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is almost impossible to get sections filled of uniform weight this, 

 too, has become almost obsolete. 



It has been found necessary to make use of some kind of 

 separator between the sections in order to get uniform results. 

 Fig. 71 illustrates some different kinds of separators used. In 

 the bee-way sections the passageway for the bees is cut directly in 

 the section, while with the plain sections strips on the separators 

 keep the sections a sufficient distance apart to permit the passage 

 of the bees (Fig. 72). 



Fig. 68 shows supers filled with the bee-way sections, while 

 Fig. 69 shows a super for bee-way sections taken apart to show 

 the separate pieces. At the top of the picture is a section holder 



Fig. 72. — Fence for plain sections. 



with four sections and on top of them an unfolded section lying 

 against a folded one. Leaning against the super is a two bee-way 

 section as they come from the factory in the flat. The other 

 figures show the different types of separators for the two kinds 

 of sections (Fig. 71). The separators commonly used for plain 

 sections are composed of narrow strips that admit of the easy 

 passage of the bees and are called fences. The bees can pass 

 from section to section and from super to super much easier where 

 the plain sections and fences are used than where the bee-way 

 sections and solid separators are in use. The finished sections 

 have smaller holes in the corners, which adds to the appearance 

 of the finished article. The sections seem to be better filled also, 

 as a rule in the plain sections separated by fences. When the 



