. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 28 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [May 15, 1883. the cold water, lifting them out by the two wood lugs, we dip them slowly into the melted wax, as at Fig. 3,. holding the frames open about two inches at the top until the bottom bar of our frames is immersed about three inches in the molten wax, then close them firmly, we lift them out, and still keeping a firm hold, plunge them into the cold water, which effectually sets the wax sufficiently firm and hard for us to lay the casts open on the table, and remove the sheet of foundation. We shall fin
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 28 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [May 15, 1883. the cold water, lifting them out by the two wood lugs, we dip them slowly into the melted wax, as at Fig. 3,. holding the frames open about two inches at the top until the bottom bar of our frames is immersed about three inches in the molten wax, then close them firmly, we lift them out, and still keeping a firm hold, plunge them into the cold water, which effectually sets the wax sufficiently firm and hard for us to lay the casts open on the table, and remove the sheet of foundation. We shall find a thin sheet of wax has adhered to the outsides of our frames, this we can remelt. Again, immersing our casts into the cold water, holding them open, we proceed to dip into the wax, repeating the process until we find we have not sufficient wax to rise into the casts to make perfect sheets, and with very little practice and perseverance we shall find we can turn out sheet after sheet, which only the initiated will discern from first prize machine-made. We take our pile of sheets, lav them one by one on the table or bench, and trim off with the sharp knife to the size of one piece of thin board; occasionally dipping the blade into hot water will keep it free from wax. If we intend laying any by for stock a sheet of thin paper must be laid between each sheet of foundation, or the whole will become inseparable. Wax foundation should be kept in a warm, dry place, about 60° Falir., in a tin box if possible, as bees-wax deteriorates on exposure to the air. To keep our casts from ' bulging; place a sheet of paper between them, and secure the frames together with a cramp, and stand them on end, like a book on a shelf, attention to this will prolong their existence indefinitely, Expert, April 2nd, 188:1. USEFUL HINTS. Water for, Bees.—Bees must have access to water, without which they cannot mature their brood. Many ingenious ' fountains' have been invented or suggested for the pur
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