. Bee keeping in Maryland. Bees. THE MANAGEMENT OP BEES. 261 Localities in which the flora yields only a more or less 4^rk grade of honey are not suitable for the production of comb honey, since the ap- piearance of comb honey is an important factor in its prpptable market- ing. Pound for pound the best grade of comb honey Ss worth about five cents more than the best grade of extracted. It should be borne in mind, however, that the yield per colony of comb honey is less than the yield of extracted honey. The demands of the available market will, however, be an important factor in determining t
. Bee keeping in Maryland. Bees. THE MANAGEMENT OP BEES. 261 Localities in which the flora yields only a more or less 4^rk grade of honey are not suitable for the production of comb honey, since the ap- piearance of comb honey is an important factor in its prpptable market- ing. Pound for pound the best grade of comb honey Ss worth about five cents more than the best grade of extracted. It should be borne in mind, however, that the yield per colony of comb honey is less than the yield of extracted honey. The demands of the available market will, however, be an important factor in determining the kind of product. The important thing to know, however, is that any locality that will yield nectar at all is adapted to extracted honey production, while the profitable production of comb honey requires peculiar conditions and unless these are present it certainly will not be wjse to attempt it.' Comb honey is produced and marketed in small wooden frames known as sections. The sections which are in use vary somewhat as to dimensions, but all approximate more or less closely a pound in weight when filled. Sections are arranged in rows in the super and fit very closely in order not to leave open space for the depositing of propolis. The rows of sections are separated by a wooden slat or separator of which there are several kinds in use. The bees are enabled to pass from the brood chamber to the sections by one of two methods. Either the edges of the section are cut away to provide space between it and the separator, or the separator may hjive cleats attached, which coin-. 24.—Zinc excluder. cide with the edge of the section. In addition the separator may be made up of separate slats much after the manner of a board fence, allowing passage for the bees from section to section. Either narrow strips or full sheets of foundation may be used in the sections. Sections should be folded, foundation put in, and supers ar- ranged with sections in advance of the season in order that th
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