. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. ?*»**••»••' the cells to occupy a position lengthwise with the grain. Such an arrangement would insure great strength and durability. I in- ferred that dipping such combs in melted wax, or parafine, sufficiently long to incor- porate it with the wood, would render them acceptable to the bees. In undertaking the work, one great difficulty was to construct a machine to bore the cells, round cells being the first devised. However, by improving a cheap machine which bored one cell at a reversible simply by changing the movable castings from the top to the bo
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. ?*»**••»••' the cells to occupy a position lengthwise with the grain. Such an arrangement would insure great strength and durability. I in- ferred that dipping such combs in melted wax, or parafine, sufficiently long to incor- porate it with the wood, would render them acceptable to the bees. In undertaking the work, one great difficulty was to construct a machine to bore the cells, round cells being the first devised. However, by improving a cheap machine which bored one cell at a reversible simply by changing the movable castings from the top to the bottom bars. This feature, however, is of no practical value. The combs are made of pieces saw- ed from 3-inch planks, which are shaped and bored ; after which glued together and bolted through the top and bottom bars. These combs are now made in closed end frames. A winter passage is shown, which also is of but little use. Although I have had artificial combs in. 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 National Bee-keepers' Association. [Flint, Mich. : s. n.
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