1905.] Preparation of Honey for Market. 



a strong wooden box, bore two holes in each end, about one-third 

 down, and knot firmly into them rope handles, by which the box 

 can be safely and easily lifted ; put into the bottom of the box 

 a bed of coarse hay, and on this place, quite close together, a 

 layer of the wrapped-up packages of sections, leaving at least 

 two inches between the sides of the box and the sections : this 

 space must be filled with hay, tightly pressed in, and, to prevent 

 possible damage to the comb, the ends of the packages may be 

 protected by pieces of straw-board or thin wood ; continue with 

 layers of packages, filling in round the sides as before, until 

 within two inches of the top, then fill up tightly with hay, and 

 screw on the lid. Label the package plainly : " Comb-honey, 

 With Care." Retailers of honey-comb prefer to have the sections 

 sent to them glazed, it preserves the comb from injury by 

 careless handling, and, what is still more important, it is kept 

 free from the dusty impurities unavoidably present in shops. 



For glazing sections, glass cut to the correct size may be 

 purchased of any dealer in bee appliances, together with the 

 strips of paper lace edging, which, when pasted round the angle 

 formed by the glass and wood, serve to fix the glass on. In 

 country towns the local glazier will gladly cut up waste glass 

 to the small size (viz., 4 T \ in. by 4-^ in.) required, and neatly 

 printed bands of coloured paper, 19 in. by 3 in., can be used 

 instead of the lace edging: they cost about 7s. per 1,000. 

 These bands are more easily pasted on, and make much firmer 

 and neater work, besides giving an opportunity to place the 

 names of the apiary and retailer on each section. Neat card- 

 board cases, plain or glazed on one or both sides, and glazed 

 tin boxes, are provided by appliance dealers for those who have 

 but a small number of sections to deal with ; where larger 

 quantities have to be handled, the printed band holding on the 

 two squares of glass will be found the best and most economical. 



The modern method of obtaining " extracted " or " run " honey 

 has greatly improved its quality, but the use of the centrifugal 

 extractor demands the abandonment of the skcp system of 

 bee-keeping, with its waste of bee life, waste of combs, and 

 taint of sulphur, and the adoption of the frame hive which 

 enables the gathered surplus to be stored in frames apart from 

 the brood- nest and removable at will by the bee-keeper. 



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