. Gleanings in bee culture. n, much quick work was the center of the cases every sec-tion, excepting at the extreme ends, wascapped greasy, not travel-stained, butthoroughly greasy in appearance ; but theoutside sections were capped as white as onecould wish to see. The inside sections weremuch heavier, the honey being very thick andwaxy, and very fine. One thing further, and Ill not tax your pa-tience longer. With such a season as we havehad this year, the 4 4 section is filled and cap-ped more completely than the 4x5x13/1 ^sshown in the photo, all of which were usedwith perforat
. Gleanings in bee culture. n, much quick work was the center of the cases every sec-tion, excepting at the extreme ends, wascapped greasy, not travel-stained, butthoroughly greasy in appearance ; but theoutside sections were capped as white as onecould wish to see. The inside sections weremuch heavier, the honey being very thick andwaxy, and very fine. One thing further, and Ill not tax your pa-tience longer. With such a season as we havehad this year, the 4 4 section is filled and cap-ped more completely than the 4x5x13/1 ^sshown in the photo, all of which were usedwith perforated separators. With a flush flowthere would be, probably, little if any differ-ence. This is my first experience with 4x5sec ions. I have some handsome specimens,and like them very much, barely balancingthe scales at a pound each. I think such as Ihave with beeway space, with perforated sec-arators, preferable to the plain with submitting them for inspection by the sideof standard 4V to several ladies, at different. times, the unanimous verdict was in favor ofthe square section ; and they look so muchnicer when placed on the table. While we obtain theories and hints fromthe books and journals, which are absolutelynecessary to success, we acquire more positiveknowledge by careful work in the apiary thananywhere else. It is to be hoped that carefulbee-keepers will do a little experimenting 1901 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 225 along economic lines, not with a view tocheapening the quality of products, as is toooften the case in many lines of manufacture,but to learn how to obtain best results withthe smallest outlay of capital, remembering,however, that, as a rule, the best material iseconomical if intelligently , 111., Nov. 23. [I have long entertained the idea that thetime would come when we could use the samefoundation that is ordinarily used in sections,in brood frames. The only difficulty, hither-to, has been that such a light weight has a ten-dency to
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