. Bees and how to keep Bees. 12 figure 6, or by metal spacing {b), figure 6, or by using the Hoffman self-spacing frame, in which the upper one-third of each end bar is widened to one and three- eighths inches, (a), figure 6. This frame will not rock when the hives are moved. In regions where the widened parts of the end bars of the Hoffman frames are liable to be firmly glued together by propolis, a resinous substance gathered by bees from the buds and stems of certain trees and used by them to fill crevices in the hive, fine wire nails should be driven into them to prevent the project
. Bees and how to keep Bees. 12 figure 6, or by metal spacing {b), figure 6, or by using the Hoffman self-spacing frame, in which the upper one-third of each end bar is widened to one and three- eighths inches, (a), figure 6. This frame will not rock when the hives are moved. In regions where the widened parts of the end bars of the Hoffman frames are liable to be firmly glued together by propolis, a resinous substance gathered by bees from the buds and stems of certain trees and used by them to fill crevices in the hive, fine wire nails should be driven into them to prevent the projections from splitting off during manipulation when the frames are separ- ated, or the staple or metal spaced frame may be used. In order to get the bees to build straight combs in the frames, there must be fitted into each frame, and fastened to the top bar, a sheet of beeswax, embossed with the pattern of the bases of the cells. This wax sheet is called comb foundation. Upon the foundation the bees build out their comb, of which it eventually becomes the midrib. Full sheets of foundation should be used in each frame and these should be supported by stretching at least four horizontal wires lengthwise of the frames, threading it through holes made in the end bars. This wire should be drawn taut and firmly imbedded into the foundation by means of a spur wire imbedder (see fig. 9), or by an electric imbedder. No. 28 tinned wire should be Fig. 7.—Jumbo, Langstroth and shallow frames wired ready for foundation. The ordinary foundation sold by dealers is of the worker cell pattern and an additional advantage in using full sheets is that the production of a large force of useless drones is prevented. The frames supplied by dealers have two grooves in the underside of the top bar. In the one nearer the centre the foundation is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance o
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