CHAPTER VII. 



TSE PRODUCTION OF COMB B.ONET. 



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

 above their 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 

 one-piece sections (fig. 21) which have quite superseded the 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 may be 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 

 easily 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 



