THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW, 



PROM l'T\ ESS A\D EXACTNESS. 



Also Some of the Points to l)e Oliserved in 

 Using Plain Sections. 



I,. A. ASPINWALL. 



find ead your toil. 



"JJ H E present 

 -I- at<e of devel- 

 ])iiieiit, with its 

 lachiiiery and 

 ])pi 1 an ces , is 

 (jinpul.sory. The 

 lan who foil a\s 

 the beaten path 

 11 soon find 

 self " fishinj^ 

 nd the net." 

 It, viewini^ th.e 

 mass of humanity in its onward trend, we 

 behold the impulsive, the cautious, and 

 the conservative. Not a few belonjj to 

 the first-named class. Those who profit 

 by the bitter experience of the impulsive 

 are — cautious. They constitute the larj^- 

 est class; althouf^h, in this proj^ressive 

 aj^e and land, many are compelled to l-e- 

 come conservative through lack of means, 

 lart^ely due to the centralization of cajji- 

 tal. 



In bee culture, the developments com- 

 ])are favorably with those of other lines. 

 The improvement in sections is most 

 promiently before us at present. Coml) 

 honey stored in plain sections not oidv 

 connnands the lii ;hest price, but sells 

 more readily tha i in the old style. So 

 the dollars-and-.eiitsend naturally makes 

 its adoption coiii})ulsory. .\11 to<^ether, 

 the plain section brinij:s added complica- 

 tion; in other words, it necessitates the 

 observance of technicalities. The use of 

 special separators with projections or 

 cleats '8 of an inch hi^li allows the elon- 

 t^ation of cells an equal distance nearer the 

 section e(l<^es. .\s a consequence, the 

 bees will occasionally overstep the pre- 

 scribed limit, c,i])pin,n a few cells beyond • 

 the wt)od. To lessen this tendencv we 



are compelled to observe more accurate 

 measurements in their construction. The 

 space above and at the sides, where ver- 

 tical passages are used, should not be 

 more than % of an inch; and, at the 

 bottom, not more than 3-16 of an inch. 

 Even then, with insufficient storage room, 

 a httle bulging will occur. Furthermore, 

 through an\- neglect to remove the supers 

 as soon as well filled, the tendency will 

 be increased and burr-combs constructed 

 even in the narrowest bee-spaces through- 

 out the hive. Let me state, parenthet- 

 ically, although we construct hives with 

 ■'4 -inch bee-spaces between and above the 

 to;)-bars, still, bun--combs will be con- 

 structed when insufficient storage room is 

 given. So the necessity of removing su- 

 pers as soon as well filled, becomes im- 

 ]>erative in order to prevent bulged edges. 

 Biit, in so doing, we obtain an added com- 

 ])en«ation— honey in its extreme wliile- 

 ness and beauty— a product which will 

 attract the mo.st fastidious purchaser. 



Furthermore, greater care must be ex- 

 ercised in handling and crating. If any 

 .sections with bulged edges are foinid, 

 only one or two, at most, should be jnit 

 into a case. If placed near the center no 

 abrasion of the cappings need occur when 

 removing them, the first row being the 

 most difficult to remove. 



I fear we shall have some complaints 

 in the ma'.ler of bulged edges the com- 

 ing season, especially where imperfectlv 

 constructed separators are used. 



The plain .section will undoubtedly ne- 

 cessitate some changes in sliipping-ca.ses. 

 E-ich .section getting clo.sely against the 

 adjoining ones, will prevent much if not all 

 liri]) below, which may possibly prove 

 objectionable, as tlie honey would be like- 

 ly to run through an entire row in the event 

 of a single breakage. Even with veneer- 

 ing or heavy paper separators, each one 

 would be swamped in its own leakage. 

 But the plain section, with its many points 

 of excellence, will more than balance the 

 slight objections ])re.sented. With well 

 filled sections and proper handling, no 

 serious breakage need .occur. However, 



