HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



ods of beekeeping, as compared with the 

 older methods, have restricted the production 

 of beeswax in the apiary; but as the progress 

 has resulted in a greater production of honey, 

 there is no actual loss in profit. When bees 

 were largely kept in the old-fashioned box 

 hives the bees were brimstoned to get the 

 honey, and as the combs were usually mashed 

 and strained, there was of necessity a larger 

 amount of beeswax secured each season. 



With the use of the modern extractor, the 

 honey is extracted from the combs by centrif- 

 ugal force, and the combs used year after year, 

 so that the proportion of beeswax to honey 

 secured is not as great as formerly; the 

 honey-producer of to-day is dependent upon 

 the cappings from the frames extracted, old 

 combs, brace and bur combs, but even at 

 that the revenue from these sources is con- 

 siderable. As the wax accumulates it should 

 be kept in a cool place, so that it will not 

 become a breeding-place for the wax moth 

 and be ruined, and for this reason it is well 



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