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Beekeeping 
Types of sections. 
There is considerable variation in the types of section 
used and correspondingly in the supers (upper stories) and 
fixtures made to hold 
Fig. 125. — Diagram to show method of 
spacing bee-way sections. 
them. The standardiza¬ 
tion of these appliances 
is often discussed and is 
greatly to be desired. 
There are two styles now 
in common use which 
differ in the method of 
spacing. They are now 
almost all made of bass¬ 
wood, | inch thick, as 
this bends readily at the corners. The bee-way section 
(Fig. 125) is wide (usu¬ 
ally 11 inches, but rarely 
If or 2 inches) and has 
passageways cut in two 
(sometimes three or four) 
sides to allow bees to enter 
the sections, comb build¬ 
ing in the individual sec¬ 
tions being limited by plain 
separators placed between Fia. 126. — Diagram to show method of 
them. The plain sections spacing plain sections. 
(Fig. 126) are narrow, If or If inches, and are separated 
one from another by “fences” on which are cleats to hold 
Fio. 127. — Comparison of plain and bee-way sections. 
the fence away from the section to allow room for the 
passage of bees. The bee-way sections are usually made 
