164 A Modern Bee-Farm 



of the letter V- I prefer the parallel wires to run from 

 side to side (Fig. 30) as the bottom rail is generally too 

 weak to stand the strain, but in this case the sheet of wax 

 must be secured to the top bar. Fine tinned wire is used 

 for the purpose, and the starting point and finish should 

 be at the same place where both ends are wound round a 

 tack, which is then driven home, holding all securely. See 

 that all the wires are drawn tight ; place the sheet of foun- 

 dation on your block ; the wired frame upon that, and now 

 press the wires into the mid-rib. Various instruments are 

 used for the purpose, the Woiblet Embedder being the 



best, but a 



Simple Embedder 



can be made from a common nail filed up round at the point, 

 with a slight indentation to run over the wire, which can be 

 used at a rapid rate with a convenient handle. If the instru- 

 ment is used cold the point must be frequently passed over 

 a cloth saturated with oil. 



Mr. A. I. Root, editor of Gleanings, and others in 

 America, have been quite successful in the use of an elec- 

 trical battery on a simple scale, and they find the process 

 of embedding the wires thereby far more rapid and satis- 

 factory than hitherto. 



Sections should be Filled 



with new white combs if possible, and never with anything 

 less than full sheets of foundation. The former, when not 

 worked directly into the sections, should be cut to go in 

 tight ; the latter, when used in sections having no saw- 

 cuts, with about ,i,-inch to spare on two sides, and fastened 

 by melted wax at the top. For gauging to the centre, use 

 a block similar to that for large frames, but regulating 

 screws can be placed on each of the four projections, so 

 that the same block will do for any width of section. 



