lit'('-],Kp'nig ill. Victoria. 47 



honey from the cappings drains through a wire screen and is drawn off 

 through a honey gate at the hottom. 



Even when allowed to drain for several days, a considerable amount 

 of honey remains in the drained cappings, and although this is recovered 



rig. 3. — Uncapping Can. Wrong way of holding Comb. 



when the material is melted down for wax, it is dark in colour and of a 

 waxy flavour. The drained cappings are usually transferred to the solar 

 wax extractor, a tin-lined box covered with a pane of glass facing the 

 direct rays of the sun, and in which the wax melts and liberates the 



