HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



atively easy task. Another necessary fixture 

 is an uncapping can or tank, and it is unwise 

 to attempt to make one, for the homemade 

 affairs are sticky and unsatisfactory at best, 

 and the patented ones are more effective and 

 not expensive. 



We will suppose that everything is now 

 ready, that all the adhering bees have been 

 shaken and brushed off the combs in front 

 of their hives, and the combs in the extracting- 

 room ready for the extractor. 



Lift up one of the combs and rest its end 

 on the bar of the uncapping can, and with 

 the knife proceed to cut just under the cap- 

 pings with a backward and forward motion, 

 like sawing, from the bottom upward; don't 

 be afraid to cut deeply, as any damage to the 

 combs, if not too great, will be repaired by the 

 bees when the combs are returned to them. 

 Do not be afraid to cut well under the cap- 

 pings and make the comb nearly its normal 

 thickness, and as the cappings fall into the 

 uncapping can, scrape the blade of the knife 



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