SURPLUS HONEY IN BOXES AND EXTKACTEB. 59 



The great object of the beekeeper is to secure surplus honey. All 

 management of bees should look toward securing the greatest amount 

 of honey in the best shape for use and for market. 



To this end the Extractor, Comb-foundation, and boxes of uniform 

 size are now essentials. 



The Extractor, invented by Herr von Hruschka, a German, residing in 

 Venice, Italy, Is a simple instrument, consisting of a cylinder and a revolv- 

 ing basket to hold the frame, and a faucet below to draw off the honey. 

 It is thrown from the comb by centrifugal force and the emptied comb re- 

 turned to the hive to be refilled. It is best that the basket alone revolve 

 and not the cylinder. It is turned by a simple gearing at the top. The 

 straight wire sides of the basket support the comb and prevent it from 

 breaking. 



Two combs, hung in opposite sides of the basket balance each other. 

 The honey is thrown from one side by a few turns of the machine, after 

 which reverse the sides of the comb and in the same way extract from 

 the other. 



A little practice will teach one how hard to turn to extract the 

 honey and after a little experience one can soon learn how swift to tarn 

 in warm weather so as to throw out the honey from combs containing 

 larvae without dislodging the bees. However, we would not advise ex- 

 tracting from combs which contain much larvre. 



UNCAPPING KNIFE. 



"When honey is capped over, the caps must be shaved off with a sharp 

 knife before extracting. The handle of the knife should be bent so that 



