Texas Beekeeping. 



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driven through, serves as a pivot on which to support and revolve 



the combs in uncapping. 



The uncapped combs are placed 



in the baskets of the extractor and 



rapidly revolved, so that the centri- 

 fugal force causes the honey to fly 



out against the wall of the extractor. 



This accumulates below and is 



drawn off into a pail or large can. 



As it contains many small bits of 



comb and wax, it is necessary to 



strain it. The general way is to pass 



this honey through a straining cloth 



over a large storage tank especially 



constructed for the purpose. An 



other tub may be used for this by 



the average small beekeeper. In 



stead of sewing the cloth to a large 



hoop, which is preferable to tying 



it over the top of the tub, a piece 



of one inch mesh poultry netting 



placed over the tub and pl-es^ed 



down slightly, over which a square 



yard of strainer cloth is simply laid 



serves the purpose most admirably 



This gives an opportunity to re 



move the cloth quickly, when nee 



essary to be washed, and for it to 



be easily replaced. 

 Various other methods of straining the honey are employed. 



Some beekeepers do not strain it at all, but use large honey tanks, 



in which the particles rise to the top and the clear honey is drawn 



off below. Care must be exercised 

 to allow sufScient time for this. 

 It is a credit to the apiarist to 

 produce an absolutely clear and 

 sparkling article for the market, 

 and it will prove an advertise- 

 ment in every instance. 



Extracted honey is put up for 

 market mostly in the regular 

 square five-gallon, or 60-pound, 

 tin cans, generally packed two in 

 a wooden box or case, although 

 some single cans in a case are 

 used. In Texas, however, the 

 friction top pails are much used 

 also. In the cities, much honey 

 is put up in various sizes and 

 kinds of small glass .jars, bottles 



and tumblers. Much extracted honey is used in packing bulk comb 



honey in the various styles of packages in which it is marketed. 



Uncapping can. 



Home-made uncapping can. 



