. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 366 THB beb-kbbpbr's guidb ; on by hand, then No. 30 must be used. Tinned wire should be used. To cut wire the right length for frames and not have it tangle, it may be wound lengthwise about a board of the right length, so that one round of wire will be just enough for a frame. Then tie two or three strings tightly around board, wire and all. The strings extend at right angles to the wire. We now cut across all the wires at one end of the board. Thus, the wires are all the proper length, and are held firmly ready for use. Some, even wi
. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 366 THB beb-kbbpbr's guidb ; on by hand, then No. 30 must be used. Tinned wire should be used. To cut wire the right length for frames and not have it tangle, it may be wound lengthwise about a board of the right length, so that one round of wire will be just enough for a frame. Then tie two or three strings tightly around board, wire and all. The strings extend at right angles to the wire. We now cut across all the wires at one end of the board. Thus, the wires are all the proper length, and are held firmly ready for use. Some, even with the Given press, prefer to put the foundation on the wires by hand. In this case the foundation should be warmed till quite soft, then laid on a board and the frame placed over all so that the wires rest on the foundation. Then by use of a shoe-buttoner, with a longitudinal groove cut into the convex side of the curve, the wires are pressed into the foundation. This work is easily and rapidly performed. A tin Fig. Wire-Imbedder.—From A. I. Moot Co. wire-imbedder (Fig. 179) works admirably and costs very little. Mr. Cheshire states that the brood dies over the wires. There is no such trouble in my apiary. In Germany it is recommended to press the foundation for extracting-combs on a board, and so have the cells built out only on one side and elongated so as to hold much honey. This gives strong combs and saves turning the frames when extracting. But wired combs are strong, and our improved extractors make turning very easy and rapid. Again, evaporation or ripening in deep cells is very slow. I have also found that bees object to foundation on a board, and often bite it 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. , George W. York & company
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