. Quinby's new bee-keeping. The mysteries of bee-keeping explained. Combining the results of fifty years' experience, with the latest discoveries and inventions, and presenting the most approved methods, forming a complete guide to successful bee-culture. Bees. 194 WAX AND COIIB. These strips were placed together, as shown in fig. 76, It will be seen that two opposite sides of each cell were composed of two thicknesses of tin. A sheet of this same light tin was used to form the flat base of the cells. After both sides were fitted, and secured, the whole was dipped in hot wax, and was then read
. Quinby's new bee-keeping. The mysteries of bee-keeping explained. Combining the results of fifty years' experience, with the latest discoveries and inventions, and presenting the most approved methods, forming a complete guide to successful bee-culture. Bees. 194 WAX AND COIIB. These strips were placed together, as shown in fig. 76, It will be seen that two opposite sides of each cell were composed of two thicknesses of tin. A sheet of this same light tin was used to form the flat base of the cells. After both sides were fitted, and secured, the whole was dipped in hot wax, and was then ready for use. The first piece tested was about four inches square, and was placed in the center of a frame of worker-comb, by cutting a hole of the desired size and fitting it in Tery exactly, so as to present an even surface. Fig. 76.—MANSEE OP SETTING UP '£];^{g ^as placcd at the METAILIO COMB. , j! 1 i. center of the cluster, where the queen occupied it, filling it with eggs, just as she did the natural cells adjoining; and in due time the young bees matured in both equally well. There were manifest advantages in combs so constructed. Worms certainly could not injure them and disturb the bees and brood; but after thoroughly testing them, it was evident that the weight and expense of such combs would render them impracticable. The fact was demonstrated, however, that bees would accept and occupy combs of foreign material. The practicability of the flat base, as now used in comb-foundations, was here fully established. Combs were also made of very thin sheet-iron, nntinned, and were readily occupied, for both honey and brood. The fact that these metallic foundations were not ob- noxious to the bees, was advance proof of the practicabili- ty of incorporating wire in wax foundation as since in- vented, and demonstrated by J. B. Hetherington. Another interesting item in these erperiments was this. The first comb was made with cells '/, an inch deep. When the brood was sealed
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