. Bee-culture. Bees. Pig. 1. Double Honey-bipening. tank. - 4 ^ la * >* Pig. 2. Sectional, View of Same. Pig. 1 represents a honey-ripening tank, 6 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 18in. deep, out- side measurements, capable of holding about 1,250 lbs. of honey in each oompartmeat. It should be made of ijin. timber, and lined with good stout tin. Ill PigM. 1 and 2 the letters refer to the same parts. A, A, iron strengthening-iod, with screw-nut; B, B, battens 2Jin. wide by lin. thick, against which the boards of the tank are nailed ; 0, C, honey cut-off taps. I must also bring forward ano
. Bee-culture. Bees. Pig. 1. Double Honey-bipening. tank. - 4 ^ la * >* Pig. 2. Sectional, View of Same. Pig. 1 represents a honey-ripening tank, 6 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 18in. deep, out- side measurements, capable of holding about 1,250 lbs. of honey in each oompartmeat. It should be made of ijin. timber, and lined with good stout tin. Ill PigM. 1 and 2 the letters refer to the same parts. A, A, iron strengthening-iod, with screw-nut; B, B, battens 2Jin. wide by lin. thick, against which the boards of the tank are nailed ; 0, C, honey cut-off taps. I must also bring forward another point of considerable import- ance—that is, that the honey from each day's extracting as it is run into the tank should be left undisturbed until ready to be run off into tins or other vessels for market. It is most unwise to run two or more days' extracting together in same tank, as the frequent disturbance of the honey is both against its clarifying and ripening properly. The tanks I recommend are divided along the centre. 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 Hopkins, Isaac. Wellington, By authority: John Mackay, govt. printer
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