. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. EXTRACTED HONEY. 453 and by, however, owing to very favorable conditions, the wild woods swarmed with bees in the "hollow trees," and the hee- hunter made his appearance. Thousands of trees fell under his ax, to yield the sweets that they contained. Bee-hunting became an occupation in some of our forests. The method followed to find the colonies established in hollow trees, was to place a bait of honey in some open spot, attracting the bees by burning a little of the comb. When the bees had formed a bee-line from the honey to their abod
. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. EXTRACTED HONEY. 453 and by, however, owing to very favorable conditions, the wild woods swarmed with bees in the "hollow trees," and the hee- hunter made his appearance. Thousands of trees fell under his ax, to yield the sweets that they contained. Bee-hunting became an occupation in some of our forests. The method followed to find the colonies established in hollow trees, was to place a bait of honey in some open spot, attracting the bees by burning a little of the comb. When the bees had formed a bee-line from the honey to their abode, a new baiting place was. Pig. 203. COWAN HONEY EXTHACTOE. started in a diagonal position to the first. The meeting place of both lines was of course the spot occupied by the swarm. This rough-and-ready bee-keeping, or rather bee-killing, pro- duced comparatively large quantities of honey; but, as this honey was nearly always badly broken up and mixed with pollen, dead bees, and rotten wood, it became customary to boil the honey, so as to force the impurities and the wax to rise on top with the scum. Hence the cheap, liquid, dirty and. 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 Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. , Dadant & sons
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