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For the sections which are easily set up even by the novice, 

 the foundation must be out up in pieces of the desired size, and 

 (fastened to the top of the section by a machine used for this 

 purpose called a foundation fastener. There are several styles 

 of which the daisy is the most popular. A cheaper one consists 

 of two blocks of wood, and the wax is fastened, while moder- 

 ately warm by pressure. If only one or two colonies are kept, 

 the wax may be fastened by warming a thin table knife to the 

 right temperature and running along the edge of the wax so as 

 to melt it and stick it securely to the wood. The pieces of 

 foundation are then straightened up so as to hang penpendicu- 

 larly when in the hive. Care should be used to get this in the 

 center of the section. Some bee-keepers use full pieces in sec- 

 tions, some use only one inch strips as starters, others use both 

 top and bottom starters, while still others use a V shaped piece. 

 With a little experience each one will be able to decide for them- 

 selves what they like best. 



On general principles, it is a good investment to use founda- 

 tions liberally in the sectioms, or extraction frames. If chunk 

 honey is to be produced, the extracting frames must not have 

 the foundation wired. If a good flow is on, the bees will need 

 a second super as soon as the first one is well under way. The 

 second one may be placed on top of the first one until the bees 

 have beguin work in it when the position of the super may be 

 reversed. Other supers may be added as required keeping the 

 finished or nearly completed one on top and the empty one next 

 to the brood chamber. This requires care, good judgment and 

 some knowledge of the pasturage, so that the close of the sea- 

 son does not find the bee-keeper with a lot of unfinished sec- 

 tions on hand which are not marketable except at reduced 

 prices. 



If extracted honey is to be produced, one does not have to be 

 quite so careful in this respect. 



The producers of comb honey should have supers, sections 

 and foundations on hand to take care of any possible flow. 

 It is better to carry over some unused material to another sea- 

 son, than to have honey lost because of lack of these things. 



