. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Feb. 2, 1899. AMERICAFn BEti JOUKNAL, 71 on the sides as stops so that the foundation will rest on the board while the frame rests on the stops. Put a bunch of the sticks in the heated wax. They will froth up at first because of the air and moisture in the wood. In a little while that will be cookt out and the wax will settle down clear. Then with the pliers lift a stick out of the wax and lay it on the foundation, and with the wet edg-e of the presser press it into the foundation. Being- hot it will melt its way into the foundation, and if prest too
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Feb. 2, 1899. AMERICAFn BEti JOUKNAL, 71 on the sides as stops so that the foundation will rest on the board while the frame rests on the stops. Put a bunch of the sticks in the heated wax. They will froth up at first because of the air and moisture in the wood. In a little while that will be cookt out and the wax will settle down clear. Then with the pliers lift a stick out of the wax and lay it on the foundation, and with the wet edg-e of the presser press it into the foundation. Being- hot it will melt its way into the foundation, and if prest too hard or too long- may cut the foundation in two. A little experience wili enable you to do it rig-ht. It is perhaps well to heat the wax little more than enough to keep it melted, for if too hot there will not be so good a coating of wax on it, and if you use a stick not coated with wax at all the bees will dig- out the stick. The sticks are put perpendicularly, one about an inch from each end, one in the middle and one on each side of the middle one-half way between it and the end one. 2. No. 3. Yes, where propolis is at all plenty. 4. I don't believe it would make any .serious trouble. 5. Probably the wood-zinc. 6. It can. 7. Make your wood-strips about 5-16 thick, an inch wide or less, having a saw-kerf in each edg-e to receive the zinc. Put tog'-ether so that your honey-board shall be flat on one side and the other side shall have the ends and sides '4 thicker than the rest. That will make a bee-space between the honey-boai'd and the super. Getting an Italian Queen Early. Where can I g'-et a good, cheap, Italian queen ? I want one as early as I can get it. I think I could introduce it in March, or April at least. I got a colony of black bees last spring, but they didn't do well. It wasn't a good honey year, but there is an Italian colony right by the side of mine which g-athered enoug-h honey to nearly winter, and they are about twice as strong. They were started the same t
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