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without scattering the honey too much. This 

 is especially true of comb-honey production. 



Removing the Honey. — ^When the supers 

 are filled it is an easy matter to place those 

 which are to be removed on top and place a 

 bee's escape board underneath, between the 

 filled super and the ones below. In a few hours 

 the bees will have gone below and not being 

 able to return the super can be removed, free 

 from annoyance. 



Closing the Season. — When the honey 

 flow is over, the surplus honey should be re- 

 moved from the bees as soon as possible. The 

 preparations for winter should be made early 

 in the fall, so as not to disturb the bees any 

 later than necessary after active operations 

 are over. At this season it is important to re- 

 place any old and faihng queens with vigorous 

 young ones, to replace the queen in colonies 

 where the stock is undesirable for any reason, 

 and to make sure that an abimdant supply of 

 honey is present to carry the bees through till 



