188 MONEY IN BEES IN AUSTRALASIA 



peculiarity of absorbing moisture from the atmosphere, 

 so that it should never be exposed to damp air. Always 

 store in a dry equable temperature. 



Eetail grocers in Australasian cities often label the 

 candied condition as "frozen," and when so described 

 it sells quite readily. Experiments have demonstrated 

 that after a number of years, candied honey will gradually 

 return to the liquid state, but it is not chemically the same 

 as new honey. 



When honey granulates in the comb, the most 

 practicable way of dealing with it is to cut it out and run 

 it through one of the cappings-melters. If candied only 

 in patches, uncap it, and spray with warm water, then 

 place in the super of a strong colony. The water will 

 assist the bees to liquefy the honey, but it will probably 

 be necessary to spray the combs more than once. Honey 

 that candies quickly is not suitable for marketing in 1 lb. 

 sections. When so stored, it can only be separated by 

 treatment with the uncapper. 



As already mentioned, the Pure Food Act forbids 

 the use of second-hand packages, so that all honey sent 

 to market should be packed in new tins nicely labelled. 

 For honey to be disposed of to wholesalemen, the 56 lb. 

 tins are in almost universal use;, these are similar in shape 

 and size to ordinary kerosene tins. The majority have 

 lever-tops, ie. metal discs that open by upward pressure 

 and may afterwards be closed again without injury. A 

 few still require to have a circular piece of tin soldered 

 over the bung-hole. 



HOW TO WASH TINS. 



Before filling, the tins should be thoroughly washed. 

 If only a few are required, the "churn" pictured at 

 Fig. 68 will be found very effective. As the diagram 

 shows, it is simply a box fitted to hold the standard tin. 

 Two cross bars intersect the bottom on which the cans 

 rest. At one of the corners a small piece of strap iron, 

 formed like a hook, secures the bar running across the 



