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The Production of Comb-Honey 
Other equipment. 
The other apparatus needed in extensive comb-honey 
production includes some of the general apiary equipment 
discussed in 
Chapter III. A 
supply of shallow 
extracting supers 
may often be 
used to advan¬ 
tage to induce 
bees to begin 
storing in supers, 
but the combina¬ 
tion super (Fig. 
133) is generally 
preferable. If a colony is as strong as it should be at the 
beginning of the honey-flow there will be little need for 
shallow extracting supers. The proper use of bait sec¬ 
tions is as good as either of these methods. 
Fxa. 134. — Old type of wide frame for holding 
sections. 
Preparation of the sections. 
The folding of the section and the fastening of the founda¬ 
tion in place are sometimes done in one machine, but in 
most apiaries these things are accomplished by two opera¬ 
tions. To fold the sections (Fig. 135) without excessive 
breakage, they must be damp to allow the wood to bend. 
If they are dry they may be moistened by pouring hot 
water down the V-grooves while still in the crate, the stream 
of course being directed only on the grooves. The whole 
crate may be wrapped in a wet blanket for a day before the 
folding. 
The use of foundation is necessary to insure straight 
combs, all of worker cells, and is essential in the production 
of fancy comb-honey. The foundation should be as thin 
as can be used without being torn by the bees and usually 
the grade known in the trade as “thin-super” is preferable. 
While only narrow strips at the top are sometimes used, it 
