THE BEE-KEEPERS* REVIEW 



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ing to Mendel principle, a mistake. A close study of the science of 

 genetics will be, I am sure, of great benefit to bee-keepers. 

 Randorph, N. Y. 



Fastening Foundation in the Sections. 



L. C. WHEELER. 



OF course, I have a foundation fastener. So have the most of 

 you, at least those of you w^ho run for comb honey. But I 

 wonder how the most of you have yours arranged. I've seen 

 them fastened to the wall where one was compelled to stand up to 

 work them. I would be tired out before I had worked half a day 

 in that position. Others have them fastened to the wall in such a 

 position that it allows them to sit down. This is better. But T 

 don't like them fastened to a wall. I want them so I can move 

 them at will according to the weather, etc. So I fastened mine to 

 a bench, in such a manner that I can sit on the end of the bench 

 to work it. 'With this arrangement I can move up to the stove 

 when it is cold, and out by the door or window in hot weather. 



How fast can you put foundation in the sections? If you are 

 not putting them in as fast as you have heard of others doing, per- 

 haps it is because you have not caught on to all the tricks. I find 

 that I can put them in just about as fast again as I could the first 

 season I used the foundation fastener. This is because I have begun 

 to catch onto the w^ay of doing it. I use a full sheet and bottom 

 starter a la Miller, 

 and for a long time 

 the little pieces for 

 the bottom bothered 

 me quite a lot to 

 put them in. Now 

 I can put them in 

 as fast as I can pick 

 them up and make 

 the motions. 



I grasp the piece 

 of foundation in my 

 right hand, between 

 the thumb and fore- 

 finger (see illustra- 

 tion), and at the 

 same time throw out 

 the hot plate with 



the foot lever, drop a Foundation Fastener that is Movable. 



