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drain off any thin honey on the top of your jar or bottle. Seal it up 

 neatly, labeling it with your name, apiary, and kind of honey, and then 

 sell as conveniently to your ownhome as you canto advantage. It is al- 

 ways well to let the people know the superiority of honey gathered by im- 

 proved methods so as to build up a local trade and increase consumption. 

 Boxes of comb honey should be packed rather tight in crates. In mak- 

 ing large shipments it is best to attend the car to see that they are handled 

 safely. Small amounts may be sent securely in shipping boxes in which 

 the crates are supported on small wire coil springs or rubber tubing. 



NOVEMBER. 



The honey season is now over, and all the hives should have been pre- 

 pared for winter, but if a few have been neglected they may be so prepared 

 on some warm day in this month. If hives are to be taken indoors they 

 should not be carried in before the cold weather has set in in earnest, or 

 it may be necessary to return them to their summer stands because of 

 uneasiness. The later they are housed the better, provided the weather 

 continues open, so that the bees can fly and void their feces. It is 

 better to take them in the day after they have flown freely. Before cold 

 weather sets in, colonies to be wintered on summer stands, should be 

 packed with absorbing material, and given upward ventilation through it. 



In the far South some parts of October management best suits this 

 month. Unite all weak stocks after smoking well, as recommended 

 last month. They will not fight much now when united. See that all 

 unused hives or implements are carefully housed for the winter. 



DECEMBER! 



This should be a month of repose with the bees. Less brood is reared 

 in November and December than in any other pari of the year. Now is 



