io8 A Modem Bee- Farm 



insects can gain admission. (For further particulars see Bee- 

 houses, &c.) 



Preparing for Market. 



Crates can be made to hold anything from one to three dozen, 

 the latter being mosdy required. There should be glass on each 

 side parallel with the face of the combs, not only to make the 

 package more attractive, but as 

 the greatest safeguard against 

 rough handling. As an ad- 

 ditional protection against 

 friction, the sides and bottoms 

 should be lined with patent 

 corrugated paper, when there 

 will be Httle fear of breakages. 



Though more expensive, 

 ^, ^ 1. 1 J Comb Honey Crate, padded with 



the crate may be placed on corrugated paper. 



a false bottom with coiled 



springs, of a power necessary to resist the weight that may be 



placed above. 



Sections should be enclosed in clean white paper, pasted 

 securely where overlapping, when if any breakage does occur, the 

 contents of the damaged one will not escape and spoil others. 



The above should be done with each section, whether fancy 

 boxes are used or not, but while the latter additional expense may 

 do if retailed at home, it will certainly not pay at wholesale. I 

 have obtained as much for sections without as others were getting 

 with fancy boxes, in the same town ; one should therefore be very 

 careful before adding this expense to his commodity. 



Section holders introduced by Mr. Woodleigh have been 

 used largely, and will no doubt be more appreciated in the future. 

 They are made of tin, folding somewhat like the American section, 

 and will be found very durable, as, if soiled, they can be readily 

 cleaned. They can be had in several colours, and though 

 expensive in the first instance, that is not a serious consideration, 

 seeing they can be used many times without injury. 



