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HOW OBTAINED. 



Bees secrete wax only during a honey-flow, and some 

 apiarists then describe the bees as "fat." When the flow 

 ceases the wax disappears. Wax is concomitant with 

 the honey-flow, and its creation is involuntary on the part 

 of the bee. From this it will be seen that it is good 

 economy to provide comb-building facilities for bees 



