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Use of extracting combs smaller than brood-combs. 
An exception to the above statements concerning the 
size of the hive and supers is to be found when unusually 
deep brood-frames are used, when frames of Langstroth 
depth are often used for extracting combs. Some beekeepers 
also prefer to use shallow extracting frames, the length of 
the Langstroth frames but 5| inches deep, to obviate the 
lifting of such heavy supers as those of full Langstroth size. 
The latter frames are advantageous for bulk comb-honey 
production (p. 318). 
Number of supers. 
The character of the honey-flow will determine largely the 
number of surplus bodies used and the method of taking off 
the honey. In a slow honey-flow one surplus body is often 
sufficient and as individual combs are filled and sealed they 
are removed and the honey extracted. In a heavy honey-flow 
more bodies should be given at one time so that there will be 
room for ripening and storing the honey. In the latter case, 
whole hive-bodies are frequently taken away at one time. 
Manipulation of the supers. 
To confine the queen to the lower hive-body and prevent 
brood from being scattered throughout the hive, one of 
two methods may be employed. If a queen excluder (Fig. 
115) is used the queen is kept below, but many honey pro¬ 
ducers object to these on the ground of expense and be¬ 
cause they believe the workers are somewhat retarded by 
them. If the new supers are always placed directly above 
the brood-chamber and under the supers already on, there 
is little likelihood of the queen going above. Under these 
circumstances the order of the supers is practically the 
same as in comb-honey production (p. 314). Bees prob¬ 
ably begin work in new combs more quickly if they are 
placed near the brood-chamber. In rapid honey-flows, 
however, bees go readily to the very top of the hive for 
empty cells without hesitation, 
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