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ber, 1870, says: “We commenced removing honey 
July ist, having then forty-six stocks, and have up to 
August 9th taken 6,162 pounds.’’ Third ; In fall, bees 
frequently fill the breeding part of their hive so full of 
honey that no room is left for the queen to deposit 
eggs, thereby breeding is checked, and no young bees 
for wintering ; now by removing this honey with this 
machine, we not only obtain a fair supply of pure and 
choice honey, but it enables the queen to continue 
breeding. 
Extracted honey should be put up in glass jars, 
neatly labled, in that shape it has always commanded a 
fair renumerative price. 
HONEY BOXES FOR ANY HIVE. 
To enable the bee-keeper to ascertain the condition 
of the contents of a box, the box should have at least 
one glass side ; which should be so adjusted as to ad- 
mit of being easily removed. Thus constructed, any 
comb can be removed without breaking, and without 
disturbing the rest of the comb by detaching the comb 
from the top with a knife, and if the box is inverted, 
the comb can be withdrawn on the knife. Large boxes 
are preferable to small ones, the bees can cluster better 
in them, and the heat is better economized for comb- 
building. If honey in small frames is desired, a box 
without a bottom, six inches deep, and nearly as large 
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