THE PEODCCTION OF COMB HONEY. 



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each row. The corners of the sections rest on strips of wof d 

 (fig. 25, a) 5 inch thick, and about ^ inch or J inih broad : 



Fig. 25, 



-Sack or crate of sections, showing interior working arrangements, 

 of wood on wliich the sections staiid. 



they are thus shghtly raised above the tops of the frames, which 

 allows the bees to pass freely underneath them. 



Dividers. 



Between each row of sections a " divider " or separator 

 (fig. 26) is placed, which ensures the faces of the combs being 



Pig. 26.— Dividers : a, Plain ; B, Slotted. 



sealed over perfectly flat by the bees. Dividers may be obtained 

 made of either wood, tin or zinc. The "slotted" divider 



