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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 15 



in the foundation. This work is usually per- 

 formed during I'ainy days when we can not 

 well work out of doors. Having our sections 

 split and folded, and placed in wide frames 

 when we wish to put the foundation in the 

 sections, the wide frame? holding four sec- 



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FIG. 1. — FORCING THE FOUR SECTIONS HALF 



M^AY OUT OF THE FRAME TO 



EXPOSE THE SLOT. 



tions is pushed down over a form, Fig. 1, just 

 half as thick as the sections are wide. This 

 exposes the split in the sections. We next 

 insert the thin narrow strip of wood down 

 through the center of the f<jur sections 



FIG. 2.— SPREADING THE SPLIT SECTIONS 

 WITH THE WEDGE. 



from the tops until it rests on the bottom of 

 the sections, Fig. 2. This strip holds the 

 sections open to receive the foundation. We 

 will now drop in our strip of foundation 



thin strip of wood that holds the sections 

 open. Fig. 3. We will now pull out the strip 

 of wood endwise. Fig. 4, and give the bottom 

 of the wide frame a good rap on the bench, 

 when the foundation will settle to the bottom 

 of the sections. Fig. 5. With the reverse 

 (which is 4|X17J inches) until it strikes the 

 side of the form we will press the four sec- 

 tions back into place in the wide frame. Fig. 

 G, and then you have four sections perfectly 

 tilled with foundation at one operation, Fig. 

 7. You may throw them on the Hoor, pile 

 the frames up like cordwood, or haul them 

 to out-apiaries, but the foundation is there to 

 stay. 



tnlarped Vien of Wedge. 



FIG. 4. — WITHDRAW^ING THE WEDGE. 



This method entirely does away with the 

 fussy job of cutting the foundation up into 

 small pieces and then going through the slow 

 process of putting two pieces of foundation 

 in each section with a hot-plate machine; and 

 it avoids the annoyance of having an occasion- 

 al section of honey spoiled by having the 

 foundation drop out from the weight of the 

 bees. This system is perfect in its operations 

 and results. You can fill four sections with 

 it in less time than you can one with any 

 hot-plate or other method, and it insures a 

 perfect section of honey firmly fastened to 



FIG. 



3. — INSERTING THE FOUNDATION INTO 

 ALL FOUR SECTIONS AT ONCE. 



FIG. 5. — SHAKING THE FOUNDATION DOWN 

 INTO PLACE. 



the wood on four sides, and practically free 

 from pop-holes. Although this method has 

 never before been given to the public, yet it 

 lias long since passed the experimental stage, 

 since we have used it exclusively for three 

 seasons with perfect satisfaction. 



In putting in foundation by this method 

 you must have your foundations wide enough 

 to rest on the bottom of the sections and 

 reach up through the section at the top; 4J 

 Xl7i is right for four 4i sections. Don't 

 think that 4X17 is near enough, for it is not. 

 Don't think that it is a fussy job to put in 

 foundation by this method, for a child ten 

 years old can put in foundation faster and 



