FIFTY YEARS AMONa THE BEES 



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section in the super containing 

 ba-\ ing only a few drops. 



any honey, and that section 



BEES EMPTYING SECTIONS. 



The supers of sections hi this second jaile are called "feed- 

 ers,'' because the honey in them is to be fed back to the bees 

 (Fig. 96). Usually this feeding is not done until all the 

 "feeders" are ready fur the bees. They are taken into the shop 

 cellar, and if there are only a few of them tliey are put ju 



Fii/. HI — ]'ai-filefl Qiieen-(,'ells. 



piles bee-tight with an opening at the top and another at the 

 bottom only large enough for one or two bees to pass at a 

 time. If the number of supers is sufficiently large, say half 

 as large as the numl)er of colonies in the home apiary, then 

 the supers are set singly all around against the wall of the 

 cellar so as to make them as easily accessible to the bees as 

 possible. When there are only a few sections, if the bees have 

 free access to them iliey will tear the comb to pieces. 



When all the "feeders" are in the cellar, then the door is 

 opened wide, and the bees help themselves. The reasons for 



