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Beekeeping 



Types of sections. 

 There is considerable variation in the types of section 



used and correspondingly in the supers (upper stories) and 



fixtures made to hold 



them. The standardiza- 

 tion of these appliances 

 is often discussed and is 

 greatly to be desired. 

 There are two styles now 

 in common use which 

 differ in the method of 

 spacing. They are now 

 almost all made of bass- 

 wood, ^ inch thick, as 

 corners. The bee-way section 



Fig. 



125. — Diagrafn to show method of 

 spacing bee-way sections. 



this bends readily at the 

 (Fig. 125) is wide (usu- 

 ally 1| inches, but rarely 

 1| or 2 inches) and has 

 passageways cut in two 

 (sometimes three or four) 

 sides to allow bees to enter 

 the sections, comb build- 

 ing in the individual sec- 

 tions being limited by plain 

 separators placed between 

 them. The plain sections 

 (Fig. 126) are narrow, If 

 one from another by "fences" on which are cleats to hold 



Fig. 126. — Diagram to show method of 

 spacing plain sections. 



or 1§ inches, and are separated 



Fig. 127. — Comparison of plain and bee-way sections. 



the fence away from the section to allow room for the 

 passage of bees. The bee-way sections are usually made 



