. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. PRACTICAL APICULTURE. 35 think that the advantages to be derived from the use of foundation are greatly overestimated. One of the great objections to the use of foundation is its tendency to sag and thus distort the cells, which in this way are made longer in one direction than in another. This is very well shown in the engraving, where it will be seen that the cells are much larger from top to bottom than from side to side. To prevent this various devices have been em- eloxgated cells caused pioyecL_the most efficient being either BY THE SAGGING O
. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. PRACTICAL APICULTURE. 35 think that the advantages to be derived from the use of foundation are greatly overestimated. One of the great objections to the use of foundation is its tendency to sag and thus distort the cells, which in this way are made longer in one direction than in another. This is very well shown in the engraving, where it will be seen that the cells are much larger from top to bottom than from side to side. To prevent this various devices have been em- eloxgated cells caused pioyecL_the most efficient being either BY THE SAGGING OP FOUN- 1 ' f (see j, W{red) DATION-2W Quinby, ^ ^ .^^ ^ ^ ^ the foundft tion itself. Frame. —When the word frame is used by bee-keepers, with- out any qualification, it signifies the movable frame in which comb is fastened or built. Frames are usually made of three light strips of wood which, with a stronger one called the top- bar, form a rectangle. The parts of the frame are as follows:. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Phin, John, 1830-1913. [from old catalog]. New York, The Industrial publication company
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