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them, but to no purpose. It appears, however, that with the 

 use of a properly constructed honey-board the desired result is 

 obtained. It is curious to note how various appliances that 

 have been discarded come into favour again. Honey-boards 

 were in common use at one time with frame hives, but until 

 quite recently a person known to be using them after they 

 dropped out of general favour would have been looked upon 

 as non-progressive ; now it has been decided that we cannot 

 well do without them. 



The principle on which the most improved honey-boards are 

 made to act, is to divide the bee-space between the upper and 

 lower frames ; in other words, there is a greater space left 

 between them, and this is divided into two equal parts by the 

 board, so that there are two bee-spaces between the frames in 

 place of one. It does not prevent the bees fastening the board 



No. I 



Fig. 68.— HEDDOH'S HONEY-BOARD. 

 No. 1. Slatted board complete. No. 3. Section of same. 



to the lower frames with bits of comb, but it is claimed by those 

 who have used them that the upper bee-space is left entirely 

 clear, so that the frames can be lifted out or the whole super 

 taken off at any time without trouble. Although honey-boards 

 would no doubt be useful on all hives, still, I have felt the 

 most need of some such appliance on hives supered for comb- 

 honey. I find broad frames more frequently " bridged " than 

 narrow ones, perhaps for the reason that the latter are shifted 

 oftener during the extracting season. 



HOW TO CONSTRUCT HONEY-BOARDS AND SECTION CASES. 



The above engraving of Heddon's honey-board is taken 

 from Gleanings for January 15th, 1885. This board (No. 1, 

 Fig. 62) consists of an outside frame, with thin slats running 

 from end to end, tacked on § ths of an inch apart (No. 3, Fig. 62). 



