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the same as the brood-chambers. They are made 

 to accommodate frames 5^ inches in depth, and as 

 there must always be a space of J inch below the 

 frames, the depth of the super will be 5-J inches. 



The lift is 6. inches deep ; but if sectional supers 

 are to be used instead of shallow frames, another lift 

 9 inches in depth will also be required in order that 

 sufficient accommodation for an adapting board, three 

 crates of sections, and quilts may be provided. 



Metal Eunnebs. 



Metal runners are strongly recommended, for if the 

 inner walls upon which the frame ends rest are simply 

 bevelled, the top bars will be fastened to them with an 

 abundant supply of propolis, and then jarring the hive 

 and disturbing the bees during manipulations cannot 

 weU be avoided. On the other hand, by the use of 

 metal runners, frames are moved with the greatest 

 ease, either singly or in numbers, and the irritation of 

 the bees is thus avoided. 



