. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE BOX-HIVIC APIARY MENTIONI'.D IN MRS. KILDOWS ESSAY. ANOTHER VIEW OF THE -BOX- APIARY as it makes a better looking section when completed. I begin to put on sections usually about raspberry bloom, depending somewhat upon weather conditions and prospects for a flow. If the colony is very strong two supers are given at once, placing the bait section super on first; if not so strong, only one is given, and those too weak for sections are given drawn extractinf combs. As soon as the lower jections are fairly well drawn out and filled, the super is rais
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. THE BOX-HIVIC APIARY MENTIONI'.D IN MRS. KILDOWS ESSAY. ANOTHER VIEW OF THE -BOX- APIARY as it makes a better looking section when completed. I begin to put on sections usually about raspberry bloom, depending somewhat upon weather conditions and prospects for a flow. If the colony is very strong two supers are given at once, placing the bait section super on first; if not so strong, only one is given, and those too weak for sections are given drawn extractinf combs. As soon as the lower jections are fairly well drawn out and filled, the super is raised and an empty one put under. ."Mways an empty section super is kei)t on top until near the close of the flow, when bees must seal and finish what they have on the hive. As soon as completed, except possi- bly the corner sections, the super is removed and placed on top of the hive or near its entrance for the bees to run out and crawl into their hive. If there is any danger of robbing a mos- quito-bar bee-escape is used. I some- times use a Porter bee-escape, but the mosquito-bar works quicker. I pick out the unfinished sections in a nearly completed super and put them back on a hive to be completed. I also sell some such sections as bulk comb honey. Comb honey production has an ad- vantage over extracted honey produc- tion in that it requires less heavy lift- ing. A comb honey super or case is only about half as heavy as a super of extracting combs. It has a disadvan- tage in that colonies run for comb honey are somewhat moie inclined to swarm; with pr»per watchfulness and care, however, this swarming may be forestalled if not entirely prevented. Mathilde Candler. Cassville, Wis. Restriction in introduction Plan ? Evidently referring to the December number of the Bee Journal, page 407, D. E. Lhommedieu writes : "I just read your 'Introduction' article. You did not follow the direct plan as you waited one day, which is the reason of the failure. " If the new qu
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