BEE MANUAL. 



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was raised and exposed for sale in large slabs weighing several 

 pounds each, but owing to the messy job of retailing it and 

 the flies attracted by it, very few respectable shopkeepers 

 would have anything to do with comb-honey. In contrast to 

 this, section boxes full of nice white comb-honey may now be 

 seen in nearly every grocer's window in districts where the 

 advanced system of bee-culture has been introduced. They 

 were first brought into use in America some thirteen years 

 ago and have since been adopted in England and many parts 

 of the European continent by progressive bee-keepers ; they 

 were introduced into these colonies in 1878. 



Kg. 57.— ONE-FOUND SECTION BOX WITH STAKTER OF COMB-FOUNDATION. 



There appears to have been almost as many different sizes 

 and forms of section boxes adopted by different bee-keepers 

 since they were first brought into use as there have been 

 different hives, but the most popular at the present day is the 

 one-pound section box, Fig. 57. The two-pound section makes 

 a very nice package but is not nearly so handy nor saleable. 

 Half-pound sections have lately been adopted by some bee- 

 keepers in America, but I am inclined to think they will never 

 become very popular either with bee-keepers or consumers. 



REQUISITES OF GOOD SECTIONS. 



They should be made of the cleanest and lightest coloured 

 wood obtainable. The material should not exceed one-eighth 

 of an inch in thickness and should be cut smooth. They should 

 be capable of being put together quickly and without nails or 

 glue. And last though not least, they should not cost much. 



TO MAKE SECTIONS. 



I feel quite satisfied that it will never pay any person not 

 provided with suitable machinery to attempt to make section 



