. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. TUANSFERRING. 267 TKANSFKRUINO. APPLIANCES FOU FASTENINO IN THE COMD. A\'o generally use and ratluT prefer trans- ferrhig-clasps. These are iiiacle of pieces of tin of various sizes, from 2J to 5 in. in lengtli. and from i to f in. in width. They are bent twice, at riglit angles, so as to leave just I of an inch be- tween the two bends. As I have directed all our frame stuff to be made of i-incli luni- lier. these clasiis will just slip over eitlier the top, bottom, or sides, and catch on the comb
. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. TUANSFERRING. 267 TKANSFKRUINO. APPLIANCES FOU FASTENINO IN THE COMD. A\'o generally use and ratluT prefer trans- ferrhig-clasps. These are iiiacle of pieces of tin of various sizes, from 2J to 5 in. in lengtli. and from i to f in. in width. They are bent twice, at riglit angles, so as to leave just I of an inch be- tween the two bends. As I have directed all our frame stuff to be made of i-incli luni- lier. these clasiis will just slip over eitlier the top, bottom, or sides, and catch on the comb -SO as to hold it in place as shown in the cut below. Thin sliiis of wood, something like comb- guides, are sometimes used by tacking them to tlie bars of the frame. Others wind tine binding wire clear around the frames. Some of tlie large bee-keepers of York State nse a long sharp thorn, which is pushed thnnigh an awl-hole made in the center of the frame- stutT. This holds the frame very .securely, and the thorns may remain in, to give strength to the comb. There is still another plan, by the use of bent wires, which I shall call transferring- wires. The wires, and the manner of put- ting them on. are shown in the cut Ti:.VN'Sl-'Kl;KIN<; (.LAM'S, \\ll;E. They another very decided advantage. When very heavy combs are transferred, they, as a matter of course, rest with their full weight on the bottom-bar, and it is sure to be bent by the weight, un- less made considerably heavier, than would be needed for combs that are built down from the top-bar, or for those built on fdn. Well, these wires support the lightest bottom- bar until the comb is all lirmly waxed into the frames, and depending from the top-bar like a comb built on it naturally. It is a very bad feature indeed, to have combs with bottom-bars that have sagged, for they are constantly in danger of killing bees by striking the bottom of the hive, or the frames below, when used in a two-story
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