Jan. 7, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



honey coDiins; close to the edges of the sections, makes them look 

 much better. The absence of corners (plain sections being used with 

 the fences') facilitates the casing, and also the cleaning of propolis 

 from the sections. 



K. WniTcoMB (Nebr.) — Yes. The fence separator. For the rea- 

 son that the bees are able to gel to and from their work more easily, 

 and seem to do their work more perfectly. If separators are to be 

 used at all. and we believe that they are, the fence seems to be the 

 ideal one. 



.1. A. Green (Colo.) — Yes, most decidedly. I have not yet made 

 up my mind that there is anything better than the old tin separator. 

 I use two slat or " fence " separators in each super, one between each 

 outside row of sections and the side of the super; but aside froui this, 

 I have not seen enough advantage in their use to offset their disad- 

 vantages. 



Rev. M. M.\iiin (Ind.) — It I expected to produce comb honey in 

 large quantities for shipment, I think I would use separators. But I 

 sell allof my honey at home, and am not able to supply the demand. 

 I have never seen the fence separators, and with my present light I 

 would choose the plain, because they seem to me more simple, and 

 more easily manipulated. 



Dr. .J. P. H. Brown ( tia. I — I would not. With me the honey- 

 flow does not come in " a flood,'' liut is slow, and does not come in a 

 rush at any time, and when the passage to the surplus department is 

 encumbered with obstructions, the bees are slow to go there to de- 

 posit their honey, but will store it outside if there is any place to put 

 it. Were I to use separators I would use tin in preference to wood. 

 The tin does not warp and twist, and the bees do not gum it up with 

 wax and propolis as readily as they do with wood. 



S. T. Pettit (Ont.) — Yes. Wood separators of three strips; bot- 

 tom and top strips one inch wide, and center strip just wide enough ; 

 allowing one-quarter inch between the strips to make the separator as 

 wide as the section is tall. For the 4 '4x4 '4 section the center strip 

 will be r., inches wide. These strips are fastened together with suit- 

 able tins, cheaply made and easily put on. May behalf bee-way strips 

 and a section to suit would be preferable, but I never tried them. ()f 

 this I atu well persuaded, that is. the spaces in a separator should not 

 be less than a quarter inch. 



G. W. Demauee (Ky.)— It depends upon the honey market as to 

 whether I use separators or not. Separators are a decided hindrance 

 to the yield of honey in pounds; therefore, as my home and railroad 

 men, customers, take all the comb honey I now produce, and as thev 

 prefer it cut out of the section-boxes, and packed in buckets and jars, 

 and covered with honey in the extracted state, I would lose by using 

 separators. This season my comb honey, packed as above described, 

 netted me 1.5 cents per pound at my honey store-room. When I do 

 use separators I prefer plain tin separators. Why* Because they are 

 less " fussy " Ihau other kinds. 



Mrs. .T. M. NfLL (Mo.)— Yes. Have had but little experience 

 with fence separators, but that little causes me to incline towards the 

 plain separator. Why? Does that mean why do I have a preference, 

 or why do I advocate the use of separators* If the former, I beg a 

 little more time, as I am not sure my inclinations are in the right 

 direction; if the latter, to insure uniformity of sections. Indirectly 

 they are great missionaries, almost, if not quite, eliminating that fret- 

 ful feeling which so frequently accompanies the casing of bulged 

 sections, and the profane language, so all-important a factor with 

 many on such occasions, shrivels into insignificance, or steps down 

 and out, when separators have been used. 



R. C. AiKiN (Colo. )— Separators ./(/■.</, la.it, and nil Ike time. I 

 think it would be fence separators, but want mine a little different 

 from those commonly used. Never produce comb honey without 

 j separators of some kind. 



So far, my experience is better finish with fence than the old style, 

 but I must be honest and say that I have used fences only with 4x5 

 sections in my shallow-frame divisible-chamber hive, while the 4"4 

 sections have been used with the old separators. No, I will take that 

 back, I have used a good many 4x5 sections with fences on Langstroth- 

 frame hives, but have never used many 4I4 sections with divisible- 

 chamber hives. Where ever used the 4x5 sections with fences show 

 best results, both in tinish and readiness with which the bees worked 

 in them. Though the experience covers two. and somewhat three 

 seasons, using both styles, little doubt exists, though to be positive 

 and conclusive 4'4 sections should also have been used with fences. 



Other reasons are, that no apiarist can fully control conditions so 

 as to get evenness of weight, and smoothness of finish, and honey all 

 within the wood. 



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