Gleanings in bee culture . ve I havetried to point outsome of the advan-tages in using shal- low 3upers over weak colonies. I also findI can secure more honey from tW H ifll Cuic tef -i- -Be-. 1 1 3H _ ,,; ^ 1 m B 1382 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Nov. 1. FIG. 7. -THE DEMONSTRATIKG-CAGE WHERE MANY OF THE ACTUAL METHODS WERE IL-LUSTRATED while other colonies seem to be doing theirbest in one deep super. My shallow supersare ju-jt half the depth of my deep ones. Iwill admit there are twice as many framesto handle, but I can uncap two shallowcombs as quickly as one deep one. Onesweep of the knif


Gleanings in bee culture . ve I havetried to point outsome of the advan-tages in using shal- low 3upers over weak colonies. I also findI can secure more honey from tW H ifll Cuic tef -i- -Be-. 1 1 3H _ ,,; ^ 1 m B 1382 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Nov. 1. FIG. 7. -THE DEMONSTRATIKG-CAGE WHERE MANY OF THE ACTUAL METHODS WERE IL-LUSTRATED while other colonies seem to be doing theirbest in one deep super. My shallow supersare ju-jt half the depth of my deep ones. Iwill admit there are twice as many framesto handle, but I can uncap two shallowcombs as quickly as one deep one. Onesweep of the knife on each side does thework. There is another argument in favor of thissuper which will grow stronger each year. Narrow lumber is much cheaper and moreplentiful than wide , Ont., Can. [Much that is here given harmonizes verynicely with the teachings of Mr. J. E. Handas recently given in these columns. Theonly wonder is that our correspondent doesnot adopt the shallow extracting-super for abrood-chamber also. This will simplify his


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