Hi Peter & all

Thank you for your explanation... I now understand why I have not remembered
it, I have come across it before, but it is not appropriate to our methods.

In UK we use sections that are only split on one of the four sides, they are
4 1/4" (107 mm) square and in any case my section racks ( I gather that they
are called section boxes in USA) take only three in a row, even though our
hives are 460 mm square and can accomodate four in a row. By using rows of
three we get a smaller number of poorly filled sections... If we do use four
in a row it often occurs that the outer two are not as well filled or filled
right across. The 'spare' space incorporates  beespace passageways at the
sides as per Killion.

I have used both wooden sections and Ross Rounds (although I had to make
some fancy boxes to hold the plastic frames). I have also often used hanging
section frames in ordinary supers...
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/hangsect.html

There is a way that overcomes the reluctance of bees to fill the corners of
square sections...
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/easysections.html

Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding Website
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman

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