HOW TO SECURE THE HARVEST 97 
one from the hive, take the contents, and return 
it to the hive fitted with new frames. This 
method of working is unsatisfactory from every 
point of view. Not only are the bees dis- 
turbed unnecessarily, but the flavour of the 
honey is not so good if taken too soon from 
the hive. Moreover, it is an accepted rule 
that honey should be extracted from the combs 
as soon as possible after it is taken from the 
hive, and if a bee-keeper is to be continually 
interrupting his normal work to remove and 
extract honey, he is giving himself far more 
trouble than is necessary if he is properly 
equipped. 
It is, therefore, far better to leave the honey 
in the hive until the end of the honey-flow 
and deal with it as a whole. 
