16 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. 



COMB FOUNDATION. 



Comb foundation is beeswax made into thin sheets run through 

 embossing rolls which give it the shape of the midrib of honey-comb 

 with an outline of the cell walls. It is made in several thicknesses 

 and of worker size cells, drone comb foundation only being furnished 

 on special order. It is one of the devices which the modern beekeeper 

 cannot afford to do without. Drone comb has about four cells to 

 the linear inch, while worker comb has five. (Figure 12). 



In brood frames use the lighter grades of " Brood foundation " and 

 wire the frames. 



Drone Cells. Fig. 12. Worker Cells. 



In sections use the " light super " foundation until skilled in the art. 

 The " extra light " sometimes bothers the novice. Many persons hesi- 

 tate to use full sheets of foundation in the brood frames, deeming the 

 sixty to seventy cents necessary for each ten frames an extravagance. 

 It is a real economy, and the wise beekeeper will never hesitate to 

 make an expenditure in that line. 



CLOTHING. 



A veil for protecting the head from the bees is necessary. It 

 may be purchased ready made or made at home from netting. The 

 part used before the face should be black and preferably of silk tulle. 

 The top may have an elastic cord run around it to slip over the hat 

 crown or it may be sewed to the rim of a hat. Similar veils are made 

 of wire cloth with a "skirt" of cotton cloth attached to the lower 

 edge to tuck under the coat or to tie down. (Figure 13). 



