and its Economic Management. 249 



facts. From page 4 of the above work I give the folio v- 

 ing:— 



" It may be asked ' How can bees possibly be kept at 

 " work in supers, when at the same time they have an 

 " open space below, as well as several unfinished combs ?' 

 " But this will be satisfactorily answered in the following 

 " pages, and at the same time it will be shown that more 

 " honey can be obtained, the combs in sections will be 

 " finished rapidly, and, therefore, of good colour, every 

 " comb will be built solidly all round, therefore the best 

 " market-price will be commanded." 



It will be seen that Simmins' Non-Swarming plan, really 

 a carefully organised and definite system, was founded as 

 shown by these remarks, upon the fact that Drawn Combs 

 in sections, expressly prepared for that purpose, would en- 

 sure bees working therein, while all the time a large space 

 existed below the stock hive. This fact and this practice 

 have been overlooked wherever failure to control the 

 action of the stock has resulted.^ 



The editor of Gleanings in Bee-Culture (American), 

 recently introduced this subject as something new, while at 

 the same time promising bee-keepers a fine machine- 

 made 



Foundation with Elongated Cells. 



He afterwards candidly acknowledged that I had been 

 more than ten years in advance of him, but I am sorry his 

 beautiful machine-made combs were either too expensive 

 or too delicate for economical use. Thin super founda- 

 tion with no side walls takes up so little room in packing 

 for transit or in storing, that I fear the more delicate and 

 costly fabric may never come into vogue. Consequently, 

 we must rely upon the rules herein laid down for securing 



