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frames should then be placed in a comb-box (fig. 29), and 

 carried to some outhouse, there to have the honey extracted 

 from them. First of all the uncapping knife (fig. 30)— 

 previously heated in a jug of very hot water — (or an ordinary 

 table knife will do) must be passed across the combs to remove 



g. 29.— Comb-Box. 



the cappings on both sides, and they must then be placed in the 

 cages of the extractor (fig. 31, b), and the wheel moved rapidly 

 round for a minute or two; the honey on the sides of the 

 combs next the sides of the extractor will by that time have 

 been all thrown out, and the combs must then be taken out and 

 turned round, when by turning the wheel again all the honey 



Fig. 30— Unoapping Knife. 



will be extracted from the other sides of the combs. Mo.st cylinder 

 extractors are made to take two combs at a time ; but a few 

 take four. Every extractor should be fitted with a lid to keep 

 the bees out, as they are often very troublesome when one is 

 extracting, getting into the extractor in great numbers, where 

 they fall into the honey and are drowned. 



