. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 735. Beeswax and Its Uses. Many tons of beeswax are imported to this city from tropical and sub-tropical parts of this continent, and from Spain. Much of this comes from Cuba, where a tropical vegetation supports and employes an enormous number of bees. Much of the Cuban wax comes in great masses, shaped like the frustum of a pyramid, and weighing from 65 to 70 pounds each. In the fact that various substi- tutes for wax have been discovered, it is still used in great quantities in the manufacture of candles, especially for eccles
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 735. Beeswax and Its Uses. Many tons of beeswax are imported to this city from tropical and sub-tropical parts of this continent, and from Spain. Much of this comes from Cuba, where a tropical vegetation supports and employes an enormous number of bees. Much of the Cuban wax comes in great masses, shaped like the frustum of a pyramid, and weighing from 65 to 70 pounds each. In the fact that various substi- tutes for wax have been discovered, it is still used in great quantities in the manufacture of candles, especially for ecclesiastical use. Much of it, too, is used in the manufacture of wax lay figures, not only for museums and the like, but for milliners and mantua- makers.—New York Sun. Perfection in Bee-Culture. It is true the bee-industry has made great progress in the last 25 years, but perfection is still in the dim future. While working with the honey, is a good time to do some hard thinking, and pre- vent some more hard work next year. By using wooden separators as wide as the sections, we have overcome one difficulty to a great extent that used to trouble us a good deal; that is, in get- ting nearly all the sections entirely finished. In the old Heddon supers without separators—and the old tin T's are but little better—sometimes whole cases would come off the hives at the end of the season, without a single sec- tion being finished, and of course un- marketable. No doubt in such cases the bee-keeper was much 'to blame in giving too much room, but it is not always easy to determine just how much room is needed. Now a case or super divided into com- partments for each section by wooden partitions, which experience shows the bees will finish up, although the very next section may be left entirely un- touched, is certainly an advantage. Then the slatted bottom and top strips of our new super, keeping the entire outside of the section free from propolis, is a great consideration. It is very
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