to combs of brood, two above and two below; but usually it is better 
to have all the foundation drawn out in the upper story. As soon as the 
combs adjacent to the brood are built out, they can be exchanged with 
frames of foundation not yet drawn out, in order to hasten the drawing- 
out of the foundation. Giving the queen so much room makes the colony 
more contented and less hable to swarm. 
Time of the Harvest. 
The honey harvest comes with the bloom of the chief nectar-producing 
plant (or plants) of the beekeeper’s locality. In northern regions this honey 
flow is brief, but the nectar production is usually heavy while it lasts. In 
some southern regions the honey flow lasts longer but is not so imtense, 
while in other regions it is intermittent. The honey flow varies in different 
localities as do the plants of those localities. So it is necessary that the 
beekeeper know what the honey-producing plants are in his neighborhood; 
know when these bloom; and exert everv effort to have his colonies of 
bees strongest when the big honey-producing bloom comes, in order to se- 
eure the largest quantity of nectar possible. The control of swarming, 
about which there is always so much discussion among beekeepers and in all 
beekeeping literature, is only for the purpose of bringing the bees through 
the honey flow in the strongest possible condition. To build the colonies 
up to great strength in time for the honey flow, and maintaining this con- 
dition throughout the honey flow, is a diffieult problem in northern regions 
where the honey flow comes early and may last only a very brief time; and 
where the honey flow is longer and evener, it is difficult to maintain the 
colonies at highest strength throughout the entire period. 
So, let it be remembered that the successful management of the bees 
for greatest service during the honey harvest requires a thorough under- 
standing of the conditions of the beekeeper’s locality. For instance, part 
of such “locality” knowledge concerns not onlv the big flow of nectar at 
honey-harvest time, but also the earlier honey flows which provide stores 
for the bees and furnish a stimulus to breeding. This knowledge of the 
periods of blossoming is especially necessary in regions where the blossom- 
ing periods are short, as in the North. By consulting an experienced bee- 
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