200 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



figure them. The trouble gradually faded away until for several 

 years I have done no fumigating whatever, and no harm has 

 come from the omission. I do not know why there should be so 

 much change except a change in the character of the bees that 

 stored the honey. Years ago black brood was present in my 

 bees to a larger extent than now. The weeding out of bees too 

 lazy to fight away the wax-moths may have much to do with it. 



"■ GO-BACKS.-" 



The unfinished sections that were taken out are to be 

 disposed of. They are filled into supers and returned to the 

 bees to be finished up, and these supers of sections that are to 

 go hack to the bees for finishing are called " go-backs," fov 

 short. In filling up these supers of " go-backs," no very great 

 care is taken as to assorting them, although it is desirable so far 

 as convenient to have all in the same super at nearly the same 

 stage toward completion. 



ARRANGEMENTS OF SECTIONS IN " GO-l;.\( 'KS." 



All except the two outside rows. In these two luws ai-e 

 put the sections that are the least advanced, the four corner 

 sections often containing only foundation. 



There are two objects in having these outside rows different 

 from the others. The bees will not make as rapid work finishing 

 them as the others, and if all were alike the super would have 

 to be left on too long before all would be finished. So there is 

 no expectation of their being finished, and it is not worth while 

 to put in the outside row any that are near completion. There 

 is another reason. Toward the close of. the season, especially, 

 there will be no other supers on a hive that has " go-backs," 

 and these outside rows are needed to give fhem a chance to do 

 some storing while finishing up !he sealing of sections that 

 allow little or no room for storing. 



COLONIES FOR " GO-BACK " WORK. 



Being more e(in\enient, the "go-backs" are all given to 

 (olonies in the home apiaiy. When Ihe first are given, the 



