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THE PRACnClL BEE GUIIJE. 



105. Observatory Crates 



(Fig. 37) are constructed so as 

 to hold sections, separators, 

 and a glass follower, with or 

 without springs. A door is 

 made in the end of the crate, 

 and when it is opened the 

 sections can be seen, and an 

 opinion can be formed as to 

 the state of the work in the 

 crate. 



106. The Follower is a 



piece of timl^er i2j" x 4-I" x 



i", and for the Divisional 



Crate, 4!" x 41" >'- §"■ It is inserted in the crate immediately 



after the last row of sections to press them together. It is 



kept in its place by springs or wedges (Figs. 35 and 36). 



107. The Hanging Crate, or section frame (Fig. 38) is used 

 for holding six sections in the body box or super box. Separa- 

 tors are attached to the frame on both sides to prevent the 



Fig. 37. 

 OD.SKItVATURY CRATE. 



r 



I ~ -acncoRaasaniB^ . 



U^SE^^ZLSC 



Fi<?. 3R. 

 HANGING CRATE. 



drawing out of the cells beyond the width of the sections. 

 These crates are used early in the season, near the brood nest, 

 to secure " bait " sections for the first crates, so as to induce 

 the bees to occupy the latter (266). Towards the close of the 

 season, unfinished sections, taken from the upper crates, may 

 be given below in these frames, to be completed (269). 



