and its Economic Management. 105 



has gone down considerably during the past seven yearsi It 



has fallen something like 6d. to 7d. per pound whereas the 



other has come down about 2d. It is time therefore that extracted 



honey had more attention if only to place comb at a better 



paying rate, as it is really much too low at present. Supply 



and demand however must regulate the price, and it is no use 



bee-keepers asking as much now as they obtained when the 



article was scarce, as wholesale and retail dealers alike are quite 



powerless to alter the state of the market. 



The greater trouble, however, is that all the small producers 



throw their comb-honey upon the market at the start, and thus a 



false impression is made, and prices rule low, accordingly, 



though the probability is that the total out-put may be under the 



average. 



Sections 



have already been noticed in their various forms ; and the kind 

 one intends to adopt should be on hand before April ist, when 

 the foundation can be inserted during that month ; that all may 

 be in readiness, as a flow of honey is liable to occur any time after 

 May I St, or even earlier. In 



Preparing Stocks for Comb-Honey 



it has been shown under General Management that the brood nest 

 should not be increased beyond the capacity of a ten or eleven- 

 frame chamber. The hive may appear overcrowded, but while 

 you are waiting for the honey flow, put on an upper storey and 

 work out foundation, feeding as elsewhere shown, for inserting in 

 the sections. It may be asked 



Why the Brood Nest should not be Extended 



at this time ? As a matter of fact having already a complete brood 

 nest, every day passing without an extension adcls a balance of power 

 to the future working force of the hive. Extend the brood nest and 

 you not only require a large proportion of the stores to feed the 

 young, but a larger number of the population is required to attend ' 

 to the enlarged nursery instead of adding to the stores. 



