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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. 
factured the latter in situ, which they must either 
accept as part of their structure, or destroy at some 
cost of labour. The plain wax guides to which I 
refer, although not so well liked by the bees, are, 
in some respects, quite equal to narrow strips of 
foundation, now generally used ; they certainly are 
less liable to fracture, and can be much more quickly 
set in position, and in the following manner: Pre- 
FiG. 44.— Simple Guide Maker (Full size). 
A — th, Top Bar of Frame; sh, Side Bar; ft, Block to make Guide; g, Gutter to 
receive AVax. B and C, Sections— AA'ax Guide ; s, Stop ; other Letterings as be- 
fore. D— Top Bar, with ws, AA'ood-strip Guide. 
pare, by carefully planing, a slip of soft wood [b, A 
and B, Fig. 44), free from knots, about Jin. thick, and 
of the length between the sides of the frames to be 
waxed, and drive into it two brads (j-, B), at bare j^in. 
from its edge (or bare half the width of the frame) ; 
thoroughly soak this slip in water, and it is ready 
for use. Place it upon the under side of the top bar 
{tb), alloAving the brads to act as stops ; it will then 
