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tracted supers out in the open for the bees to clean up at 

 will. In most cases this is very objectionable and not to be 

 recommended. Robbing is encouraged and danger of infection, 

 should any foulbrood be present, is great. 



If the supers are to be replaced after the last flow in the 

 fall, when the weather is cool, each strong color, y may be 

 given four, five or even six supers to clean and guard, thus 

 making easier work in removing the supers later. Several 

 good beekeepers do not replace supers after the last extracting 

 but hold them until needed the next spring. N. E. France of 

 Wisconsin has many times carried such wet supers t hrough the 

 next summer and states that they ar e miich ]pps likely t o 

 be injured by moth than the dry supers. However, an 



Fig.124. The Dadant strainer for barrels. 



