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Tl ie upper frame, by mistake, contained no foundlation, altho it was wired. Note the drone-cells The 
lower frame contained a full sheet of foundation, and every cell is a worker-cell. 
more or less rough usage in and out of the 
extractor. (See Comb Foundation and Ex¬ 
tractors.) When the honey is thick the 
extractor must be revolved at full speed; 
and unless the combs are well wired or on 
a wood base they are liable to break out of 
the frames. 
It is essential, also, that the comb be 
well fastened to the end-bars, and built 
clear down to the bottom-bar. No. 1 is an 
illustration of a fairly good comb. No. 2 
is fair. No. 3 is a poor one, and both 2 
and 3 are defective in that they are only 
partially attached to the end-bars. In a 
year or two perhaps, especially during a 
good honey flow, the combs may be ex¬ 
tended and attached to the end-bars. If 
the flow is an extra heavy one the bees 
may build them down in contact with the 
bottom-bars as shown in No. 1. If the 
comb is attached only to the top-bar as in 
No. 2 there will be a bee-space next 
the end-bars and the bottom-bars—just the 
nicest place for a queen to hide when one 
desires to locate her. 
Attachments to the bottom-bars can be 
made very quickly by turning a super 
upside down, and leaving it so for a week 
or two, or even twenty days, during which 
the bees will probably build the comb 
