274 A Modern Bee-Farm 
combs have been” emptied they should always be returned 
in the evening that all may be cleared up, and the 
consequent excitement subsided before another day’s work 
commences. 
Bee-Traps 
have been revived both’ at home and in America, under 
the name of bee-escapes and super clearers. Some 35 years 
since these were much in vogue, but fell into disuse, as 
practical bee-keepers found they prefered, when once 
having raised the super, to clear it away at once, and it is 
not a little surprising to find several advanced apiarists 
themselves entrapped into thinking there is anything to be 
gained by re-adopting this old and discarded fad. 
Carbolised Cloths. 
The late Rev. Geo. Raynor used carbolised cloths, both 
in general manipulations and when removing supers. The 
cloth, about 18in. square, is dipped into the solution, and 
laid over the frames or sections, after first wringing out the 
excess of moisture. No one would use a super clearer after 
once trying this method. 
Well, we have our stored combs in the outer honey 
house, and now they must go forward into the extracting 
room, having been cleared of bees. We must first be sure 
that our 
Extracting Machine 
is quite clean, and that it has been firmly secured in a 
suitable place, high enough that the honey may be run off 
into another large cylinder or tank, which again must 
have a treacle valve at a convenient height for drawing 
off. The strainer must cover the entire mouth of the 
tank, and be placed directly under the valve of the 
extractor. We now require an 
