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comb. In replacing them a gentle horizontal motion will cause 

 every bee to run down out of the way, though smoke first used 

 would at once clear the course. 



But perhaps the most important point, with my twin crate, is 

 that as the central combs are completed, by simply turning the 

 outer row to the centre, the whole are finished off more evenly 

 and in less time, and thus the usual outside thin sections are a 

 thing of the past. 



With this class of crate I have generally used my bee space 

 sections giving their own passage under, but if the one-piece 

 section is used strips J-inch thick must be inserted for the lower 

 comers of the sections to rest upon. 



The Rev. Geo. Raynor has introduced a crate in three parts, 

 and though rather expensive with the glass and shutters at the 

 end, many bee-keepers would appreciate the same. Of course 



the windows can be dispensed with, but, for my own part, having 

 tried crates in three sections, I find the twins far preferable. 



SECTIONS. 



The one-piece sections wherein the new comb-honey is built 

 are made in two forms, either with a bee space at top and bottom, 

 or such spaces on all sides. In the latter case it is proposed to 

 give free communication throughout the entire crate instead of 

 through each row of sections only. The advantages of inter- 

 communication are doubtful, while the section of comb is 



