CHAPTER VII. 



THE PRODUCTION OF COMB HONEY. 



The apiarist, taking advantage of the fact that bees store honey 

 above theii- brood, places chambers above the stock hive for 

 the bees to store their honey in, which are hence called supers. 



Sections. 



Comb honey is now almost entirely produced in American 

 OLO-piece sections (fig. 21) which have quite superseded the 



Fig. 21. — American one-piece Section (two Bee-way). 



large old-fashioned supers. Amongst other advantages which 

 they possess over large supers, the following maybe mentioned: 



1. They are easier to produce. 



2. They are more saleable. 



3. They are very neat and attractive in appearance. 



4. Being smaller, they are consequently stronger, and there- 



fore may be sent safely long distances by rail if 

 properly packed. 

 Sections are always sold in the flat ; they are dovetailed at 

 the ends, and the joints are grooved in the shape of a V. 

 Before folding, these joints should be damped to toughen them, 

 as otherwise they are very apt to break : the damping can 

 ensily be done with a small, wet sponge, or where a large 

 number are being folded they may be stood upright, and a 

 gentle stream of warm water poured between the joints from 

 a can. To fold a section, the sides should be gently drawn at 



