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Contents 
ulation of the bees — Keeping bees in proper condition — 
Manipulation of supers — Removal of supers — Caring for 
the crop — Preparation of bait sections — Storage in supers 
— Bulk comb-honey — Bulk comb-honey for home use — 
Cut comb-honey for market. 
CHAPTER XVIII 
MARKETING THE HONEY CROP 
Preparation of extracted-honey for market — Wholesale 
packages — Retail packages for local markets — High-class 
retail packages — Blending — Argument for blending — 
Heating honey — Preparation of comb-honey for market — 
Cleaning the sections of propolis — Grading — Shipping 
cases — Glazed sections — Use of cartons — Shipping comb- 
honey — Preparation of bulk comb-honey for market — Prep¬ 
aration of granulated honey for market — Wording of labels 
— Development of the home market — Co-operative selling 
CHAPTER XIX 
THE PRODUCTION AND CARE OF BEESWAX 
Rendering the wax — Wax presses — The residue — Re¬ 
moving wax by dissolving — Cleaning wax — Granulation 
of wax — Bleaching wax — Adulteration of wax — Prepara¬ 
tion of wax for market — Special production of wax — Uses 
of beeswax . 
CHAPTER XX 
THE CARE OF BEES IN WINTER 
Losses in winter — Object of winter protection — Require¬ 
ments of successful wintering — Winter stores — Cause and 
effects of humidity in the hive — Effects of ventilation — 
Source of heat and effects of changes of temperature — Dis¬ 
turbance — Methods of wintering bees — Outdoor wintering 
— Cellar wintering — Effects of confinement — Spring dwin¬ 
dling . 
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