. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Sept. 2S, 1902. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 615 WIKINC, I'KAMKS OK COMH I'OUNDATION. W'hori full sheets of foiiiidatioii are used, I find il at least desirable to wire the frames-even should this not be necessary in order to prevent any sa^'K'inf;. lly wirinjf the frames the foundation is kejjt exactly in the center of the frames, just where it is wanted. Perpendicular wiriii^;^ is a surer way to prevent buljjin^j than the horizontal way. Under certain conditions foundation is <iuite apt to bulj,'f. If, for instance, one wishes nucleus colonies to draw ou
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Sept. 2S, 1902. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 615 WIKINC, I'KAMKS OK COMH I'OUNDATION. W'hori full sheets of foiiiidatioii are used, I find il at least desirable to wire the frames-even should this not be necessary in order to prevent any sa^'K'inf;. lly wirinjf the frames the foundation is kejjt exactly in the center of the frames, just where it is wanted. Perpendicular wiriii^;^ is a surer way to prevent buljjin^j than the horizontal way. Under certain conditions foundation is <iuite apt to bulj,'f. If, for instance, one wishes nucleus colonies to draw out foundation into combs it is almost necessary to wire per- pendicularly. A sheet of foundation inserted in the center of the brood-nest is not likely to bulge out ; just so when a youiiff swarm is hived on full sheets. In these instances the bees {jo to work on both sides of the comb and draw out all cells uniformly, and at one time. Horizontal wiriiif,"^ answers in these cases, and as it is the easier way to wire liorizontally, beekeepers have adopted this system. When wiring frames it is not necessary to <lraw the wires extremely taut ; but when imbedding with the Spur wire imbedder (which I consider the best tool for the purpose), the forefinger of the left hand may be made to go in advance of the tracing wheel, pulling the wire down so that it will be curving instead of straight across, as Fig. 2 shows. When operating the Spur wire imbeddir in this. ?W^".- "?5 'Wm 'yWV X > A ,V v^.'a'xX A A W ;;;;V;..;.:-.:-;;:;.xiv;.^' WvA^ V'-^'vA A J< v^ ik; Fig. -Plati of Wiriny Fmines. fashion, it has to be pushed from the right to the left; not drawn from left to right. I have filled quite a lot of frames this way, and they have been built out into most beautiful combs without exception. GETTING FOUNDATION INTO THE SAW-KERFS. In buying our hive-material we often order the stan- dard goods without making any specification. Top-bars with saw-kerfs come thus into
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