. Alfalfa, grasshoppers, bees: their relationship. Alfalfa. [from old catalog]; Locusts. [from old catalog]; Bees. [from old catalog]. 1H ONE YEAR AMONG THE Fig. 12. The section-holder super. by simply exchanging the position of holders. The supers of either of these crates are the same, and are the same dimensions as that of the hive proper, except they are just one-half the depth. Two of these empty supers make a hive, and are frequently used as such on a scarcity of hive. They have rabbets cut in them for the frames to rest in when thus used. SECTION BOXES, SHIPPING CRATES, ETC. In f
. Alfalfa, grasshoppers, bees: their relationship. Alfalfa. [from old catalog]; Locusts. [from old catalog]; Bees. [from old catalog]. 1H ONE YEAR AMONG THE Fig. 12. The section-holder super. by simply exchanging the position of holders. The supers of either of these crates are the same, and are the same dimensions as that of the hive proper, except they are just one-half the depth. Two of these empty supers make a hive, and are frequently used as such on a scarcity of hive. They have rabbets cut in them for the frames to rest in when thus used. SECTION BOXES, SHIPPING CRATES, ETC. In figure 13, 2 is a crate of 500 sections, as shipped from the manu- facturers; S shows the section box, with the three saw cuts making the corners after being folded; 4 is a section partially folded, the dove- tailed corners to be brought up and hammered together to complete it; 5 is a shipping case for sections of honey, and on top of same are three sections of honey. HIVES COMPLETE. In figure 14,1 is a hive with two tiers of sections, being a complete two-story hive for comb honey. Each super holds twenty-four one- pound boxes, making forty-eight pounds surplus storage capacity. While as a general thing but two tiers of sections are used, yet more may be used, and thus for the time being several supers may be stored one above the other. This must not be considered ample storage capac- ity for the season by any means, for frequently colonies will store sev- eral times this capacity during the honey season. The proper method to pursue is to remove the honey just as soon as it is completed. As previously stated, begin with one tier of sections, and when the bees have these half full or more add another tier of boxes by raising the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hunter, Samuel John, 1866- [from
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