Archive image from page 189 of The illustrated Australasian bee manual. The illustrated Australasian bee manual and complete guide to modern bee culture in the southern hemisphere. With this is incorporated the 'New Zealand bee manual' greatly enlarged, revised and mostly rewritten CUbiodiversity1228471 Year: 1886 ( 170 AUSTRALASIAN TO SECURE STRAIGHT COMBS. It is of very great importance to have the combs built perfectly straight, and within the frames. To secure this the hives should stand level, as already explained, so that the frames may hang plumb. When wires are not used and the frames
Archive image from page 189 of The illustrated Australasian bee manual. The illustrated Australasian bee manual and complete guide to modern bee culture in the southern hemisphere. With this is incorporated the 'New Zealand bee manual' greatly enlarged, revised and mostly rewritten CUbiodiversity1228471 Year: 1886 ( 170 AUSTRALASIAN TO SECURE STRAIGHT COMBS. It is of very great importance to have the combs built perfectly straight, and within the frames. To secure this the hives should stand level, as already explained, so that the frames may hang plumb. When wires are not used and the frames are not hanging vertically the lov\er parts of the sheets will project beyond them, and if much out, they are very likely to be fastened by the bees to the next frame. There is a very simple device, however—shown in the following engraving— which will prevent the sheet getting out of place and help to support it while being worked out. Fig. 84a DEVICE FOB, SECTJRING STRAIGHT COMBS. No. 1 represents a frame of comb-foundation. No. 2 is a section of No. 1. About lin. from, the bottom of the sheet a thin piece of twine is passed round one end bar of the frame, then crossed (as shown) and one part taken along each side of the sheet, crossed again, and tied at the back of the other end bar. The twine need only be tied sufficiently tight to prevent it slipping down the end iDars. There is another method of fixing the twine, , by boring a small hole in each end bar and passing the double part of the twine through one, putting a small toggle in the bight, and fastening the two ends after passing them through the other hole. This simple arrange- ment will be found of great value in securing straight combs. The twine may be removed after the combs are fastened to the end bars.
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