Introduction 
CONTENTS. 
Apparatus for comb-honey production.....-..-...--- Hoists eee aigeinat ey eiaomees 
Shop and honey ROWE dan enneg canbe cee Scene he cadeaade aati 
Sections 
Bee 
BN SUPETS ses sessseswesdessGeaere dette eee aoe nse 
way 0. plain sections... .¢cesor0s eee teeeenss cea eeeeen se cee 
Dimensions of sections..........-.0.0- 2-0 e eee eee eee ec ee eee eee ees 
The 
Free communication within the super.....--..--.-..--------+--- 
USS OL BOPAPALOMS |< ieee wench Se Reeee eee Mee eaRe ess SEE 
Shallow extracting supers........ Satie Giese ae eae oe euees mee 
Combination supers......-.-. 2.20202 cece ee eee ee eee eee eens 
Other apparatus: cies6acdesee ss ecccessive meee eee 2 
Preparing supetsscosssenereoy ce ceaiearerg ging nests ee eens eee 
Folding s6ctions seeders eeorceewessees ss ueee coer edaee ames rceues 
Fastening foundation in sections................----+-+2-0----ee eee 
Manipulation of the bees.......-.-.---- 20-202 eee eee eee eee eee cece eee eee 
Securing workers for the honey flow..........-- Geiss Get siutniityssceane ee Gpeetse aco 
Building up the colony in the early spring.............----.-------- 
The 
production of gathering bees....-.......---- 2-2-2. seen eee eee ee 
Providing sufficient stores........-.--.---2----2- eee eee eee eee 
Providing available brood-rearing space. ...-...--.---------5--- 
SUMMARY. cic jjaccnaaes cease seiecne -aeners ses eee eeee ee ee 
BS Ye TN ices pce can tga chen es Seca eawiy ann een SepeP eastern ensaysiieUvavSoiaNe 
Control mensuresisc is ante secesind sate west re etcnaiernecieacicies eee ese cies 
Control of natural swarms............2-2-- 220-22 e eee eee eee eee 
Using the removed brood to best advantage.............-.--- 
What to use in the brood chamber when hiving swarms ...... 
Extreme contraction of the brood chamber when hiving 
Swarm control by manipulation............-.------.---2-0-e0e-- 
Taking the queen from the hive.........-...-.-..------+5+- 
Removing the brood from the hive.........-..-..+-..------ 
Separating the queen and brood within the hive.. Stelea 
Manipulation of the supers............--2222000deceee cece cece eeee reece 
Caring for the crop cess secure oseers gtenbiee eset eke recess eeannsete ees 
Removing the honey from the hives........-.-.-------2--.2-22eeeeeleeee 
Care of comb honey..........-.------+--- +222 eee eect e eee ee Sovasseeisteinisie 
Scraping propolis from sections........-.-.- 52+... 22-022 e eee eee eee eee 
Grading 
comb honey..........- fivag sg ieee ereiietiere eeu uiemenanlaeieele aut 
Packages for comb honey........--.----- +--+ +--+ ete cece eee eee eee eee ee 
Marketing. '<.2viaticiestisie enh necies See eae se eect ee eee AO ee cca 
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