. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 126 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [March 24,1887. driving the half rails down. It will be seen that there are passage-ways on all the four sides. In use they are fitted into the frames which have passages cut out of top and bottom rail to corre- spond with those of sections. These are placed with the longest sides next the top and bottom rails so as to have a -|- inch space between them, and they have a passage-way at the ends, like in those of of Mr. Sambels (see page 59 of Journal). The separators, which are also like those shown by Mr. Sambe
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 126 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [March 24,1887. driving the half rails down. It will be seen that there are passage-ways on all the four sides. In use they are fitted into the frames which have passages cut out of top and bottom rail to corre- spond with those of sections. These are placed with the longest sides next the top and bottom rails so as to have a -|- inch space between them, and they have a passage-way at the ends, like in those of of Mr. Sambels (see page 59 of Journal). The separators, which are also like those shown by Mr. Sambels, have openings corresponding, forming permanent passage-ways for the bees, and with full sheets of foundation perfectly filled sections will be the rule without the necessity of pop- holes. This is a very important consideration, and if it is as successful as Mr. Lee thinks it will be, a great point will have been gained. The frames which hold the sections have the half-bee space at top and bottom, so that they can be used for storifying, the separators spring on, and their points fit into grooves in the side bars. When filled, the sections can be placed on their projecting ends, and in case of a bruised cell the section itself would not get covered with sticky honey, and the foundation show- ing through the top rail, can be covered with a label. Hives and section-racks are made on the same principle of continuous dovetailed grooves and tongues, and are intended to be sent away in the flat, and put together without any nailing. Mr. Lee has also sent an ingeniously constructed box for the carriage of sections. Three sides fold up, and by means of three loose pieces which are pushed into the grooves, the box is completed. The workmanship is all that can be desired for accuracy and finish, and the whole method of put- ing together so simple, that with the block even quite a novice could not go wrong. If they can be manufactured at a reasonable price, and Mr. Lee assures us that
Size: 2731px × 915px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury, bookdecade1870, bookpublisherlondon, booksubjectbees
