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But there is a mean distance which is 

 practically rig^ht. This I have made 

 to conform to the number of sections; 

 five of which are used in each holder 

 contained in the super. We will now 

 see that, with additional leng-th of the 

 slatted dummies, which, tofjether with 

 the improved frames, tend to expand 

 the colony, also affords free movement 

 of the bees at either end; thus relieving 

 tlie tendency to become crowded at the 



gnawed by the bees ? This to the 

 thoughtful mind is an evidence of their 

 requirements. It is equivalent to a 

 demand for zvider opening's. By refer- 

 ence to the accompanying- illustration, 

 a plan or top view of the hive may be 

 seen, showing the comb frames and 

 dummies alternating each other. In- 

 stead of the latter having wide top 

 bars, additional bee-space is g^iven, 

 which is correspondingly furnished by 



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Slatted Dummy for use in Brood Nest. 



side where the bees enter in greatest 

 numbers, during a honey flow. Fur- 

 thermore, we have the combs, by 

 reason of the slatted ends, most 

 thoroughly protected from the outside 

 heat during very warm weather; which 

 is another factor overcome in the pre- 

 vention of swarming-. 



the importance of free communi- 

 cation WITH THE SUPER. 



As with the development of mechani- 

 cal contrivances, we find intricacies, 



the super dummies or separators. 

 This construction never fails to make 

 the supers acceptable to our bees. 

 With increased bee-space the supers 

 become, as it were, more a part of the 

 brood chamber, inviting- the storag-e of 

 honey where it will be accessible to the 

 cluster during winter. Bees reluctant- 

 ly place their stores where it will fail 

 to meet their requirements in cold 

 weather. 



But, with this free passag-e to the 

 supers, a corresponding evil presented 



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Slatted Dummy for use in Super. 



evolving and forming a part of a non- 

 swarming- hive. Not only must the 

 crowded condition be overcome, but 

 much greater access afforded the bees 

 for entering the supers. Who has not 

 noticed sections, well-filled with honey, 

 having the lower edges of the wood 



itself which had to be overcome in 

 order to achieve complete success. I 

 refer to the storage of pollen in the sec- 

 tions. The additional bee-space in- 

 vited the storage of pollen as well as 

 honey. I found, however, that although 

 the bees ventured above with pollen, 



