CHAPTER X 
How to Secure the Harvest of the Hive—(Cont.) 
Extracting Honey.—The use of an extractor 
is a necessity to the bee-keeper who is work- 
ing for profit, for chief among its advantages 
is that the honey can be separated from the 
combs without breaking them. 
Uncapping.—When uncapping the cells, 
care should be taken to collect all the cappings 
in a tray or basket as they are removed, and 
they should be melted down as soon as possible 
after the extracting is completed. 
Working the Extractor.—The side of the 
comb which contains most honey should be 
dealt with first, and in placing the frame in the 
extractor it should be seen that the bottom bar 
faces the direction in which the spindle 
revolves. The cells of the comb are usually 
built on an angle, and the honey will be thrown 
out of them quicker in this way than if they 
were placed to catch the air. 
Great care is needed when extracting honey 
from new combs, for they are exceedingly 
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