. Bee primer for the prospective beekeeper. Bees. [from old catalog]. Section Holder. The SECTIONS, or honey boxes (Fig. 17) are little square frames placed in the super to be filled with honey during the harvest (Fig. 18, next page). The sections are from i^4 to 2 inches from center to center, the ordinary size being 1%. They are usually made in one piece of smooth lumber, of pliable material like basswood, and folded. They are pro- vided with a strip of very thin comb foundation by the apiarist. A guide is indispensable, for the combs must be built straight and in the center of the sec- tion
. Bee primer for the prospective beekeeper. Bees. [from old catalog]. Section Holder. The SECTIONS, or honey boxes (Fig. 17) are little square frames placed in the super to be filled with honey during the harvest (Fig. 18, next page). The sections are from i^4 to 2 inches from center to center, the ordinary size being 1%. They are usually made in one piece of smooth lumber, of pliable material like basswood, and folded. They are pro- vided with a strip of very thin comb foundation by the apiarist. A guide is indispensable, for the combs must be built straight and in the center of the sec- tions, otherwise they would be unmanageable and difficult to ship without Sections or Honey Boxes. Fig. 19. Division Board. A DUMMY, or division-board (Fig. 19), is often used in the brood chamber or body, to narrow down the space, in weak PAGE FIVE. 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 Dadant, Camille Pierre, 1851- [from old catalog]. Watertwon, Wis. , G. B. Lewis company
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