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speed required for the first side of heavy combs to prevent 

 them breaking must not at any time be exceeded. With 

 care, none of the larvae will be displaced, and here again 

 the multiplying gear will give the more even motion. It 

 is safer to extract not at all from combs containing brood. 



Storage. 



Our honey is running through the strainer, and presently 

 the !ank will be full ; when it will be necessary to draw off 

 and again strain into other receptacles, all of which must be 

 convenient for filling smaller vessels as needed. In lieu 

 of lids, the storage tanks must be covered with cloths care- 

 fully secured, when the honey will be more perfectly 

 ripened, and after a few days it can be drawn ofT and will 

 be remarkably clear, with the exception of two or three 

 inches of the upper surface, which may be strained and 

 placed with other surface honey. I have found no harm 

 resulting from honey being stored in galvanized vessels, 

 but where it may be required to stay for a considerable 

 time, tanks should be of tin, though more expensive. 



The produce of an apiary varies considerably in colour 

 according to the plant it may be collected from, and each 

 kind must be extracted and stored separately, as the 

 different grades have varying values ; while one kind may 

 granulate more rapidly than another, and if all were mixed 

 together the entire mass would soon follow the action of 

 the smaller proportion. 



To prevent Granulation, 



it is recommended that honey be heated to 190 degs. Fahr., 

 and then corked up ; nevertheless some kinds will 

 granulate in spite of this. The honey-producer, however, 

 must be very careful that he does not injure his com- 

 modity. Honey should never be placed over a fire 



