. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 318 THE BEE-KEEPERvS' REVIEW. propolis by dipping them in hot water. B}' reference to the accompanying ilhis- trations a plan of the separator is sho\\ n in its relation to the sections and super sides. The first illustration shows a plan-view of the separator in position upon the frame I use, which gives a di- hold up the sections. They are shown more clearly in illustration 2. as also are shown the super sides, vS. S. By refer- ence to illustration 3., channels, c. c, may be seen which correspond with open- ings o. o. in the .separators. These are very
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 318 THE BEE-KEEPERvS' REVIEW. propolis by dipping them in hot water. B}' reference to the accompanying ilhis- trations a plan of the separator is sho\\ n in its relation to the sections and super sides. The first illustration shows a plan-view of the separator in position upon the frame I use, which gives a di- hold up the sections. They are shown more clearly in illustration 2. as also are shown the super sides, vS. S. By refer- ence to illustration 3., channels, c. c, may be seen which correspond with open- ings o. o. in the .separators. These are very important inj^securing well filled. ILU'STRATION NO. I. rect line of travel to the sections. The letters s. s. represent the sections; vSep. the separator, o. o. o. openings which serve as passage-ways for the bees latter- ally from section to section. About ^ space is allowed above the separator and 3-16 below. The greater tendency to lengthen cells at the bottom less space for trave Ithan above, m. m. m. m. represent metal projections 's of an inch in heighth. t. is a vertical strip of '~\, -^ -^ I. sections on the outside row. The super sides are also beveled at the top and bot- tom, affording openings corresponding in width with those between the sections, and are quite necessary to secure well filled supers. The super is also expansive; thirty-six sections being the maxinmm number I use, which are secured by bolts and thumb-screws t. h. Using as I do an elastic hive necessitates a super of similar construction, the advantages of which IM,\TlON xo. 2. tin covering the oj^ening at the end. The metal projections are cast tipon the tin in an iron mould, rough holes being first punched through the tin to anchor them. The metal projections on the low- er edge are provided with flanges f. f., to can only be appreciated by who have used them. With a super affording access to the sec- tions from ever)' direction, not only are they better filled durin
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