40 THE BOOK OF THE HONEY BEE 



"seven sheets to the pound" should be used for the 

 standard or shallow extracting frames. For comb honey 

 in sections, the thinner the foundation the more pleasing 

 the appearance of the finished sections. 



Method affixing Foundation in the Frames. — Having nailed 

 together a number of frames as previously described, 

 it now remains to fix into each a sheet of founda- 

 tion. A sheet of foundation will be found to measure 

 about 13 J inches wide by 7f inches deep, slightly wider 

 than the inside width of the frame but not quite so deep. 

 This is to allow of its stretching as it generally does 

 under the workmanship of the bees. This would give 

 rise to bulging combs were the sheets given the exact 

 size of the frame. 



Take one of the frames and break or split off the 

 unnailed half of the top bar. Slide the sheet of 

 foundation into position, pushing it gently downwards 

 in the side grooves, just so far as to leave the upper edge 

 of the sheet flush with the upper surface of the top bar. 

 Or the sheet, by being bent may be sprung into position. 

 Replace the half of the top bar previously broken away, 

 slip on a couple of the metal ends, one at either end, 

 and to make all absolutely secure drive in a couple of 

 nails, one at either end of the broken half of the top 

 bar. 



Wiring the Frames. — In order to prevent any possibility 

 of the combs breaking away from the frames it is usual 

 to afford them further support by means of wires, tightly 

 stretched across those parts where the support is the 

 least. 



Wiring. — The following will be found a simple and 

 effective method of wiring frames, and does not involve 

 the use of any special appliances. 



Four pricker holes are bored, two on either side of 

 the frame opposite to each other, the two lower being 

 about 2 inches up from the bottom bar, and the next 



