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ble after it is drawn from the hives ; it will then flow 

 more readily. The operations should be in a fair 

 day, and under the influence oi the sun, falling di- 

 rectly upon the honey, when extracting- Particular 

 care must be taken to remove sll dead KTS, and all 

 such cells as contain brood, or pollen , these will all 

 injure the honey. If th?- season is far advanced, 

 the heat of the sun must b- .supplied by the heat of 

 the stove, to render the f a< lion more free. The 

 sieves are now placed ove essels, and the combs 



are now cut in pieces ; bu ist be observed, that 



they must be cut transvers^ ly, and twice, viz. at top 

 and bottom, in order to tay open each cell. The 

 combs must not be crushed ; this injures the purity of 

 the honev, both from brood, and bee-bread. Water 

 should be in readiness to wash the hands of the ope- 

 rator, and his utensils, and this water should be pre- 

 served. When a certain quantity of honey has flow- 

 ed into the pans, it is then poured into the buckets 

 with the hole at the bottom, and carefully covered. 

 On the following day, it may.be poured into the ves- 

 sels, either for use, or to convey it to market. This 

 is prime honey. 



Second honey is thus obtained; let the combs 

 from which prime honey has thus been obtained, be 

 kneaded a little; then wrung in a clean cloth, or 

 pressed through a strong canvass cloth ; when the first 

 is pressed, you may add a second, then a third, and 

 so on, leaving them to drain ; after draining, the 

 cakes of wax are removed from the cloths to be melt* 

 ed. If the weather is so cold as to render it neces- 

 sary, the combs may be placed, for a time, in an 

 oven, moderately warm, and drawn for pressing, as 

 occasion may require. This second honey will be 

 distinguished by a scum which will soon arise upon 

 its surface. All the utensils used in this process 

 should be taken to the Apiary, and exposed to the 

 Bees ; they will soon cleanse them ; but care should 

 be taken not to expose to them pure honey, this will 



