438 connecticut experiment station bulletin 205- 



The Extractor. 

 This is a machine with a revolving frame inside, used to remove 

 the honey from the combs, and shown in figure 20. After the 

 honey has thus been removed the combs are returned to the bees 

 to be refilled. It is obvious that this is a great saving to the bees 

 both in time and labor, which is very important during a rapid 

 honey flow, and is the reason why liquid or extracted honey, as it 

 is called, can be bought so much cheaper. An extractor is a good 

 investment for a beekeeper with five or more colonies of bees. 

 In setting the extractor it should be securely fastened in place and 

 raised enough from the floor so that a pail will go under the gate. 



When the frames of honey are removed 

 from the hive, they are taken into the 

 extracting room, or some room that bees 

 cannot enter and the cappings are cut off 

 with a sharp knife (See figure 21). They 

 are then put into the extractor, and after 

 the honey has been removed from one 

 side they are turned aroxind and it is 

 taken from the other. 



Figure 20. Novice non- 

 reversible extractor. (After 

 the A. I. Root Co.) 



Figure 21. 

 knife. 



Improved Bingham honey- 

 (After the A. I. Root C6.) 



, After the combs have been emptied, if the flow is over they 

 should be stacked over one or more colonies, to be cleaned of what 

 honey remains. This should be done at night so that they will be' 

 finished before daylight— when there is danger of robbers. At the 

 end of the season all extracting combs shbuld be put away sectire 

 from rats and mice. One mouse alone will do an immense amount 

 of damage if allowed access to them. For protection from the 

 wax moth, which sometimes makes its appearance, a few camphor 

 balls can be used in each stack of combs. 



Care of Extracted Honey. 

 Liquid honey as it is removed from the extractor should be 

 strained into a deep tank and allowed to stand and settle for a 



