CO MB- HO NET 



89 



The internal fitments are composed of 24 lib. sections 

 and seven separators or divisions. When phiin i)ieees 

 of soft pine xV of an inch thick are nsed in conjnnction 

 with the l)ee-way section (Fig-. 4()), only five separators 

 are nsed. The bee-way section — as the name implies — 

 has an o]iening scalloped ont at the top and bottom to 

 allow the bees to enter. The socialistic natnre of bees 

 makes them averse to working- in small detached gronps 



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such as a comb-super entails. To overcome this aversion 

 a number of schemes have been jmi forward. The chief 

 one is the fence or slatted separator. 



From the remarks on hive construction it will be seen 

 that a bee-space of Vi- inch thronghont the various 

 portions of the hive is essential. Tf the space is more 

 than 1/4 inch the liees will build comb in it; if less than 

 this measurement it is found that the bees, unable to 

 use it as a gang-way, regard it as a crack to be filled uji 

 with propolis. So a con)b-honey suiter sliould conform 

 to this vital principle to be successful. 



The plain (Fig. 46, No. 2) oi- "no-bee-way" section 

 more nearly ai)proximates to this ideal. The bee-way is 



