. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK AT $ PER 35tli Year. CHICAGO, ILL., SEPT. 12, 1895. No. 37. Coj;)tributed /Vrticles^ On Lmfxyrtaxxt Apiarian Stibjeota, No. 8.—Packages for Extracted Houey. BY CHAS. DADANT. Barrels.—This is the largest package which is used for hooey. We have used barrels for 25 years, to keep our crop in bulk. We do not know of a single instance, however, where honey was retailed out from the barrel. But we find these very convenient when the honey is just harvested, as they can be handled readily, and are inexpensive. We use alcohol
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK AT $ PER 35tli Year. CHICAGO, ILL., SEPT. 12, 1895. No. 37. Coj;)tributed /Vrticles^ On Lmfxyrtaxxt Apiarian Stibjeota, No. 8.—Packages for Extracted Houey. BY CHAS. DADANT. Barrels.—This is the largest package which is used for hooey. We have used barrels for 25 years, to keep our crop in bulk. We do not know of a single instance, however, where honey was retailed out from the barrel. But we find these very convenient when the honey is just harvested, as they can be handled readily, and are inexpensive. We use alcohol barrels altogether, which can be bought second-hand from any druggist. • The alcohol barrels are gummed inside with a sort of glue to keep the alcohol from evaporating, and this glue is useful in keeping the honey from soaking into the wood or leaking. The barrels should be kept in a dry place when not in use. A cellar will not do, for the wood may swell, and if the barrel should happen to be exposed to heat and drouth later on, the shrinkage of the wood will cause leaks. We keep our empty barrels in the barn, and tighten the hoops on just before fill- ing them with honey. In this way we never have leaky honey-barrels. If the honey is removed before it is granu- lated, no trouble will be experieuced. When the honey granu- lates in the barrel, it is necessary to remove one head to take it out. This may be done in such a way that the head is re- placed after the honey is removed, and the barrel is as good as before. But it is absolutely essential that the head should be put back in the same position as at first. To do this, we mark the head and the- chime in corresponding places, and hold the head with a strong gimlet screwed in the center, while taking it out. Large Tin Cans.—These receptacles, made of the size of an extractor can, are used by numerous bee-keepers to keep their crop of extracted honey. One of the advantages claimed for these cans is, that they allow the
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