238 A Modern Bee-Farm 



Bee-Traps 



have been revived both at home and in America, under 

 the name of bee-escapes and super clearers. Some twenty- 

 five years since these were much in vogue, but fell into 

 disuse, as practical bee-keepers found they preferred, 

 when once having raised the super, to clear it away at once, 

 and it is not a little surprising to find several advanced 

 apiarists themselves entrapped into thinking there is any- 

 thing to be gained by re-adopting this old and discarded 

 fad. 



Well, we have our stored combs in the outer honey 

 house, and now they must go forward into the extracting 

 room, having been cleared of bees. We must first be sure 

 that our 



Extracting Machine 



is quite clean, and that it has been firmly secured in a 

 suitable place, high enough that the honey may be run off 

 into another large cylinder or tank, which again must 

 have a treacle valve at a convenient height for drawing 

 off. The strainer must cover the entire mouth of the 

 tank, and be placed directly under the valve of the 

 extractor. We now require an 



Uncappins: Can 



-which is to be in two sections, one fitting into the other. 

 The upper part receives the cappings, having a strainer 

 at bottom and one or more bars of wood or metal across 

 the top whereon to stand the comb. While resting one 

 end of the' frame of comb on the bars, and the upper end 

 held by the projecting ear in the left hand, with the top 

 bar towards you, with a slightly diagonal and sawing 

 motion carry the uncapping knife from top to bottom, 

 removing not only the cappings but all comb that may 



