. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. inverted, such construction making a very stiff and rigid support. Some pi efor, like Dr. Miller, to have the T tins rest loosely on a little jiiece of strap iron, both for convenience in filling the su- pers, and in enii)tying the same after the sections are liikd. I'.ut there are others,like tieorge E. Hilton, of Fremont, Mich., who object to loose pieces, and prefer the super with stationary tins, the tins being nailed to the bott
. The ABC and XYZ of bee culture; a cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, hives, honey, implements, honey-plants, etc. ... Bees. inverted, such construction making a very stiff and rigid support. Some pi efor, like Dr. Miller, to have the T tins rest loosely on a little jiiece of strap iron, both for convenience in filling the su- pers, and in enii)tying the same after the sections are liikd. I'.ut there are others,like tieorge E. Hilton, of Fremont, Mich., who object to loose pieces, and prefer the super with stationary tins, the tins being nailed to the bottom inside edges of the sui)er. It will be noticed also that he prefers hav- ing compression—a feature which he accom- plishes by means of wooden thumliscrews and a follower. There is no denying the fact that in any form of surplus arrangement the sections and separators should be squeezed together to reduce propolis accumulations. If there are open cracks or spaces between the sections the bees are sure to till them with HILTON T SUPER. With either form of T super one can use wooden separators, tin separators, or the fences described further along. The projec- tion of the T is just high enough to support the separators at the proper point. But the T super, perfect as it is, has its ob- jections. If the sections are inclined to be a little out of square, or diamond-shaped, when folded, they wall 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 be- tween 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 nnv of sec- tions to the outside, and the outside to the center. And still again, four-beeway sec- tions, or iilain sections, are not as advan- tageously used in these supers as in some other form which I shall presently describe. THE .1. E. HAND FORM OF SUPER This is the one preferred by Mr. J. E.
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