38 BEEKEEPING 



As in the case of the brood frames, tlie 

 beekeeper should provide a starter of 

 foundation in each box or section. This 

 is to be neatly stuck to the center of one 

 side of the section in such a way that it 

 will hang down in the exact center of the 

 section. It is best in this case to use full 

 sheets of foundation just as in the brood 

 frames because the full sheets save the 

 bees a great deal of labor and also cause 

 the sections to be filled more evenly and 

 with less danger of building cross-combs. 

 The foundation used in the sections should 

 be very thin as it does not support any 

 great weight and of course no wires are 

 used. The supers are not usually placed 

 on the hive until such time as the con- 

 dition of the brood chamber indicates that 

 the bees will soon have more honey than 

 they can care for. Whether the super is 

 on the hive or not, the cover or roof is 

 used in the same way as it is interchange- 

 able with either the brood chamber or 

 with the supers. 



