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emptied so that the parts will go together again. The Super most 

 .highly recommended by the writer is what is known as the N. 

 section frame super, shown in figure 7. 



This super, as the name implies, is fitted with eight section 

 frames holding four section boxes each with the ten-frame hive, 

 or seven vnth the eight-frame hive. The frames are separated by ■ 

 fences, as is shown in the illustration above. These frames not 

 only serve to hold the section boxes square, but by covering them 

 completely protect them from stains and propolis that are always 

 present when the open top styles are used. 



THE FRAME. 



The frame most com- 

 monly used with these 

 hives is what is known 

 as the Hoffman self- 

 spacing, shown' in figure 

 1 1 . This is built in two 

 sizes, one being 91-8 

 inches deep for the reg- 

 ular hpe; the other 53-8 

 inches deep for the shal- 

 low hive or super. These 

 are suspended separately 

 so that the beekeeper 

 may be able to take a 

 hive of bees entirely 

 apart if he desires. The ^ 



person who has a modem hive and does not avail himself of the 

 advantages it permits may as well go back to the old box hive of 

 his grandfather. 



Figure 11. The Hoffman frame, 

 the A. I. Root Co.) 



(After 



THE SECTIONAL BROOD CHAMBER HIVE. 



Another hive highly recon±mended by the author, especially in 

 the production of comb honey, is what is called the sectional brood 

 chamber hive, shown in figure 12. This is built up with two or 

 more units of extracting supers, such as are used with the Standard 

 in the production of liquid honey. This hive is especially adapted 

 to localities like our own, where the honey flow is of short duration 



