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use iu the " Economic " crate (29) ; the short separator is used 

 with the ' ' Divisional. ' ' crate (30) , but can also be used in the 

 " Economic " crate. The wood is cut away at the top and 

 bottom of the separator to allow a free passage for bees into the 

 crate, or from crate to crate. Tin separators are not recom- 

 mended ; they are more expensive than wood, and are liable to 

 buckle and rust. 



The " Economic " section crate (Fig. 6) is a four-sided wooden 



frame large enough to hold twenty-one 



29. "Economic" two-inch wide one-pound sections, which 



Section-crate. are placed in three rows resting on wooden 



rails attached to the underside of the crate ; 



the sections are firmly pressed to the front of the crate by 



means of a wooden board or " follower," made the full width 



of the crate internally, and kept in position by one or more 



springs wedged in between the ' ' follower ' ' and the back of 



the crate. The upper and lower edges of the "follower" 



should be so bevelled on one side as to provide a bee-way 



between the isection and the ' ' follower ' ' ; the bevelled side 



should be turned towards the sections. A slip of wood about 



f-inch broad, is tacked across the bottom of the crate at the 



back. 



The " Divisional" section-crate (Fig. 1) is similar in principle; 

 it consists of three separate crates, each 

 30. Divisional capable of holding seven two-inch wide one- 

 Section-crate. pound sections in one row ; the three divi- 

 sions, holding twenty-one sections in all, 

 may be placed on the hive together, or one or two divisions may 

 be used, as necessitated by circumstances ; it is principally in- 

 tended ifor use when the honey flow is restricted, at which 

 period it is often advantageous to remove completed sections, 

 leaving on the hive those which have not been filled. If it is 

 desired to use the divisional crate in lieu of an economic crate, 

 it is advisable to screw laths to the front and back of the three 

 divisions, so that they may be used as one crate. 



The " doubling "-box (Fig. 7) is a box to hold ten bar-frames ; 



it is somewhat similar in construction to 

 31. Doubling-box. the body-box, on which it is placed when 



in use (120) ; it is only used when it is 

 desired that the bees shall store honey in frames from which 

 it is afterwards to be extracted (124). When in use, a sheet of 

 excluder zinc (48) is placed on the frames which are in the 

 body-box, to prevent the queen obtaining access to the frames 

 in the " doubling "-box. The " doubling "-box is often 

 referred to as a " super "-box. 



Two kinds of comb foundation are required, "brood" or 

 ' ' frame ' ' foundation, and ' ' super ' ' or 



32. Comb Foimdation." section " foundation. The make known 

 as "weed" foundation is considered the 



best ; inferior foundation is liable to stretch, thereby producing 



