. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Solar Wax Extractor. 319 leaving the remainder just where you want them to extract ; Still better than the above is the solar wax extractor (Fig. 132). This is cheap, and can be easily made at Fig. small cost. A box lined with tin has hinged to its top, first, a glass cover, and then to the top of this glass cover, a wooden cover lined with tin, or a glass mirror. A perforated tin wax pan is made to set just under the glass cover. This is placed conveniently where the sun can strike it, and is always ready
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Solar Wax Extractor. 319 leaving the remainder just where you want them to extract ; Still better than the above is the solar wax extractor (Fig. 132). This is cheap, and can be easily made at Fig. small cost. A box lined with tin has hinged to its top, first, a glass cover, and then to the top of this glass cover, a wooden cover lined with tin, or a glass mirror. A perforated tin wax pan is made to set just under the glass cover. This is placed conveniently where the sun can strike it, and is always ready for pieces of wax. By raising the upper cover the reflector hastens the work. I value the solar wax extractor very highly. It is always ready for pieces of comb. By these last inventions all the wax, even of the oldest combs, can be secured, in beautiful condition, and as it is perfectly heat, there is no danger of provoking the " best woman in the world," as we are in danger of doing by use of either of the first named methods—for what is more untidy and perplexing than to have wax boil over on the stove, and perhaps get on the floor, and be generally scat- tered about! All pieces of comb should be put into a close box, or in the solar wax extractor if we have one, and if any larvas are in it, the comb should be melted so frequently that it will not smell badly. By taking pains, both in collecting and melting, the apiarist will be surprised at the close of the season, as he views his numerous and beautiful cakes of wax, and rejoice as he thinks how little trouble it has all 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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