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OLKANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Kir, 



can try the experinieiit with his own honey in 

 his own shippinj^-cases. 



lUil old-style sections ])lane(l down do not 

 t;ive qnite the effect of comb honey produced 

 in no-bee-way sections with slatted separators. 

 When the bees j^o back and forth throuj^jh the 

 slats in the separators they have a tenflency 

 (if my eyes have not deceived me) to fill out 

 the combs a little fuller; and they are also 

 less inclined to leave a hoi- at each of the four 

 corners. The very fact that, in one-piece sec- 

 tions of regular style, the opening, or bee-way, 



hoiK-y as it generally runs on the market. 



These sections were to be as nearly alike as 



possible From four out of the eight he was 



to plane off the bee-ways so that the sides of 



the sections would be of the same width as 



the to]is, or straight all around. Next he was 



to put four of them in a shipping-case, and 



the other four, that he did not plane down, in 



another shipping - case. These were then 



placed one on top of the other, on a box, 



where I photogTa])hed them, and the result is 



shown in half-tone herewith. 



Both cases of sec- 

 tions came from ^f 



the same lot, and *s»'?'*^ 



from the same man, 



and were as nearly 



alike as could be. 



In the upper lot 



you will notice that 



the comb honey 



comes nearly flush 



even with the sides 



of the sections, and 



almost up to the 



glass, but not quite. 



In the lower lot 



will be seen the 



regulation standard 



section, and it will 



be Jioticed that the 



comb honey stands 



back in, from !< to 



Y% inch from the 



glass of the ship- 

 ping-case, and to 



mv eve, at least, 



thevdo not seem to comb honey in new and oi^d spylE sections. 



be as well filled out nor do they look as comes up to within half an inch of the corner, 



plump full and pretty as those in the top causes the bees to make a hole generally in 



case. You will notice, also, -.hat the fact that each of the corners ; and that is one reason 



the combs stand back half an inch in the probably why some York State bee-keepers 



have preferred four-piece 

 sections. The other rea- 

 son is that the3- have bee- 

 ways clear across so they 

 can insert glass. 



Bat another factor in 

 ])reventing the bees from 

 !!!aking holes through the 

 corners of the sections is 

 liaving the cross-cleats 

 of the separators drop 

 down '4 inch from the 

 lop of the section, so the 

 bees have free passageway 

 clear acro.ss the face of 

 the sections, % inch from 

 the top, besifies a pass- 

 ageway through the slats 

 from one section to an- 

 other. 



ro show you how 

 honey looks in 4x5 

 Danzy sections, with no 

 bee-wavs in front, and 

 IN NO-BEE-\v.\Y SECTIONS PRODUCED WITH THE produced with cleated 

 FENCE. separators, I reproduce 



lower case gives them a darker shade. The here a cut from Mr. Danzenbaker's book, 



exact difference is not entirely shown in the "Facts About Bees." You will notice that 



picture; but, as I have already said, any one the corners are all filled at the top, and nearly 



COMB HONEY 



