PRODUCING EXTRACTED HONEY 



wet, for the robbers are very chary about 

 crawling up under a wet cloth, and as soon 

 as the carrying body is full, cover it imme- 

 diately. When two or more bodies are filled, 

 take them to the extracting room for extract- 

 ing. Do your extracting in a room the doors 

 and windows of which are securely screened, 

 and in the top corner of the screen door or 

 window screen have a bee escape, so that 

 any stray bees that may be carried into the 

 extracting-room may escape without possibil- 

 ity of returning. 



There are a good many extractors and un- 

 capping knives on the market, and the novice, 

 after reading the various catalogues, will 

 have to make his choice, but there are certain 

 principles that go to make up an effective 

 extractor, and these should not be overlooked. 

 By all means secure an extractor that is re- 

 versible ; this will save much work and trouble 

 in the matter of extracting, as it is a nuisance 

 to have to take out each frame after one side 

 of the comb has been extracted, and turn it 



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