CHAPTER X1Z"III, 



COAIB FOUNDATION AND HONEY 

 EXTRACTORS. 



^^OMB foundation, or artificial comb, is one of 



f^ the greatest inventions of modern times. By 

 S its use the production of honey is greatly in- 

 creased. To obtain the most satisfactory results 

 from the use of comb foundation, we must use 

 that which is manufactured from pure bees-wax. 

 There is much foundation offered to bee Jceepers 

 that is wholly unfit for use, the material used in 

 its manufacture being tallow, which is very much 

 disliked by the bees. 



Twenty-five years ago it was thought impossible 

 to successfully imitate the bee in the construction of 

 honey comb, but invention has triumphed in this, 

 as in many other improvements deemed impossible. 

 We now have honey comb manufactured by skillful 

 workmen, so closely resembling that made by bees, 

 that it seems the bees cannot detect any diflierence. 

 I have always studied to give my bees every possi- 

 ble advantage, and I find that comb foundation, used 

 in conjunction with my system of feeding, secures 

 very large yields of surplus honey — much greater 

 than I could otherwise secure. I also find comb 

 foundation of great importance in furnishing en- 



