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The Secretion of Wax is carried on by the workers to 
the fullest extent during a flow of honey, particularly 
after swarming ; as well as at such periods as artificial 
feeding is found necessary. 
If there is no income there can be little or no 
secretion of wax. One pound of wax represents an 
expenditure of something over six pounds of honey. 
Unrefined cane sugar will yield more wax than can 
be secreted from honey. 
CHAPTER XXV. 
THE PRODUCTION OF WAX ; 
AND ECONOMIC USE OF FOUNDATION. 
T is probable that during a good honey flow wax may 
} be produced by the bees in excess of their current 
needs, and thus largely wasted, particularly where the 
owner is negligent in not allowing sufficient surplus room 
for the development of additional combs. 
The Author has seen myriads of fine wax scales scattered 
like chaff into the air where a strong swarm recently hived 
has been disturbed. The bulk of these scales appeared to 
rise from the floor, although it is possible that others may 
have been prematurely dislocated from the wax pockets 
because of the sudden excitement and fanning set up. 
It will be realized that only the most vigorous and active 
honey gatherers would present such an object lesson as the 
foregoing. A great part of the refuse accumulating on the 
floor of a hive is pure wax, much of this being carried out 
deliberately or during the act of ventilation. And what 
becomes of the cappings removed from the winter stores ? 
