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EXTRACTING HONEY. : U7 
The process of extracting is extremely simple, and a little practice 
will enable an observing person to do it well (fig. 55). As indicated 
above, some judgment is required in the selection of combs, regard 
being had to the future condition of the colony. The filled combs, as 
fast as removed, are placed in a light case the size of a hive, or a tin can 
made specially for the purpose, covered closely to prevent the access 
Fie. 55.—Uncapping and extracting honey. (Original.) 
of robbers, and taken to the extracting room, which should be bee- proof. 
It is not always necessary to use such care in excluding all bees, but 
the novice should practice it until helearns to distinguish by the actions 
of the bees when such precautions may be dispensed with. Whenever 
possible the stories containing surplus honey should be lifted up and 
honey boards containing bee escapes slipped between them and the 
