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ONE YEAR AMONG THE BEES. 



FIG. 12. The section-holder super. 



by simply exchanging the position of holders. The supers of either 

 of these crates are the same, and are the same dimensions as that of 

 the hive proper, except they are just one-half the depth. Two of 

 these empty supers make a hive, and are frequently used as such on 

 a scarcity of hive. They have rabbets cut in them for the frames to 

 rest in when thus used. 



SECTION BOXES, SHIPPING CRATES, ETC. 



In figure 13, 2 is a crate of 500 sections, as shipped from the manu- 

 facturers; 3 shows the section box, with the three saw cuts making 

 the corners after being folded ; ^ is a section partially folded, the dove- 

 tailed corners to be brought up and hammered together to complete 

 it ; 5 is a shipping case for sections of honey, and on top of same 

 are three sections of honey. 



HIVES COMPLETE. 



In figure 14, 1 is a hive with two tiers of sections, being a complete 

 two-story hive for comb honey. Each super holds twenty-four one- 

 pound boxes, making forty-eight pounds surplus storage capacity. 

 While as a general thing but two tiers of sections are used, yet more 

 may be used, and thus for the time being several supers may be stored 

 one above the other. This must not be considered ample storage capac- 

 ity for the season by any means, for frequently colonies will store sev- 

 eral times this capacity during the honey season. The proper method 

 to pursue is to remove the honey just as soon as it is completed. As 

 previously stated, begin with one tier of sections, and when the bees 

 have these half full or more add another tier of boxes by raising the 



