COMB HONET. 



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take one of these methods or expect less crop than he would 

 otherwise get from the most prolific queens. 



731. 2d. Securing straight, even combs, in sections. 

 With thin comb foundation (683), in strips filling Va to % 

 of the section, the combs are always straight, but their surface,, 

 when sealed, is not always even. Some cells are built longer 

 than others, and, in packing the honey, these bulged combs 

 might come in contact with one another and get bruised. To 

 prevent this occurrence, many Apiarists use "separators," made 

 of tin, wood, or coarse wire cloth, placed between the rows of 

 sections, as in figs. 189 and 192. This invention, claimed by- 



Fig. 192. 



SECTION SUPER WITH WOOD SEPARATORS. 



Mr. Betsinger, of New York, was first tried in the brood 

 chamber, by Mr. Langstroth in 1858. It was suggested by Mr. 

 Colvin. (See former edition, page 374.) 



Another method has been devised. Plain sections, without 

 insets for the passage of the bees, are made, and a "fence" 

 is used between the sections. This fence is made of slats, fig. 

 193, with upright strips which rest perpendicularly against 

 the edge of the sections. The bee space is thus made by the 

 help of the fence, the entire length of the sections at top and 

 bottom. Either method succeeds in securing straight combs,. 



