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to comb honey. The bees will enter the super sooner and are not 

 required to use large quantities of honey to produce wax. For that 

 reason alone the bees produce a third to two thirds more honey in a 

 season. 



The only real Important requirement in producing extracted honey 

 is having the honey throughly ripened before removing from the hive. 

 The sealing of all the cells is not important as the caps are removed 

 before extracting. 



It is never well to remove any honey from the brood chamber un- 

 less the queen is crowded for room in which to lay eggs. This should 

 only be done during the breeding season for It is essential to leave 

 the brood chamber as full as possible in the autumn to furnish winter 

 stores. 



In removing the supers the bee escape may be used in the same 

 manner as in comb honey production. Some beekeepers prefer re- 

 moving the frames without moving the super from the hive. To do 

 this an extra super body is necessary in which to place the frames 

 as they are removed from the super. The bees are first driven down 

 into the chamber below and as each frame is being removed the bees 

 are brushed off by a bee brush. 



(By A. I. Root Co.) 



Figure 19 

 Bristle Brush 



(By A. I. Root Co.) 



Figure 20 

 Dixie Bee-Brush 



After the honey has been removed from the hive it should be 

 carried directly to the honey house so as to prevent robbing. 



PROCESS OP EXTRACTING. 



T^fZ^'""^ ""T" r^" ^^ '^''^''^'^ "-^^ '""^^^ ^^^' ^^ uncapped. 

 ^il T. If" ^ ^ '*'"^ "^'^'"•^ ^"^^^^ «'• Bingham uncapping 

 knife. This knife has both edges sharp and is beveled on the 

 side coming in contact with the combs so as to prevent the cannings 

 from sticking back to the comb and causing them to drop in an T 

 capping can or other receiving container. In uncapping, it is essential 



