. Gleanings in bee culture. Hook the wire from thecenter of the top-bar, aided by a slight pres-sure upon the bottom-bar to loosen the the foundat^.! into the groove, and hookthe wire, at the same time turning the hookso that the side and wire shall press againstthe foundation, thus making a smooth the frame around and press the wedgein place, and the work is done. You will notice that by this operation thereis a pair of diagonal or bracing wires on eitherside of the foundation. Now, if these wiresare drawn taut, and the foundation securelywedged, there will be little or
. Gleanings in bee culture. Hook the wire from thecenter of the top-bar, aided by a slight pres-sure upon the bottom-bar to loosen the the foundat^.! into the groove, and hookthe wire, at the same time turning the hookso that the side and wire shall press againstthe foundation, thus making a smooth the frame around and press the wedgein place, and the work is done. You will notice that by this operation thereis a pair of diagonal or bracing wires on eitherside of the foundation. Now, if these wiresare drawn taut, and the foundation securelywedged, there will be little or no need of im-bedding the wire, as the bees will build overit all right. The spur-wheel often pricks toodeep, and leaves a ragged line along the wire,which is a cause of the tearing-down of foun- 224 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Mar. 15 dation. I do not mean to say that bees willnot, under other conditions, tear down foun-dation, for they sometimes do ; but this is afruitful source of this mischief, of which wehear Wiring thus, holds the foundation in placeuntil the bees shall have fastened it ; and ifthere is any expansion, there is no danger ofbuckling; hence even, straight comb is theresult. Care should be taken in placing the framesin the hive. It would not be advisable to putsuch foundation in the center of a hive of apopulous colony during very hot weather,as there might be danger of its breaking downbefore it had become securely fastened ; butit would be all right at the sides and in thesecond story, or in building up a weak colonyanywhere. I have had no trouble in hivingnew swarms on such foundation. Now, it will be readily seen that, if 13 sheetsto the pound can be successfully used, it willbe very much to the advantage of bee keepersto use such instead of 6 to 8 sheets, as has beenthe custom, notwithstanding the price isslightly higher. When bee-keepers come tounderstand that 2 lbs of foundation is suffi-cient to fill 3 hives, instead of 3 lbs. being re-quir
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