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store therein, they will often remove the honey 
thence to the brood-chamber. 
Shallow frames are also used by some bee- 
keepers when working for sections in strong 
hives immediately over the brood-chamber, as 
this procedure usually prevents the lower case 
of sections from becoming discoloured by the 
heat from the brood. 
Sections.—Sections are small wooden frames, 
which in England are generally about 43 inches 
square, in which honey may be stored by the 
bees ready for sale purposes. They are made 
from the wood of the American lime tree— 
commonly known as ‘basswood ’’—which is 
beautifully white and easy to ‘‘work.’’ The 
sections are made all in one piece, which is cut 
into shape by machinery. ‘The sections are 
placed in a rack or ‘‘ crate’’ which usually hold 
twenty-one in seven rows of three, with a divider 
of tin or wood between each row, and a “bee 
space’ under each section. 
The method of working with sections is 
explained on page 94. 
The Super.—The super, or lift, is the bee- 
keeper’s addition to the hive, in which he induces 
the bees to store honey for him. It is placed 
above the brood nest and supplied with frames 
or sections in which the bees may work apart 
