ArPl.tANCES roll SUPETUNG. jjy 



108. The Super Box 



(Fip. 3g) is used for 

 holding" frames above 



^■•-^——Tntmm^m^mMML iIIIl L— ^ 'j. ~^ '"'^^' body box, or 



- ^y"— — M—MMg— MiiiMniiii n tl, brood chamber. It 

 ifci rn ii ■»i . iii .■■■.»_^j >^ l5 ^ bottomless box, 



^\ the same width in- 

 .:ri I tcrnaliy as the body 

 -,v!- box, but varying in 

 iV^-i length according to 

 '^ the number, and in 

 ^ depth according- to 

 the depth of the 

 frames to be used in 

 it. If for standard 

 frames (97) it should 

 be g" deep ; if for 

 Fig, 33 shallow frames (98), 



SUPER BOX. of 5^" depth, it 



should be 6" deep. 

 The sides, to carry the frames, are chamfered in the same way 

 as are the inner walls of the brood chamber (86) and are i" 

 shallower than the ends. Two pieces, 2" x -|'', rabbeted i" x J", 

 are nailed, one on each side, their upper edges being level 

 with the tops of the ends of the box. These pieces enclose the 

 ends of the top bars of the frames, preventing them from shift- 

 ing ; they conserve the heat, and are useful also as handles. 



109. The Excluder (Fig. 



, 40) is used to prevent the 



, dif^rlS?HRi%H^5r^l^?f~r- queen from reaching, and 



' ^^^^^^^^^^p;yi^^^^^;^^li^^ depositing eggs in the sec- 



-£HH;^HrgHHrp£HHHHH; tions or frames placed 



IH3;3rirt^3£;^;£;-n^ST£ir;i^:^£^ ibove the brood chamber, 



'^^^^^^^^^P^^^^^^y—S^Psz^ ind for shutting off the 



"l^^^^^^^^^^i^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3ueen and drones from any 



'^^^^^O^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s^^^^ P^^^ °^ ^^"6 hive in which 



>iH3^!!:£3^£K£>HHH?p£H>; their presence is not de- 



^ioiKH?£HH^p^HHKHKH^; sired. (95). It is a sheet of 



Z-£;b^^i^H3Slr£?£HH??;--~-30- 1 zinc large enough to cover 



: 2^Hr^r£i^H^^:r7^^^^r^:i^i?b^ ' the tops of the frames, 



, -£HHKHHHHi-:~-EHHr-~-!-^H; ' when used to exclude from 



i- --■- "' the upper storey, and per- 



Pj„ JO foratcd with holes which 



EXCLUDER. permit worker bees to pass, 



but exclude the cjueen and 



drones. In practice it is found to offer some obstruction to the 



workers, and it is rapidly falling into disuse among- bee-keepers 



who work for section honey. But it has still its admirers among 



