Sections and Supers.
There is a wide variation in the style of sections and the supers designed to contain them. This, whole to some extent brought about by different local conditions, is largely due merely to the notions of individual beekeepers. Comb-honey apparatus could probably be standardized without sacrificing any really vital features.
BEEWAY v. PLAIN SECTIONS.
There are two general styles of sections in common use differing in the method of spacing—the beeway section in which the spacer is a part of the section itself ([fig. 5]), and the plain in which the spacer is a permanent part of the separator ([fig. 4]). Each style has its advocates and each offers some advantages.
Fig. 3.—Beeway and plain sections, unfolded. (Original.)
Some of the advantages of the plain ([fig. 3]) over the beeway sections are: (1) They are simpler in construction, therefore costing less. (2) The edges being plain with no insets, the plain sections are more easily cleaned of propolis when being prepared for market and are especially adapted to cleaning by machinery. (3) By leaving the spacers in the super, sections of the same honey content occupy less space in the shipping case, thus reducing the cost of packages. (4) The plain section is adapted to an arrangement permitting freer communication lengthwise of the row of sections, especially at the corners ([p. 15]).
