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11. When very light foundations are used, the somewhat 
heavier comb is due almost entirely to the midrib being heavier 
than that of natural comb. 
12. When foundations containing an abundance of wax to 
build the entire comb are used, the bees still add much more wax, 
sometimes nearly enough to build the comb without the help of the 
wax in the foundation. 
13. Wax seems to be given with the best economy when the 
midrib of the foundation is of the thickness of the midrib of natural 
comb, and when there is a small, or at most a moderate, amount of 
wax in the cell walls. 
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14. Poorly attached combs in sections seem to be more the 
result of weak colonies and poor honey flow than to the kind of 
starter that is used ; though large starters and strips of foundation 
in the bottom of the sections do help to strengthen the union of 
comb to the section. 
15. Separators between the sections are essential to the best 
results in producing comb honey. 
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16. The thicker the comb, whether natural or artificial, the 
greater the proportion of honey to wax in it. 
17. In natural worker comb, one inch thick, the proportion 
of wax to honey is between 1 to 20 and 1 to 25 by weight. 
