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larger sections or shallow frames, as the bees will store 

 more honey in these. 



14. By using wrought-out combs and the help of 

 the extractor, 30 to 50 per cent, more honey can be 

 produced than in sections. If you have three or four 

 hives it will pay you to invest in an extractor, and a 

 good one is cheapest in the end. 



15. Honey should not be extracted when first 

 gathered, as it is watery, unripe, and will become 

 unfit for using. Give the bees time to ripen it, and 

 keep them at work with sufficient room ; supply them 

 with empty comb if possible. 



16. When bees are hanging out in front of the hive 

 it shows that they are uncomfortable in it and have 

 no room. They should be given more air or more 

 room according to circumstances. Shading the sun 

 from the hive in very warm weather is beneficial. 



17. If you give your bees plenty of room before the 

 honey season, and keep them comb building, they will 

 rarely swarm. If once they find themselves crowded 

 and get the swarming fever, nothing will keep them 

 from swarming. 



18. Raise queens and drones only from the best 

 colonies. 



19. A queenless stock will raise queens at once if it 

 has eggs or larvse under three days old. These queens 

 will hatch within a fortnight. 



20. The old queen always goes with the first swarm. 



21. By taking only one early swarm, and with good 



