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A Modern Bee-Farm 



The bottles illustrated are especially suited for honey. No. i 

 makes a good exhibition bottle ; 2, the Greek design jelly glass ; 

 3, a bottle very much appreciated by customers generally. These 

 are manufactured by " Breffits," 83, Upper Thames Street, 

 London. 



For bottling, the honey must be particularly clear ; and what- 

 ever shade of colour it may have, it should be bright and in all 

 cases as before stated of such a consistency that it " piles " up 

 well when drawn off. 



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No. 2. 



No. 3. 



Fill all bottles as evenly as possible and cork up at once, 

 driving the latter home with a mallet, while holding the bottle in 

 the left hand clear of any bench or shelf. Having filled your 

 bottles of course they need some finish, and for capping the whole 

 nothing is more simple and inexpensive than 



Sealing W^ax; 



but this article must be made at home. Procure common yellow 

 resin and heat it above a small oil stove in an earthenware vessel, 

 or if preferred a large glue pot. Use one part of beeswax to 

 three of the other to toughen it and make it hold to the glass. 

 Now an important item is the 



Colour 



of the sealing wax. A bright colour will contrast well against the 

 contents of the bottle, and the colouring matters used in common 

 paint answer every purpose. Stir all thoroughly to get an even 

 mixture, but at no time let the wax boil. 



