comb to fix in frames see (Cw) comb foundations see Ea
o C
Cost of. Twenty pounds of honey thought to be required
to make one pound of wax. 
One pound of wax will store say 25 to 30 pounds
of honey. 1 pound of honey makes wax to store 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds. 
Brood comb. Great advantage from having the combs
of a hive regular and as many of them as possible
of suitable size for rearing workers. Dzierzon says that
queens can lay drone eggs or worker [added: at pleasure] according to the kind
of cells. The less drone comb the better. Hives with bars will
encourage comb building of the most suitable kind. All
containing drone, or nearly all, may be removed. I seriously
doubt the ability of queen to determine them at pleasure. 
comb preserving. How would it answer to dip in an acid solution [added: strong saline solution] to
preserve against moth. Might afterward be soaked in water. 
comb making. New comb to put in the boxes, tumblers, etc. of the greatest importance. 
Every effort should be made to obtain it. Bars containing it without brood
should often be removed to be used for this purpose. If any convenient way can be devised
to guard it against the bee moth it will be of great importance to the apiarian. 
As it almost always contains eggs or young worms [added: of the bee moth] it should be often examined and the worms
destroyed before they have seriously injured it or have changed into moths to fill it with their
progeny. One pair will breed enough in a few weeks to destroy almost any amount
of comb. So desirable is it to have an abundance of new comb to be able to put a small
piece in tumblers or boxes, or on top of the bars of a new hive, that it should be a regular business in
an apiary to have a full supply of new comb, by constantly depriving some colonies of a
part of their first comb, even if it is necessary to feed them largely to prevent them from being
too much weakened by such deprivation. The common system of management makes no
provision for securing such comb. It cannot be taken from the hives, and yet if honey is
taken away in small receptacles and others put in their places with only a small piece
of comb for a beginning the bees instead of being discouraged as when large pieces are taken, will at
once go to work and with increased diligence. comb. comb. Plenty of new comb!