COliB HONEY. 



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vested, are mostly producers of comb honey; while those in 

 the districts producing dark honey, in the South mainly, rely 

 more on extracted honey. 



720. We have not the space to describe the different 

 evolutions, through which the production of comb honey has 

 passed since box-hive times; production in large frames in 

 glass boxes, in tumblers, etc. 



Fig. 186. 



ONE-PIECE SECTIONS. 



Honey in large frames does not sell well, and cannot be 

 safely transported. Were it not for this, its production in 

 this way would be advisable. The experienced bee-keeper 

 well knows that bees will make more honey in a large box, 

 than in several small ones whose united capacity is the same. 

 In small boxes, they cannot so well maintain their animal heat 



