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wood, 4J inches by 4^, J-inch thick and 

 2 inches wide, except at the top and bottom, 

 which are if inches wide. When they 

 are put together and placed over the brood 

 frames, the bees have just room to pass 

 up into them through these |-inch spaces. 

 They usually contain about i Ib. of honey, 

 and as they are small, clean, and easily 

 handled, there is often much less difficulty 

 in disposing of sections than of jars of ex- 

 tracted or run honey, although the sections 

 command a higher price. 



The sections are bought in the flat all 

 ready prepared for folding, and are made 

 up by the beekeeper into box-shape without 

 trouble. 



Brood frames, shallow frames and sections Foundation 

 are fitted with comb-foundation, which con- 

 sists of sheets of pure beeswax passed 

 through rollers, which are engraved in such 

 a way as to give the wax, as it passes over 

 them, the shape and appearance of the comb 

 made by the bees themselves. In addition 



