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'f it is preferred to use the wooden super-clearer (41), act as 

 directed above (112), but substitute the 

 H3. Use of Super- super-clearer for the linen cloth under the 

 clearer with Bee- crate to be removed (Fig. 38). The super- 

 escape, clearer board should be fitted carefully on 

 the lower crate or body-box, with the 

 spring trap of the escape on the lower side of the board. Bees 

 m\\ pass out from the crates by the super-clearer both by night 

 md day, whereas they will only use the cone bee-escape in the 

 roof in the day time. Both may be used together. 



Towards the close of the honey season it is necessary to provide 

 1 1 ,1 T 4. t * ^^^ *^® completion of as many sections as 

 UncoSted Possible. When it is considered that the 

 Sections honey flow will not last much longer, all 



the crates should be removed and taken to 

 a room at some distance from the hive. If wasps or bees have 

 access to the room, close the doors and windows ; then take out 

 the sections, put away those that are completed, and replace 

 the unsealed sections in an economic crate, putting the most ad- 

 vanced sections on the outer side of the crate, with the six sec- 

 tion sides which are most thoroughly sealed to the front and 

 back of the crate respectively, and the least advanced sections in 

 the centre ; if there are not sufficient sections for an economic 

 crate, one or two divisions of the divisional crate may be used 

 (116) ; then replace the crate of unfinished sections on the hive 

 in order that the bees may fill and complete them or take the 

 honey down to the hive, as will be determined by the season. 

 If there is little or no honey coming in, the uncompleted sec- 

 tions should be given to the bees in this manner to empty as 

 rapidly as possible. The empty sections may then be put 

 away for use next season, taking care to wrap them up care- 

 fully in paper, cardboard boxes, or other suitable covering, so 

 that they may be inaccessible to spiders, &c. 



To prepare a divisional section-crate for use, place a " D " 

 section in one division of the crate, 

 115. Preparing with the unsplit side of the section on the 

 Divisional Section bottom of the crate. With the fingers of 

 Crate for Uae. one hand, open the split in the section suffi- 

 ciently to permit of inserting the Marrow 

 md of a sheet of section foundation (34) ; with the other 

 M,nd, lower the foundation until it is within one- 

 jighth inch of the bottom of the section, then tightly 

 ilose the section so that it shall firmly grip the founda- 

 ;ion, and with a knife cut off the length of foundation 

 projecting above the section ; then place a separator behind 

 ihe section, taking care to insert it so that the beeways shall 

 36 at the top and bottom. Then insert the remaining six 

 sections similarly, and press them together with a follower 

 md spring, as when filling an economic crate (109). 



