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11. When very light foundations are used, the somewhat 

 heavier comb is due almost entirely to the midrib being heavier 

 than that of natural comb. 



12. When foundations containing an abundance of wax to 

 build the entire comb are used, the bees still add much more wax, 

 sometimes nearly enough to build the comb without the help of the 

 wax in the foundation. 



13. Wax seems to be given with the best economy when the 

 midrib of the foundation is of the thickness of the midrib of natural 

 comb, and when there is a small, or at most a moderate, amount of 

 wax in the cell walls. 



14. Poorly attached combs in sections seem to be more the 

 result of weak colonies and poor honey flow than to the kind of 

 starter that is used ; though large starters and strips of foundation 

 in the bottom of the sections do help to strengthen the union of 

 comb to the section. 



15. Separators between the sections are essential to the best 

 results in producing comb honey. 



16. The thicker the comb, whether natural or artificial, the 

 greater the proportion of honey to wax in it. 



17. In natural worker comb, one inch thick, the proportion 

 of wax to honey is between 1 to 20 and 1 to 25 by weight. 



