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When using separators for producing comb honey the sections 

 must be 2 inches wide ; but these are rapidly "giving place to sec- 

 tions i|-inch in width, to be worked without dividers. These I 

 have recommerided for a number of years past, and as I use 

 none thicker I have no difficulty in getting good straight combs, 

 but a few simple rules should be observed in working. The hive 

 is to stand perfectly level, while the sections are to be filled with 

 foundation or combs fixed exactly in the centre, so that nothing 

 will shift the same from the original position. It is better to 

 remove the entire set at a time, but where any are taken out singly 

 all partly-finished sections should be kept together, inserting 

 foundation, if used, at the ends of the row. 



Where any article is recommended in this work the name and 

 address of the manufacturer is also given, that the reader may not 

 be told of a good thing and then be left in the dark as to how he 

 may obtain it. I mind not if this proceeding is put down as 

 advertising ; I call it simply a case of mutual interest. 



There are two important points in reference to feeding that 

 were first brought forward by Mr. Abbott, late editor of the 

 British Bee Journal, and which require careful consideration. 

 That veteran always insisted that to stimulate bees to extend the 

 brood nest when desired they must have a gentle continuous 

 supply. Again, when it is necessary to supply food for winter it 

 should be given during the month of August, because the bees are 

 then better able to store and seal it. Now while we may not all 

 quite agree with the latter statement, there is much of truth behind 

 it. Where there is no late harvest I do not see how one can 

 improve upon such advice ; certainly it is not advisable to extract 

 from the brood chamber later than that month, and the substi- 

 tuted food can hardly be given too soon, if we wish the bees to settle 

 down quietly before cool weather comes on. Moreover, if the 

 food be supplied immediately after the harvest, the remaining 



