1908 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



217 



A PILE OF HIVES MADE WITH ROBINSON S WIND-POWEK BUZZ-SAW 



UNCAPPING BOXES. 



Meltiii;2: the Cappings as Fast 

 as they are Sliced from the 

 Combs; a Raind 3Iethod for 

 Separating the Honey and 

 Wax. 



BY H. H. ROOT. 



Disposing of the cappings at 

 extracting time is a subject that 

 has been given much thought 

 in the past; but, until recently, 

 the various uncapping-cans and 

 boxes have all been constructed 

 in such a way as to provide 

 means for holding the cappings 

 while the greater part of the 

 honey drained out of them. 

 The dry (?) cappings wei'e af- 

 terward melted up for wax. It 

 takes considerable time for even 

 the bulk of the honey to drain 

 out, and so extra boxes, bar- 

 rels, or cans are invariably 

 pressed into service. Within 

 the last year or two, several 

 producers in California have 

 been devoting their efforts 

 toward an uncapping-box that 

 would melt up the cappings as 

 fast as they are sliced from the 



TEN-FRAME HIVE COMPLETE, MADE WITH ROBINSON S 

 WIND-POWER BUZZ-SAW. 



