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Modern Bee-Tceeping. 
Britain receives about 2,000,000 annually. We are unable to 
produce them in this country, as we have no suitable wood. 
The wood used is Basswood (Tilia Americana), the American Lime 
Tree. 
The frames both of the Hives and of the Sections must be 
furnished with Comb Foundation. It is the free employment of 
this that gives us our large crops of Honey. Pure Bees' Wax is 
used, and the sheets are produced on roller mills. The illus- 
trations show the devices used for the fixing of the Foundation 
in both Frames and Sections. In both, simplicity is the great 
feature. 
Next comes the Extractor, consisting of a tin cylinder 
having revolving cages in which are placed the bar frames filled 
with Honey. AVhen the cages are then caused to revolve the 
Honey is thrown out, and the Comb remains in the Bar Frame 
Centrifugal Houey Extractor. Centrifugal Honey Extractor. 
for further use. It will be seen that a great saving is effected 
by being able to use the Comb time after time, instead of cut- 
ting it up and squeezing out the Honey, as was done in the 
old days. 
To finish the whole we run our Liquid Extracted Honey into 
clear glass jars, furnished with pretty metal screw caps, and affix to 
each jar an attractive label. Our Sections we put into enamelled 
metal cases with glass on each side to protect the Comb from dust, 
&c., and our work is done. 
In conclusion we may say that British Bee-keeping owes 
much to the Royal Agricultural Society, its annual Shows having 
for years been the chief meeting-place of Bee Keepers. By 
the lectures given in its Bee Tents, moreover, many have been 
induced to join the ranks of those who practise this delightful 
industry. 
Thomas B. Blow. 
