. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Silvara, Pa., July 2, 1902. Editor Bee-Keeper:—Which is the best way to tier up supers on a hive. to put the empty one oft top or to raise the filled one and place the emptv one under? Please answer through Tlie Bee-Keeper. On June 6 I hived a swarm' on nine L. combs; June 20 I put on the sur- plus case and on the 28th they were storing honey. Who has a colony to beat this record? Yours. Z. Cornell. If the nectaryielding bloom is plenti- ful and indications are favorable for a continuation of the flow, it is advisable to raise the super in which t
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Silvara, Pa., July 2, 1902. Editor Bee-Keeper:—Which is the best way to tier up supers on a hive. to put the empty one oft top or to raise the filled one and place the emptv one under? Please answer through Tlie Bee-Keeper. On June 6 I hived a swarm' on nine L. combs; June 20 I put on the sur- plus case and on the 28th they were storing honey. Who has a colony to beat this record? Yours. Z. Cornell. If the nectaryielding bloom is plenti- ful and indications are favorable for a continuation of the flow, it is advisable to raise the super in which the work is nearing completion and set the empty one below, as you suggest. H the one is "filled," however, it is TJet- ter to remove it as soon as the bees begin work in the new one, if not at the time of'placing the empty one in position. The usual method, is to give the new super as soon as the first is about two-thirds completed; though, in the event of a cessation of the honey flow at this time, there is some danger of the bees carrying the honey from the upper to the lower super. If the con- tinuation of the flow is a matter of question, and yet the bees appear to be in need of more storage room, it would be safer to place the new super on top, thus allowing the partly finish- ed sections to remain nearer the brood to be completed as far as possible. Lo- cal conditions must necessarily gov- ern this operation, and the bee-keeper must rely largely upon his judgment as to the best thing to do under existing conditions. The plan of raising and tiering from below is thoroughly prac- ticable, with some experience as a guide; but rather a dangerous proce- dure otherwise.— BULGARIA. A bee-keeper living in a district of Bulgaria between the Danube and the railroad Rustschuk-Varna has this to say about his bee business: "Our hives are made of willow, basket fashion. When the swarming season is over we have from five to six hundred colonies m two yards. Li
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