MillerThousand AnswersBeekeepingQuestions.pdf - BioBees

54 DR. MILLER^Skerf, and then push in the wedge deep. Then one of the ways offastening the wires m the foundation is with the spur wheel,doing the work in a very warm room, so the foundation will besoft. If you have no kerf in top-bar, then run melted wax alongthe joint between the foundation and the top-bar.I don't want to tell how to put in 5-inch starters, because Idon't want you to use them. Xo economy in it. \ ou will haveentirely too much drone-comb. "You're going to use them anyhow?"Oh, all right, then. Put them in exactly the same as fullsheets.Q. Should comb foundation come close to the end-bar of theframe and be fastened there with wax? I wire my frames.A. Either will do, but it is well to have the foundation comeclose to the end-bar. It is not necessary to wax it there.Q. How far from the bottom-bar ought foundation to be?A. About one-quarter of an inch.Q. Can a sheet of finely woven wire be rolled between two sheetsof wax in making the foundation for brood-combs, to take theplace of splints or wiring frames, as now practiced? The sheetscould be made the size desired, or the wire screen could be woven1-inch mesh and could readily be cut out with the scissors.A. Yes; such a thing has been advertised and in use for years,the Van Deusen flat-bottom, wired foundation, upon which therewas a patent. Cloth and other materials, such as screen wire,have also been tried as a base for foundation, but in no instancewere they successful.Q. How do you fasten foundation sheets to the top-bars ofshallow frames with no grooves and wedges?A. With melted wax. Some use two parts wax to one ofrosin. Make a board large enough to fit loosely inside the frame,nail stops on the ends so as to let the frame go down half way,put frame over, then the foundation in place, and pour the meltedwax from a spoon with its point bent together, or else with aspecial dropper. The wa.x is likely to stick unpleasantly to theboard unless jou wet the board or else put newspaper over it. Ablush may also be used to put on the wax.Q. Is it necessary to wire full sheets in shallow extractingframes?A. Y'ou can get along without wiring if you are careful.Comb Foundation Drawn Out.— Q. Where foundation in sectionshas been partly drawn by the bees last year, will it do to use