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Beekeeping 



Types of sections. 



There is considerable variation in the types of section 

 used and correspondingly in the supers (upper stories) and 



fixtures made to hold 



them. The standardiza- 

 :^=- tion of these appliances 

 5^ is often discussed and is 

 L==1 greatly to be desired. 

 ri 7 There are two styles now 

 ^=- in common use which 

 differ in the method of 

 spacing. They are now 



FIG. 125. Diagram to show method of a l mO st all made of baSS- 

 spacing bee-way sections. -, i . i ,-, i 



wood, | inch thick, as 



this bends readily at the corners. The bee- way section 

 (Fig. 125) is wide (usu- 

 ally If inches, but rarely 

 1| or 2 inches) and has ._=: 

 passageways cut in two .-" 

 (sometimes three or four) ^~; "~ 

 sides to allow bees to enter '.^"= 

 the sections, comb build- 

 ing in the individual sec- 



tions being limited by plain 



Separators placed between FIG. 126. Diagram to show method of 



them. The plain sections spacing plain sections - 



(Fig. 126) are narrow, If or 1| inches, and are separated 



one from another by " fences" on which are cleats to hold 



FIG. 127. Comparison of plain and bee-way sections. 



the fence away from the section to allow room for the 

 passage of bees. The bee-way sections are usually made 



