418 HONET PRODUCTION. 



733. 3d. Keeping the queen in the brood apart- 

 ment. If the supers have been put on just previous to the 

 opening of the honey crop, with sufficient bait to attract the 

 bees in them, there will be but little danger of the queen's 

 moving up into them, unless her breeding room is too much 

 cramped by honey, or by the exiguity of the brood nest. 



The condition of the honey crop has something to do 

 with her propensity to move out of the brood apartment. 

 When the honey crop is heavy, and of short duration, there 

 is no danger on this score, as the honey combs are filled as 

 fast as they are built, and the 

 queen, should she move to the 

 super, would soon leave it, owing 

 to her inability to lay there. In 

 localities where the crop is lasting 

 and intermittent, much advantage 

 has been derived from the use of 

 the ColUn perforated zinc (191). ^. ^^g 



The only obstacle to its use, is perforated zestc. 



that it hinders ventilation and free (From Root's "Gleanings.") 

 access for the bees. 



733. 4th. Swarming with comb-honey production. 

 As the directions given by us elsewhere (465) do not 

 altogether prevent swarming, when comb-honey is raised, 

 and as the swarming of a colony usually ends its surplus 

 production for the season, it has been found advisable to 

 give the surplus cases to the swarm, instead of leaving them 

 on the old hive. To further strengthen the swarm, which 

 is thus depended upon for surplus, it is placed on the stand 

 of the old hive, and the latter is removed to a new location. 

 This is a very practical method. It is due to Messrs. 

 Heddon and Hutchinson, — at least they have popularized 

 it. But the prudent Apiarist, who follows this course, will 

 keep a vigilant eye on the old colony, thus deprived of all 

 its working force, and will help it, if needed. 



