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is almost impossible to get sections filled of uniform weight this, 
too, has become almost obsolete. 
It has been found necessary to make use of some kind of 
separator between the sections in order to get uniform results. 
Fig. 71 illustrates some different kinds of separators used. In 
the bee-way sections the passageway for the bees is cut directly in 
the section, while with the plain sections strips on the separators 
keep the sections a sufficient distance apart to permit the passage 
of the bees (Fig. 72). 
Fig. 68 shows supers filled with the bee-way sections, while 
Fig. 69 shows a super for bee-way, sections taken apart to show 
the separate pieces. At the top of the picture is a section holder 
Fig. 72,—Fence for plain sections. 
with four sections and on top of them an unfolded section lying 
against a folded one. Leaning against the super is a two bee-way 
section as they come from the factory in the flat. The other 
figures show the different types of separators for the two kinds 
of sections (Fig. 71). The separators commonly used for plain 
sections are composed of narrow strips that admit of the easy 
passage of the bees and are called fences. The bees can pass 
from section to section and from super to super much easier where 
the plain sections and fences are used than where the bee-way 
sections and solid separators are in use. The finished sections 
have smaller holes in the corners, which adds to the appearance 
of the finished article. The sections seem to be better filled also, 
as a rule in the plain sections separated by fences. When the 
