. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 1.—Sectiou. vertically to prevent jamming. *' The combs are cut out of the frames, and, without un- capping, are wrapped in one thickness of" cheese-cloth or book-muslin, and placed against the back-plate. One of the central plates is then held hard against the en- wrapped comb, and so on until all five are in place. Then, to again partly quote the " Quide Book" (page 81) :— " When the bolts are screwed up and the plates forced together, the pressure forces the honey through the straining and wire- cloths into the
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 1.—Sectiou. vertically to prevent jamming. *' The combs are cut out of the frames, and, without un- capping, are wrapped in one thickness of" cheese-cloth or book-muslin, and placed against the back-plate. One of the central plates is then held hard against the en- wrapped comb, and so on until all five are in place. Then, to again partly quote the " Quide Book" (page 81) :— " When the bolts are screwed up and the plates forced together, the pressure forces the honey through the straining and wire- cloths into the grooves, from which it runs down quite clear into the receptacle below. The pressure is so even that every par- ticle of honey is ex- tracted, and nothing remains but a nearly dry sheet of wax.'' And I may add, if care is taken to keep the outside of the cloths clear of wax or other refuse, the honey may be bottled off direct. After the first (Horizontal Section.) lot of combs are pressed I find no difficulty in fixing the combs between the plates. Besides, I do not like the idea of tilting up the frame into a position which, if the screws are applied as described by some, must f( rce the honey over the tops of the plates where it is by no means wanted. The trough is made of tin, hung on two checked fillets screwed to underside of. -Central Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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