APPLIANCES FOR HONEY AND WAX EXTRACTION, 



73 



remain uninjured, and may be returned to the hive to be refilled, 

 being used for this jourpose year after year, thus effecting a 

 great economy, as already explained (73). Extractors are 

 made with gearing, which lessens the labour of working the 

 revolving cages, and is capable of getting up a high speed. 

 A small form of extractor may be had to extract one frame at 

 a time. This appliance, however, is slow, laborious, and 

 not likely ever to become popular. 



135. Uncapping Knife 



Uncapping may be done 

 with a sharp carving knife. 

 But the most useful knife 

 tor the pur|)ose is the un- 

 capping knife illustrated. 

 (Figs. 56, 57). It has be- 

 velled edges ; and with a little practice it can be used with 

 rapidity and completeness upon the most irregularly built 

 combs (276). 



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Fig. 57. 

 UNCAPPING KNIFE. 



RYMER UONEY PRESS. 



136. Strainer and Ripener — 



.^ „ Honey that has not been capped 



° , \,TT„^^,T,.. over by the bees before extraction, 

 STRAINER AND RIPENER. ^^^ ^j/^^ .^ ^^^^.^^^^ ^.^^^^^_^.^^ ^^ j^^ 



ripened in a warm temperature before being offered for 

 sale. The Strainer and Ripener (Fig. 58) has a flannel, a 

 cheese cloth, or a wire-gauze strainer, into which the honey is 

 run from the extractor. The honey flows into the ripener 

 underneath, and a syrup tap is provided for drawing it 

 off. (277). 



