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the No. 3 sections carefully preserved for use as baits the following 

 spring. Under the head of "production of section honey," the use of 

 these sections was mentioned. While they could be converted into 

 extracted honey and wax, yet their value in persuading bees to begin 

 work in the supers is too great to permit of this. They should be care- 

 fully kept protected from the wax-moth. This can best be done by plac- 

 ing the super, filled with No. 2 and No. 3 sections, over a strong colony. 

 Here there will be no danger of freezing and they will be perfectly pro- 

 tected from the moth. 



In shipping section honey, the sections should be packed in light glass- 

 front shipping cases, as shown in Fig. 19. The package should state 

 clearly and neatly, as by a label or rubber stamp, the grade of honey, 

 name and address of the producer, and when possible the name of the 

 plant from which the bulk of the honey has been made. 



Extracted honey, as stated on a previous page, should be taken only 

 from sealed comb. While there are a very few cases and conditions 



Fig. 20. Shipping case for extracted 

 honey. (After A. I. Root Co.) 



Fig. 19 Shipping cases filled with section honey. 

 (After A. I. Boot Co.) 



under which unsealed honey is sufficiently ripened to keep indefinitely 

 the beginner will do well to adhere strictly to the above rule. Extracted 

 honey is packed for shipment in tin cans of various capacities; the 60 

 Ib. (5 gallon) size being the one in most extensive use. Two of these 

 60 Ib. cans in their shipping case are shown in Fig. 20. Extracted 

 honey is also put up in smaller cans, in glass jars and bottles; and in 

 barrels and kegs. It is not here necessary to discuss these. With 

 extracted, as with all honey, the label should give definitely the name 

 and address of the producer. Honey not so labeled is always open to 

 the suspicion of being adulterated. * 



Bulk comb honey is best packed in what are termed "screw-top cans/' 

 which differ from the "extracted" cans above mentioned in having a 

 large opening in the top, as large in fact as the size of the can will 

 allow. Through this opening the comb honey is packed in layers until 

 the top is reached, when extracted is then poured in to fill all open space 

 between the combs. The opening is tightly closed by means of a screw- 

 top. 



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