150 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



TOP SEPARATORS. 



As the sections now stand, there is some space be- 

 tween them endwise, allowing them to be out of square, 

 and making a convenient place for the bees to deposit a 

 disagreeable quantity of propoHs. To remedy this, there 

 is crowded in at the top between each two rows of sec- 

 tions a little stick 11J/2 by J4 by scant %. Then the fol- 

 lower is wedged in, and when all are done the supers are 

 carried into the south room or store-room; and piled up to 

 await the harvest time. 



BAIT-SECTIONS. 



Bait-sections are put in enough supers so that the 

 first super put on each hive shall be baited. Generally 

 only one bait-section is in a super, the bait being in the 

 center, and these baited supers are piled in the store-room 

 where it will be convenient to reach them first. The total 

 count in the store-room will be such that each colony can 

 have an average of about four and a half supers if it 

 wants them. There is no great probability of that, but it 

 will do no harm to have some of them left over till a 

 year or more later. 



SATISFACTION IN HAVING SUPERS READY. 



There is a feeling of real satisfaction in seeing the 

 larger part of the store-room filled with piles of supers 

 ready to go on the hives. How many times I have 

 counted them and admired the nice even piles reaching to 

 the ceiling! Perhaps I should not appreciate them so 

 much if I had not, years ago, felt the annoyance of run- 

 ning out of sections or foundation right in the middle of 

 the honey season, waiting days for it, and the honey wast- 

 ing. 



