COMB HONEY IN SECTIONS 75 



other half into position. The foundation is thus securely 

 held in position, and the operation of fixing the same 

 involves but little trouble. 



Specially thin foundation known as " super" founda- 

 tion should be used for the production of comb honey, 

 and each section should be filled with a full sheet. 



SPLIT TOP SECTION 



The sections, after being folded and furnished with 

 foundation, are placed (twenty-one of them, in seven 

 rows of three each) in the rack. This is simply 

 a box which encloses the sections on all sides, the 

 bottom being fitted with girders or laths on which the 

 corners of the sections rest. In order to ensure that the 

 honey comb produced shall be of even thickness, it is 

 necessary to use dividers or separators, thin strips of 

 metal or wood furnished with suitable bee passages, 



