12 COMB HONEY. 
44 by 44 by 1} plain or the 4} by 44 by 1 beeway, assuming of course 
that all are used with separators and filled under like conditions, 
Since there are well-defined limits as to the thickness of the combs 
most profitable to produce, the area of one comb surface in a section 
weighing about a pound is usually from 16 to 20 square inches, the 
exact size and shape being an adaptation to given space in the super. 
The thinner combs, showing more comb surface, have the appearance 
of being larger and a greater number can be accommodated on a 
given hive. Honey in such combs may also be ripened sooner and 
possibly better than in thicker combs. They, however, require more 
foundation for each pound of honey produced and a slightly greater 
amount of wax, in proportion to the honey, to complete them. Also 
Fia. 6.—Square and oblong sections. (Original.) 
the thinner the comb, the greater the difficulty with the sheets of 
foundation swinging to one side on account of uneven work on the 
two sides or because the hives do not stand level. 
SUPERS. 
The main points of difference between the various types of comb- 
honey supers are in (1) the method of supporting the sections, (2) 
the amount of protection afforded to the outside of the section, and 
(3) the degree of free communication from section to section within 
the super. 
The Method of Support. 
Sections are supported either by means of cross supports under 
the-ends of the sections or by a slat of proper width supporting each 
row of sections. The T super (fig. 7), so called from the shape of a 
cross section of the strip of tin used to support the sections, is illus- 
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