. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. io8 THE BEE-KBEPERS' REVIEW close sections, and closed separators, when instinct leads them to form only one large bunch for mutual heat and wax- elaboration. We have not only divided them off into little apartments, 4.}4 x 4'4^, but have fixed the corners so that it is al- most impossible for the bees to get into them in large numbers. My ideal sec- tion would be so made that the projec- tions would be, not at the corners, but in the middle of the sides; and these projections should be only long enough to keep the sections in place; something as shown i
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. io8 THE BEE-KBEPERS' REVIEW close sections, and closed separators, when instinct leads them to form only one large bunch for mutual heat and wax- elaboration. We have not only divided them off into little apartments, 4.}4 x 4'4^, but have fixed the corners so that it is al- most impossible for the bees to get into them in large numbers. My ideal sec- tion would be so made that the projec- tions would be, not at the corners, but in the middle of the sides; and these projections should be only long enough to keep the sections in place; something as shown in the accompany- ing sketch. We are working in the. STYLE OF SECTION IN WHICH THE BEES HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE COR- NERS, THUS SECURING MORE PERFECT FILLING OF THE SAME, right direction when we use slat or fence separators, but we keep up the trouble by putting the upright cleats from top to bottom, then cutting off each section from its neighbor the same as before. The third part of our defence, quantity, is not a point that admits of much argu- ment. It is like some other things we may know without knowing the reason; but is it really necessary for us to always know the reaso?t for a thing to make use of the fact? Farmeis for many years knew that land plaster was beneficial to clover, and yet scientists are not now sure why it is so. Shall a farmer wait for the scientist to tell him zc/iv, before he uses it? The value of manure on farm crops has been demonstrated jears and years ago, and yet science can not tell just why it is so ? Shall the farmer burn his manuie pile until tardy science catch- es up with him? The knowing why is a matter of knowledge which may or may not be of commercial advantage to the producer, let us rather demonstate the jfacf and retain that. But can not we find some of the why in the facts above stated in regard to i}^ and 2 lb. sections; or in the fact that the comb surface is increas- ed while the weight remains the same, hence, evaporation goes on
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