July 7, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



477 



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Beedom Boiled Down 



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As Busy as a Bee. 



It's time for getting busy ; jes' as busy as a i 



bee. 

 I tell you that's the animal as most appeals to 



me. 

 A singin' in the clover and a ramblin' in the 



sun, 

 A-raoin' with the butterflies, nor carin' who 



has won. 

 Gat-herin' up the honey that is waitin' every- 

 where ; 

 Findin' everything you want to eat, an' some 



to spare. 

 Livin' fur the present, with its comfort an' 



its glee — 

 It's time fur gettin' busy ; jes' as busy as a 

 bee. — Washington Star. 



Does Bee-Keeping Pay ? 



Perhaps no other question is more often 

 asked, in regard to apiculture than, "Does 

 bee-keeping pay ' '' A harder question would 

 be difficult to imagine. Does store-keeping 

 pay; Yes, and no. Under the same condi- 

 tions either is prolitable to certain persons. 

 Under the same conditions neither is profit- 

 able to others. Some succeed where others 

 fail. Some fail where others would have 

 succeeded. It's so the world over, in all 

 branches of industry and commerce. — Ameri- 

 can Bee-Keeper. 



Washing Honey from the Cappings — 

 l1oney=Vinegar. 



Up to a short time ago I used to wash the 

 cappings and then squeeze them into balls, 

 after which I placed them in the kettle for ren- 

 dering. A month or two ago I adopted a dif- 

 ferent method which I consider an improve- 

 ment, and, as it may be of interest to some of 

 the readers, I will describe it. In the first 

 place I leave the cappings in the uncapping 

 can for several days, sometimes for a week or 

 two, and occasionally take the honey-knife 

 and cut down through them, and stir them 

 about so as to liberate as much of the honey 

 as possible. When ready to render the wax, 

 I take a tub and put in it rain-water equal to 

 about two-thirds of the amount of cappings I 

 intend to wash in it (by measure). I find 

 that after the cappings have been well drained 

 there still remains in them enough honey to 

 make good, strong vinegar by using the above 

 proportions of water and cappings. 



The water should be of a temperature so as 

 to feel slightly warm to the hand. I have not 

 tested the temperature, but think it should be 

 little if any above 100 degrees, Fahr. If too 

 warm it will soften the cappings, and this we 

 do not want. They should remain somewhat 

 brittle. If too cold it will not readily free the 

 honey from the cappings. 



When the water is ready the cappings are 

 thrown into it, thoroughly washed and stir- 

 red about, and well broken up with the hands. 

 After the cappings are thoroughly washed, 

 instead of pressing them into balls as I used 

 to do I throw them back into the uncapping 

 can to drain, and allow them to remain as 

 loose as possible. After they are well 

 drained they are put in the pan or kettle for 

 rendering. 



The advantage that I claim for this method 

 over the one of squeezing them into balls is : 

 First, the water drains from the cappings 

 much sooner, and, second, in this loose form 

 they are more readily attacked by the heat, 

 and will therefore melt in a shorter time. 

 Any one who has never tried this method, I 

 think will find it an improvement. 



As I have described my method so far, I 

 may as well tell what I do with the water used 

 for washing the cappings. As this sweetened 

 'water will make excellent vinegar, it would 

 certainly be a great waste to throw it away. I 

 therefore put it in a barrel or ketr having the 

 head removed, and also add to it the water 

 that is used for washing or rinsing the ex- 

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