. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 76 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW have averaged 150 sections per colony. The activity of a newly hived swarm does not compare with that of a strong- non-swarming- colony, when the honey flow is good. So rapid has been my progress in the development of a non-swarmer of late, I can safely say that more ad- vance has been made the last two years than in the 15 which preceded them. And what a comfort to keep bees with all swarming- eliminated ! What possibilities in the maintain- ance of out-apiaries, als), to unite the keeping of bees with some other occu- pation.
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 76 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW have averaged 150 sections per colony. The activity of a newly hived swarm does not compare with that of a strong- non-swarming- colony, when the honey flow is good. So rapid has been my progress in the development of a non-swarmer of late, I can safely say that more ad- vance has been made the last two years than in the 15 which preceded them. And what a comfort to keep bees with all swarming- eliminated ! What possibilities in the maintain- ance of out-apiaries, als), to unite the keeping of bees with some other occu- pation. In producing the non-swarmer, five important and distinctive features essential in its construction have been developed. As already stated, the basic principle lies in the slatted dum- mies. Next came increased communi- cation between the hive and supers. Followingthis, slatted ends were made in the comb frames; and, in conse- quence, longer dummies were used. To prevent the storage of pollen in the sections, and at the same time retain wide passage ways, led to the use of drone cell foundation. In order to in- crease and equalize the storage of honey throughout the super, it was found advantageous to supplement the drone cell foundation with worker size placed at the holder ends. Jackson, Mich., Jan. 16, Hivii , With Covkk in Position. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original National Bee-keepers' Association. [Flint, Mich. : s. n.
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