92 A Modern Bee-Farm 



While many consider that they have no need to prevent the 

 issue of swarms and can obtain better results by allowing one 

 swarm to each colony, there are many districts where the season 

 is of short duration, and the largest surplus is only obtained by 

 prevention. The system, moreover, should be of advantage to 

 all, enabling increase to be made at the most fitting opportunity ; 

 and not, as is too often the case, just as a good honey-flow is on. 



My non-swarming system is here illustrated for the better 

 guidance of the reader. Fig. i represents the manner of proceed- 

 ing where long hives are used, with the empty frames arranged 

 on the same floor, between the brood nest and entrance. Fig. 2 

 shows the plan adopted when tiering up, with the lower hive 

 having empty frames. Both sectional views exhibit two crates of 

 sections above the brood nest. 



The ■Worked-out Combs for Sections 



are obtained in several ways, using foundation 8 or 9 feet to 

 the pound, having a very thin base; otherwise, an objectionable 

 mid-rib will be found in the centre of the combs. 



A large number of combs can be obtained early in the season 

 by inserting full sheets of such foundation in the centre of the 

 brood nest in the afternoon of one day and removing them the 

 next morning, thus avoiding pollen. The combs, when cooled. 



Home-made frame-saw. d r ..i- 1 



cox for cutting comb 



to gauge. 



are then cut up at a wholesale rate, with a fine frame saw, using 

 a box gauged with saw-cuts to make each piece exactly the right 

 size to fit tightly in the section. The same gauge will also do for 

 foundation, the saw being superior to knives or wire. 



