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sections can be laid on the block. In dry weather these 

 sections must first be damped at the V-cuts, or many will 

 break. 



The one-piece section has now taken such a hold in 

 general estimation that no other style will ever supersede 

 it ; but where the apiarist has the time and convenience 

 to make for his own use, my simple bee- space section 

 will cost him even less than the other. 



Simmins' Bee-space Sections. 



These were introduced in 1880, and the comb-honey in 

 them has been much appreciated wherever offered for 

 sale. Glass was used for the top and bottom rails in the 

 first instance, and the top rail was split to receive founda- 

 tion. 



The side bars are each 4^-inches long by if -inch wide, 

 with a sawcut across each end, at ^-inch from the edge, 

 into which the top and bottom rails (i/i6th inch thick), 

 are fixed securely ; these being i J-inch wide and 4J inches 

 (bare) long. For half-pounds the sides are 4^ inches by 

 i^-inch, and the thin rails i^-inch by 2f inches. 



If the sections are required flat, the top and bottom 

 rails must be a little thicker, with a tongue and shoulder 

 as shown by Fig. 27. In that case the sawcut in the side 

 bars will be only the thickness of the horizontal rails from 

 each edge. 



Separators 



are made of either thin wood or tin, and are generally 

 arranged to allow a space above or below them of not less 

 than 3/i6th inch from the upper and lower part of the 

 sections. One with slots, suggested by " Amateur 

 Expert," who at one time was a contributor to the British 

 Bee Journal, is illustrated (Fig. 28) with slots to correspond 

 with the side bee-spaces in sections. 



