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bottoms, through which the honey is drained into a tub or pail 

 set for the purpose (Fig. 83). The cans are provided with coarse 

 screen, which catches the cappings but permits the honey to run 

 through in the same manner. Some of the best of these are made 

 at the apiary where they are to be used, thus fitting the available 

 space in the honey house, and meeting the individual require- 

 ments of the bee-keeper. The uncapping box or can should be 

 of a convenient height and have a suitable rest for the comb when 

 the cappings are being removed. 



Fia. 83. — The Townsend uncapping box. 



If the box is made rather long, and the width is the same as 

 the length of the extracting frames, they may be left hanging 

 in the box as fast as uncapped until removed to the extractor. 

 In this way the box will catch the drip from the uncapped combs. 

 Something similar to the Townsend uncapping box shown in the 

 illustration (Fig. 83) is probably most commonly used. 



Capping Melters. — The capping melter is somewhat similar 

 to the uncapping box, but has a sloping metal bottom. Under this 

 is placed a small oil stove, or some other device for heating the 

 metal bottom (Fig. 84). The idea is that as fast as the cappings 



