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there are still some bee-keepers who love a straw 

 hive, this figure shews how the best results can be 

 obtained from its use. Moreover, there is nothing 

 shewn in fig. i6 but what any handy man could 

 make for himself, except, perhaps, the foundation 

 and sections. A is a skep floor board, and the 

 super is full of sections filled with foundation. At 

 the bottom of this super there is a small piece of 



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Fig. 17. 



queen excluder. This cannot be seen in the figure 

 because of the sections. The sections can be taken 

 out and the super inverted for winter use. It fits 

 down well over the skep and helps to keep all 

 warm and snug. The cover C will fit on the super 

 whichever way it is up. 



Foundation (fig. 17) has been mentioned before. 



