Gleanings in bee culture . cription and the photographsreproduced herewith may help many to se-cure perfect combs—combs which do nothave a lot of drone-cells near the top-bar,and which are not bulged out of shajoe. Theideal way to imbed wires in foundation isby means of electricity; but owing to thedifficulty in obtaining the right kind ofcun-ent, this plan is out of the question for llje great majority. The regular tools or-dinarily used for imbedding the wire simplypush the wires into the wax, but do notfirmly secure it where it belongs, and ontliis account the foundation is likely to swinga
Gleanings in bee culture . cription and the photographsreproduced herewith may help many to se-cure perfect combs—combs which do nothave a lot of drone-cells near the top-bar,and which are not bulged out of shajoe. Theideal way to imbed wires in foundation isby means of electricity; but owing to thedifficulty in obtaining the right kind ofcun-ent, this plan is out of the question for llje great majority. The regular tools or-dinarily used for imbedding the wire simplypush the wires into the wax, but do notfirmly secure it where it belongs, and ontliis account the foundation is likely to swingaway from the wire, so that the combs whenbuilt are crooked, or else the wires are toone side of the midrib. Using a hot imbed-ding-tool overcomes this difficulty, for a verylittle wax is melted at each point where thetooth strikes the wire, so that the wire isfirmly cemented in place. Thus it is notnecessary to run a stream of wax over thewires afterward, for they will not pull outunless the foundation is torn to Shape of tool used. The broad blunt teeth do not cut the foundation, thereby weakening it, even if the toolis used cold. If used hot each tooth melts a small amount of wax, firmly cementing the wire in place. GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE
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