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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



dueries aiid Replies. 



Lipefying Caniied Honey. 



QuEEY 764. — 1. I wish to build a 

 honey-tank holding one or two barrels, 

 and arrange the same so that the honey- 

 in it may easily be liquefied when gran- 

 ulated. In what shape and of what 

 material should I construct it? Would 

 galvanized-iron be a good material ? 

 2. Not having steam at my command, 

 I must resort to either kerosene or wood 

 fire; but how can I best apply it? — F. G. 



I can not advise. — M. Mahin. 



Try James Heddon's plan. — C. C. 



MiLLEK. 



Why make your tank so large ? Why 

 not use the 60-pound can? — Eugene 

 Secor. 



I am not posted, having had no ex- 

 perience. I only run a small apiary for 

 experimental purposes. — J. E. Pond. 



For storing honey, I use honey cans 

 holding about 300 pounds each. I be- 

 lieve tin is considered better than gal- 

 vanized-iron for holding honey. — G. M. 



DOOLITTLE. 



If you need to use so large a place to 

 liquefy honey, you are smart enough to 

 get along without asking this question. 

 I should prefer a good quality of tin. — 

 A. B. Mason. 



1. Do not use galvanized-iron, as some 

 of it corrodes badly. 2. See my article 

 in a late number of the Review, describ- 

 ing the best plan I know of to liquefy 

 candied honey. — James Heddon. 



1. I would not want such a tank as 

 you describe. I prefer tin cans holding 

 60 pounds. 2. Two such cans may be 

 placed in a common wash boiler, partly 

 filled with water. — H. D. Cutting. 



1. Have had no experience in that 

 line. Galvanized-iron is not a proper 

 material to place in contact with honey. 

 2. Why not make a sun evaporator like 

 some of our California friends. — C. H. 



DiBBEKN. 



1. Such a tank should be made double. 

 The inner one of heavy tin, and the 

 outer one may be of galvanized-iron. 2. 

 Three or four inches of water should 

 surround the tin tank. Then kerosene, 

 coal or wood may be used to heat with. 

 — G. L. Tinker. 



1. Our tank is square, and made of 

 copper. Galvanized-iron would do. 2. 

 Honey runs too much risk of being 



spoiled if liquefied in a tank placed 

 directly over the fire. Place your honey 

 in a water bath, to be liquefied au bain 

 marie. — Dad ant & Son. 



You should have your honey tank 

 (probably tin) encased in a sheet-iron 

 tank, placed over a furnace, and so con- 

 structed that you can convey water into 

 the sheet-iron tank to the requiste 

 depth, and heat it gradually until the 

 desired result is attained. — J. M. Ham- 



BAUGH. 



1. Why not use smaller tin cans, and 

 leave them open to ripen the honey. 2. 

 If granulated, and we wish to liquefy, 

 place these cans in a boiler of water or 

 other large tank. Be careful that the 

 cans are raised a little from the bottom 

 of the boiler before the water is heated. 

 — A. J. Cook. 



1. Large cans holding, say, 150 

 pounds, made of heavy tin, or galvanized- 

 iron would, I think, be preferable to a 

 tank like you mention under the circum- 

 stances. 2. The cans could be placed, 

 one at a time, in a large kettle contain- 

 ing water, or even placed in a large 

 wash-tub in a warm room, and hot water 

 poured around the can. — Mrs. L. Har- 

 rison. 



1. Of heavy tin or galvanized-iron, 

 made circular, with flat bottom, like a 

 common two-quart pail. 2. If you must 

 do it in that way you could have a shal- 

 lower and somewhat larger vessel placed 

 so that fire could be introduced under it. 

 Put the tank in this on thin strips of 

 wood before filling. Fill the shallow 

 vessel with water before heating. — R. L. 

 Taylor. 



1. Do not do it at all ; you will have 

 a dirty muss of it. Get a tinner to make 

 you a large round boiler, with an outer 

 case around it, so that the water will 

 surround your boiler. Have a honey 

 gate to pass through the outer case into 

 the boiler to draw off the honey. 2. Fit 

 the melter or boiler to the top of a large 

 stove, and fire up. Shovel your candied 

 honey into the melting can or boiler, and 

 as fast as it liquefies, draw it off into 

 your shipping vessels. You cannot 

 liquefy honey by direct heat without 

 damaging its flavor. — G. W. Demaree. 



Tin is better than galvanized-iron for 

 a honey tank. It would be better to use 

 the 60-pound tin cans. In these the 

 honey can be liquefied more handily 

 than in such a large tank as is mentioned 

 in the query. Sheet-iron will do for the 

 outer tank, which must allow water all 

 around the honey-tank and at the bot- 

 tom of it. — The Editor. 



