208 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS IN "GO-BACKS." 



AH except the two outside rows. In these two rows 

 are 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 \\'ould 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, espe- 

 cially, there will be no other supers on a hive that has 

 "go-backs," and these outside rows are needed to give 

 them a chance to do some storing while finishing up the 

 sealing of sections that allow little or no room for stor- 

 ing. 



COLONIES FOR "gO-EACK" WORK. 



Being more convenient, the "go-backs" are all given 

 to colonies in the home apiary. AMien the first are given, 

 the honey harvest is usually still in full blast, and a good 

 many colonies in the apiary will have "go-backs," each 

 colony having only one, that being placed on top of its 

 others supers. W'e keep watch to see which colonies 

 make the best work on "go-backs." Sorne seal faster 

 than others, some seal sections with extra whiteness. In 

 order to help keep track of the rate of progress, each 

 "go-back," at the time it is put on, has marked on one of 

 the middle sections the word "go-back" and the date. 

 If the super were not thus marked, the colony would get 

 more credit than it deserved when the super was re- 

 moved. 



A little later in the season the number of colonies 

 chosen for this work is limited, only those which do the 



