24 Bee-Keeping Simplified for the 



the sections, clean and pack them away ready for sale. If 

 a shallow frame super the honey is extracted ; this is done 

 by centrifugal force. The cappings are first cut ofiE with a 



Fig. 33. 



sharp knife, which is heated by being placed in a jug of hot 

 water, or knife heater. The W.B.C. knife, Fig. 36, is the 

 best. The method of uncapping is seen at Fig. 37. 



Fio. 34. 



After the cappings have been cut off, the combs are placed 

 in an extractor. Fig. 38, which is a tin cylinder, having a 

 cage which will hold one comb on either side, that can be made 



