Gleanings in bee culture . we prefer our twohands, a pair of pli-ers, and a board theright length to windthe wire on. Howev-er, this is anotherstory. There havealso been all sorts ofplans suggested forwiring — horizontal,vertical, crosswise,combinations of one,two, or all thiee, I propose in thisarticle to give a sim-ple plan of puttingfull sheets of foun-dation in frames hav-ing four horizontalwires in such a waythat the resultingcombs are as straightand free from sag-ging as it is possibleto expect. The plan suggest-ed by Mr. A. B. An-thony, of Sterling,111., reported editor-ially in
Gleanings in bee culture . we prefer our twohands, a pair of pli-ers, and a board theright length to windthe wire on. Howev-er, this is anotherstory. There havealso been all sorts ofplans suggested forwiring — horizontal,vertical, crosswise,combinations of one,two, or all thiee, I propose in thisarticle to give a sim-ple plan of puttingfull sheets of foun-dation in frames hav-ing four horizontalwires in such a waythat the resultingcombs are as straightand free from sag-ging as it is possibleto expect. The plan suggest-ed by Mr. A. B. An-thony, of Sterling,111., reported editor-ially in our August NOVEMBER 15, 1913. Tlie hot teeth melt a small portion of the wax, firmly cementing foundation. the wire in place in the center of the 15th issue, last year, is one that has agreat deal of merit, for it certainly resultsin beautiful combs. It is not an easy matterto imbed wires out of line, however, andvery likely this is the reason why more bee-keepers have not followed the plan. I hopethat the description and the photographsreproduced herewith may help many to se-cure perfect combs—combs which do nothave a lot of drone-cells near the top-bar,and which are not bulged out of shajoe. Theideal way to imbed wires in foundation isby means of electricity; but owing to thedifficulty in obtaining the right kind ofcun-ent, this plan is out of the question for llje great majority. The regular tools or-dinarily used for imbedding the wire simplypush the wires into the wax, but do notfirmly secure it where it belongs, and ontliis account the foundation is likely to swingaway from the wire, so that the combs when
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