FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



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Tn Fig. 95 the frame is upside clown, one-half of the bot- 

 toui-bai- nailed on, the other half above, while below is seen the 

 long strip that serves as a Avedge to fasten in the foundation. 



Some of my latest frames, however, have the bottom-bar in 

 one piece, IVs inches wide, and I'm not sine 1)ut I prefer them. 

 The only object in having the bottom-bar in two pieces is the 

 convenience of an exact fit of the foundation without the 

 trouble of cutting it carefully to the right size. With the bot- 

 tom-bar all in one piece, the foundation fitting down close upon 

 it, and melted wax run along the joint, the bees may be less 

 inclined to gnaw a passage imder the foundation than with the 

 double bottom-bar without tlie melted wax. 



Fitj. 20 — Pimndinrj Bees Off Comb. 



SPACING-NAILS. 



The side-spacin'4, wliich holds the frame at the proper dis- 

 tance from its next neighbor, is accomplished by means of com- 

 mon wire nails. These nails are l^/i inches long, and rather 

 heavy, aljout 3/32 inch in thickness, with a head less than one- 

 fourth inch across. By means of a wooden gauge which allows 

 them to be driven only to a fixed depth, they are driven in to 



