and its Economic Management. 



Mr. Wells, will be of considerable interest, and are as 

 follows : — 



£ 5. d. 



940 lbs. extracted honey at 8d. ... 3: 6 8 



54 „ comb „ „ i/- ... 2 14 o 



30 ,, wax „ 2/- ... 3 o o 



37 o 8 

 Total expenditure ... 5 i 10 



Balance ;^3i 18 ip 



Mr. Wells considered the season below the- average, but 

 besides the above balance of profit he had a lot of surplus 

 brood combs left over, either empty or partly stored ; and 

 these form one of the most valuable ' stock-in-trade ' adjuncts, 

 of the apiary. 



Mr. Wells will doubtless adopt a hive which will give him 

 more room, as well as aid in prevention of swarming, but 

 in the absence of any further particulars I give several, 

 illustrations of a. hive which I think will meet the case and 

 help to more clearly explain the process, while the addition of 

 my ' safety-valve ' or non-swarming chamber under the brood 

 nest must largely assist in disposing of the trouble complained 

 of, as well as dispense with the need of a dropping floor. 



The Illustrations 



shew (Fig. 60) the double brood chamber, A, with the 

 perforated division board, P D, between, and the non-swarming 

 arrangement under, having a perfectly plain, tight-fitting divi- 

 sion board, D, between the two compartments, B B, and fitting 

 close to, and immediately under, the perforated board. The 

 hive allows nine frames on either side, and with the frames 

 below having starters only there will be little inclination to 

 swarm when the supers also are in position. 



