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Fastening Comb in Frames. 



frame, taking pains to save all the worker brood. Now crowd 

 the frame over the comb, so that the latter will be in the same 

 position that it was when in the old hive ; that is, so the honey 

 will be above — the position is not very important — then fasten 

 the comb in the frame, by winding about all one or two small 

 wires or pieces of wrapping twine. To raise the frame and 

 comb before fastening, raise the board beneath till the frame 

 is vertical. Set this frame in the new hive, and proceed with 

 the others in the same way till we have all the worker-comb — 

 that with small cells — fastened in. To secure the pieces, 

 which we shall find abundant at the end, take thin pieces of 

 wood, one-half inch wide and a trifle longer than the frame is 

 deep, place these in pairs either side the comb, extending up 

 and down, and enough to hold the pieces secure till the bees 

 shall fasten them (Fig. 71), and secure the strips by winding 



Fig. 71. 



Fig. 72. 



Transferring Clasp. 



Transferred Comb. 



with small wire, just below the frame (Fig. 72), or by use of 

 small rubber rings, or else tack them to the frame with small 

 tacks. Some bee-keepers use U-shaped pieces of wire or tin 

 to hold the comb in the frame. 



Captain Hetherington has invented and practices a very 

 neat method of fastening comb into frames. In constructing 

 his frames, he bores small holes through the top, side, and 

 bottom-bars of his frames, about two inches apart ; these 

 holes are just large enough to permit the passage of the long 

 spines of the hawthorn. Now, in transferring comb, he has 

 but to stick these thorns through into the comb to hold it se- 

 curely. He can also use all the pieces, and still make a neat 

 and secure frame of comb. He finds this arrangement conven- 

 ient, too, in strengthening insecure combs. In answer to my 



