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HAP, PAGS 



The Floor Board .... . . 68 



The Comb Super ... . . 69 



Other Super Crates ... ... 70 



Space between the Sections and Top Bars . . • 7 ' 



Sections . . . , . . .72 



Folding Sections — Simmins' Bee-Space Sections . . 73 



Separators . . . . . . -74 



XI. FOUNDATION • 75 



How to Insert in Frames and Sections — Melting the Wax . 76 

 Another Plan ....... 77 



Where Swarms are Hived upon Foundation ... -78 



Wiring the Frames— Simple Imbedder — SectionsshouldbefiUed 78 



XII. HOW TO STOCK THE FRAME HIVE 



Best Time to Transfer ..... 



XIII. GENERAL MANAGEMENT 



Autumn — Unite Stocks of Doubtful Strength . 

 Winter — Position of Frames .... 



Space below the Frames .... 



Covering above Frames .... 



Most Perfect System of Giving Winter Ventilation 

 Spring . ..... 



Summer ..... 



XIV. SIMMINS' NON-SWARMING SYSTEM . 



True Principle of Management . 

 Worked-Out Combs for Sections 



XV. THE PRODUCTION OF HONEY 

 Extracted Honey ... 



Bottled Honey ...... 



Sealing Wax — Colour . . 



Waxing the Bottles^Canned Honey — Provide for Extracting 



Pliable Excluders ..... 



Spare Combs ...... 



Extracting Machine — Uncapping Can — Uncapping Knife 



Rate of Speed — Combs containing Brood 



Storage — To Prevent Granulation — Crates 



Extractors . . ■ 



Exhibition — Comb-Honey .... 



Sections — Preparing Stocks for Comb-Honey . 

 Why the Brood Nest should not be Extended . 



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