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CA.EANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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most of the 

 hauling is 

 done after the 

 honey-flow is 

 over, there 

 would be dan- 

 ger of having 

 the horses 

 stung if rob- 

 b e r bees 

 were contin- 

 ually wo r Ic- 

 ing around 

 a wagon-box 

 daubed with 

 honey; but 

 the use of this 

 tray prevents 

 any such dan- 

 ger, as it is 

 removed a s 

 soon as the 

 honey is un- 

 loaded, and 

 placed out in 

 theyardwhere 

 the bees can 



clean it up. In this way the wagon is always 

 clean, and there is no loss of time in any way. 

 The tray may be slid out of the back of the 

 wagon when the end piece is swung down. 



The Beuhne capping-melter, mentioned pages 

 560, 626, and 802, is somewhat similar to the 

 other devices that have been described, except 

 that square pipes holding hot water are arranged 

 over the main can. The cappings fall on these 

 pipes and are melted. The plan was found to be 

 defective on account of the fact that the space be- 

 tween the hot pipes so soon became clogged with 

 refuse, necessitating frequent cleaning, which 

 consumed time. Furthermore, the Beuhne appa- 

 ratus is very expensive; and it is difficult to keep 

 the tin pipes from leaking, as there is constant 



FIG. 3. — ONE OF MR. FOWLS' OUTYARDS, LOCATED NEAR THE ELECTRIC CAR-LINE. 



Notice the high board fence which shelters the yard from the prevailing winds. 



contracting and expanding due to the changes in 

 temperature, and we therefore turned our attention 

 to a simpler apparatus. We tried a shallow pan, 

 but soon found that it was not suitable, for the 

 reason that it required so much heat to melt the 

 cappings fast enough that there was danger of in- 

 juring the honey. We therefore kept enlarging 

 the double pan until we had ac an about 16 inches 

 in diameter and 15 inches high. This held the 

 accumulated cappings and honey until the wax 

 had a chance to melt slowly and run out of the 

 gate at the bottom. We first tried a tilting out- 

 let pipe which could be raised up to allow the 

 melted wax and honey to accumulate in the can, 

 the idea being to leave the wax inside the cap- 

 ping-melter, drawing simply the honey off at the 

 bottom. However, we found that, 

 when this plan was used, the hon- 

 ey remained so long in contact 

 with the heat that there was danger 

 of injuring the flavor. We there- 

 fore substituted the plain honey- 

 gate, which allowed the honey 

 and melted wax to escape immedi- 

 ately. 



The form of capping-melter final- 

 ly decided upon is shown in Fig. 

 6, the details of which are made 

 quite clear by the illustration. 

 The apparatus is simple, for it con- 

 sists of only a can within a can, 

 the inner one being an inch smaller 

 in diameter, and }4 inch shorter, 

 which allows a space of yi inch 

 between the sides and bottoms. A 

 single-burner gasoline-stove keeps 

 the water hot enough t-^ melt tht; 

 cappings when the honey is ex- 

 tracted at the rate of about 200 

 pounds an hour. When faster 

 work is done it is probable that a 

 hrger can would be needed to be 

 4. — fowls' REMOVABLE GALVANIZED TRAY FOR THE BOT- placed Over two burners. Oy^l- 

 TOM OF THE HONEY-WAGON. shaped cuns could be used similar 



