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COMB HONEY, APPLIANCES FOR 
of square, or diamond-shaped, when folded, 
they will not be squared up in the .T super 
unless an extra set of T tins or strips of 
wood are used to fill up the gaps between 
the rows on top. And, again, it is not 
practicable to alternate the several rows 
of sections. Sometimes, in a poor honey 
flow, it is desirable to move the center row 
of sections to the outside, and the outside 
to the center. 
SUPERS WITH SECTION-HOLDERS FOR BEEWAY 
SECTIONS. 
The dovetailed super with section-hold¬ 
ers for beeway sections is the form of 
super that has been, perhaps, used more 
largely than any other. It is a sort of 
compromise between the old-style wide 
frames and the T super. It consists of a 
series of section-holders that are open at 
the top. Each holder is supported at the 
end by a strip of tin nailed on the inner 
edge of the ends of the super. 
Four sections in each section-holder are 
held snugly and squarely in position with 
no spaces between the rows of sections as 
in the case of the T super. When beeway 
Super for beeway sections. 
sections are used the bottom-bars of the 
sections are scored out to correspond with 
the beeways. Between the rows of sections 
is dropped a wooden separator, as shown 
at D. 
SUPER SPRINGS. 
In the illustration of the Hilton super, it 
will be noted that thumbscrews are used to 
crowd a follower up against the sections. 
In the other form of T super a super 
spring between the side of the super and 
the follower performs the same office. In¬ 
deed, this spring is used nowadays in near¬ 
ly all modern section-supers. 
There is no denying the fact that in any 
form of surplus arrangement the sections 
and separators should be squeezed together 
to reduce accumulations of propolis. The 
objection to thumbscrews or wedges is that 
if the sections in a super become swelled 
Super-springs. 
by dampness, the rigid screw or wedge Be¬ 
comes stuck and this sticking makes it hard 
to remove the sections. If the joints of the 
sections have been moistened to prevent 
breakage when the sections are folded, 
when the super is put on the hive there is 
a slight shrinkage. This shrinkage makes 
more trouble than swelling, for the con¬ 
tents of the super become so loose that the 
wooden wedges fall down, leaving the sec¬ 
tions very loose in the super. Of course, 
the bees improve the opportunity to crowd 
a line of propolis in all the cracks. 
To remedy all this trouble the steel super 
spring has come. Its pressure is constant. 
It adapts itself to any swelling that may 
occur, and equally adapts itself to any 
shrinking, so as to press the parts together 
at all times enough to prevent the bees 
from crowding in propolis. 
In the illustration it will be seen at B, B, 
B, that a spring is crowded vertically be¬ 
tween the side of the super and post of 
the fence. When a follower is used, two 
springs (one at each end) are crowded 
vertically or diagonally between the side of 
the super and the follower. Some use only 
a single spring at the middle of the 
follower. 
SEPARATORS. 
In connection with appliances for hold¬ 
ing sections in the hive, there is a device 
known as the separator, or fence. These 
