. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 186 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [April 12, 1888. stream. It is simply a metal spoon with the sides folded over so as to form a funnel-shaped trough, from the pointed end of which the molten wax may be poured where wanted. It will cool in a few seconds when the Kg. 3. wax comes in contact with the cold wood of the top- bar, and then the frame can be turned over, placing the top-bar uppermost, removing the guide-board, and the frame can then be hung on one side until the wax becomes cold and solid. In fixing foundation in this manner, it is als
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 186 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [April 12, 1888. stream. It is simply a metal spoon with the sides folded over so as to form a funnel-shaped trough, from the pointed end of which the molten wax may be poured where wanted. It will cool in a few seconds when the Kg. 3. wax comes in contact with the cold wood of the top- bar, and then the frame can be turned over, placing the top-bar uppermost, removing the guide-board, and the frame can then be hung on one side until the wax becomes cold and solid. In fixing foundation in this manner, it is also absolutely necessary that the wax be quite hot and the bar perfectly dry. Full-sized sheets of foundation may be fixed in the same way, but the board, A, Fig. 2, should nearly fill the frame. Some prefer to run a little wax along the junction on the other side also, but we have never done this, and found that the sheets are less liable to give way if only fixed on one side, to say nothing of the saving of wax. The bees seem to realise the fact that the foundation is only secured on one side, and at once set to work and attach it firinly. The cause of sheets of foundation giving way when this method of fixing is adopted is generally from not having the wax hot enough so that it sticks neither to the wood nor the foundation. It should be hot enough to melt the foundation where it comes in contact with it, then it will also be just right to adhere firmly to the wood. Wired foundation may be also fixed in the same way. Where a large number of sheets have to be fixed instead of the glue-pot and spoon we prefer to use what is known as Abbott's wax-smelter. This is a spouted boiler on the glue-pot principle in which the wax is kept at boiling water heat until it is poured out at the fine spout. Fig. 4 illustrates the one. Fig. 4. we use, it is made of copper, and with proper care will last a lifetime. The outer vessel is for water, and the inner one for wax. Thin wax-foundation may
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