-to 



tUM.livi.iuns it ,s naUiral U,v llir,,, in start sto.in.u i„ the upper one, nrc„i..vnig the 



l.r l-,.,.|ls a. ,p'"'l<lv as thev are vaeated. At the end of a gn,„Hl„w the u|,per rbvision 



will t.rotmK- frr,- ,,f vmim. Whi^,, the s,i],er is half-full a second one should he 



ins«,l,.,l l„,twee., ,t and the !.,■ l-rhaniher. It is well to h-ave the honey on the hive 



for s,.vrral Meeks altrr tlir tlo« is ovei', so that it may thoron-hly ripen, for green honey 

 is \'er\- a]it tit tnru soui-. 



Thr honey is rrniovo,l from the .■omh in a niaehine calle.l an extractor. After the 

 ca|,,nm:s have hrrn mt from the cells the frames are set in the baskets of the machine, 

 whirl, arc then ma.lr to revolvr at a high rate of speed, .pnck enough to throw the 

 honey out of tlic r,,mhs ayainst the sides ,,f the can. An extractor snitablc for Langs- 

 trotli frames and big congh f.,r a small apiary will probaJ.ly cost, delivered, about 

 81(i or s;17. 



T.MviNi; 'rnK Covins fkom the Hix'k. 



The artnal «-..rk of extrai'ting is best done on a warm day, as the honey is most 

 li(piid then, ari.l in a r n from which bees are excluded by a, s.a-een-door. Removing 



Fii: 



It. 



Uncapping Comb. 



the frames from the liive is to most beginners a rather serious problem, on account of 

 the mnltittide of bees on them, (io abottt the task in this fashion; Smoke the bees 

 doA\'n among the fi-ames. Take out the tirst frame and shake the bees ofi' it at the 

 entrance of the hive, then place it in an empty hive, ^vhich should be standing on a 

 wdieelharrow close by. I)ra"\^' the second frame towards the side, so as to make a gap 

 betAvecn it and the' next fi'ame. Into this pass a wdiispj of long green grass, or a switch 

 brush, and so wipe most of the bees off the comfi. Lift the frame and shake off the 

 remaining bees into the vacant space, then set it beside the tirst frame in the liive on 

 the liarrow. Treat the balance of the frames in the same wny. The empty l;>ody is 

 now removed — of course, sup])osing that the lione}'-fiow is past; if not, it must be 

 refille<l with empty frames. Now Mheel the load of combs to tlie extracting-room and 

 do not -vt-rirry about the few bees yo\i may carry in, for they will soon try to get out by 

 door or window, and riot bother \-ou at all. 



Uncapping is done by a long, very shar|j knife ; a butcher knife is good, but one 

 can buy a style specially designed for the purpose, (jhl combs are rather tough, so it 

 is often neces.sary to heat the blade of the knife, which is liest done by placing it in hot 

 water wdien not in actual use. In uncaijping, the idea is to cut a slice from each side 



