. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. 440 HONEY PRODUCTION. tliouL;h the results diifer somewhat, as will Ije seen farther (736). But many Isee-keepers succeed in securing straight combs without separators simply by the use of full sheets of comb foundation in the sections. TSS. 3d. Keeping the queen in the brood If the supers ha-\e been put on just jjrevious to the opening of the honey croj}, with sufficient bait to atti'act the bees in them, there will be but litle danger of the queen's moving up. Fig. 193. SECTION SUPEH WITH FENCES. into them, unless her breeding room
. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. 440 HONEY PRODUCTION. tliouL;h the results diifer somewhat, as will Ije seen farther (736). But many Isee-keepers succeed in securing straight combs without separators simply by the use of full sheets of comb foundation in the sections. TSS. 3d. Keeping the queen in the brood If the supers ha-\e been put on just jjrevious to the opening of the honey croj}, with sufficient bait to atti'act the bees in them, there will be but litle danger of the queen's moving up. Fig. 193. SECTION SUPEH WITH FENCES. into them, unless her breeding room is too much cramped by honey, or by the exiguity of the brood nest. The condition of the luiney crop has somethhig to do with her propensity to move out of the brood apartment. When the honey crop is heavy, and of short dui-ation, there is no danger on this score, as the honey combs are filled as fast as they are built, and the queen, should she move to the super, would soon leave it, owing to her inability to lay there. In localities where the crop is lasting and intermittent, much advantage has been derived from tlie use of the Collin per- forated zinc between the brood chamber and the supers. The. 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 Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. , Dadant & sons
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