214 ^ Modern Bee-Farm 



All my other methods formerly used are giving place to 

 that now adopted with my halved sections and section 

 holders, which offer a perfect means of obtaining beauti- 

 fully worked-out combs that can be placed directly into 

 the sections (or rather the halved sections placed upon 

 them) without the trouble of fitting or cutting the founda- 

 tion in any way. 



A sheet of foundation, about I3in. by 4in., is fastened 

 on to the flat side of one of the half-frame section-holders. 

 A number of these are worked out above a strong colony 

 which, if necessary, is carefully fed, and the foundation is 

 soon ready to be placed over other stocks and they will 

 not hesitate to complete the work so begun. 



It is a mistake to suppose, as some do, that the founda- 

 tion will in the first instance be drawn out to fully exten- 

 ded cells. Nothing but disappointment and loss of time 

 would result with such an object in view. A day or two 

 only should be allowed before the partly worked comb is 

 removed and further sheets supplied for the same purpose. 



The companion parts of the section holders as well as 

 the halved sections are put together as already shewn 

 under the chapter on ' Foundation.' Slight pressure secures 

 all in place, when a most perfect arrangement is presented. 



The gauged cutting box and the frame saw for cutting 

 odd combs to fit into sections as hitherto used are shewn 

 in Figs. 40 and 41. The blade of the saw is of the thinnest 

 possible material, with very fine teeth. These illustrations 

 are from engravings shown in my pamphlet of 1886. 



The Double Conqueror 



was introduced by the Author in 1894, and while it may 

 be used after the Well's plan, by supering both lots as one, 

 it has this great distinction, that the stock chambers are 

 quite separate, being simply the usual eleven frame 



