Gleanings in bee culture . snugly to the bar,and then run thewheels over the I lift the frameoff the board withthe foundation im-bedded, and run hotwax along the backof the crimp. Onthe other side, alongthe edge of the crimp,I use a nail which iskept hot on the coal-oil stove where thewax is heated. Nota drop of wax willrun under the foun-dation, and the workis all done in one op-eration which doesnot take longer thanMr. Aiken order to putfoundation in Mad-ary top-bar framesI use it without thecrimp, and put theframe with the cut-out side face down,which will let thefou
Gleanings in bee culture . snugly to the bar,and then run thewheels over the I lift the frameoff the board withthe foundation im-bedded, and run hotwax along the backof the crimp. Onthe other side, alongthe edge of the crimp,I use a nail which iskept hot on the coal-oil stove where thewax is heated. Nota drop of wax willrun under the foun-dation, and the workis all done in one op-eration which doesnot take longer thanMr. Aiken order to putfoundation in Mad-ary top-bar framesI use it without thecrimp, and put theframe with the cut-out side face down,which will let thefoundation slidedown into the gxoovebefore I let the wirestake hold of the foun-dation. Those Cali-fornians who useM a d a r y top - bar frames will find this device very convenientbecause it turns out as nearly perfect workas can be desired. H. E. Thayer, page 254,April 15, says that the foundation dropsout of Madary frames. If he tries this planje will change his mind, and he will seethat he can not pull the foundation What happens if no foundation is used. The shallow frames in thissuper were accidentally overlooked, and put on the hives without even bees built the comb crosswise and in fantastic curves to suit themselves. foundation and nailed down. The founda-tion should be as soft as it can be , Cal. SOFT SUGAR FOR FEEDING DIRECT BY AETHUR C. MILLER
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