. Beekeeping for Connecticut. Bees; Bees; Bees. 438 connecticut experiment station bulletin 205- The Extractor. This is a machine with a revolving frame inside, used to remove the honey from the combs, and shown in figure 20. After the honey has thus been removed the combs are returned to the bees to be refilled. It is obvious that this is a great saving to the bees both in time and labor, which is very important during a rapid honey flow, and is the reason why liquid or extracted honey, as it is called, can be bought so much cheaper. An extractor is a good investment for a beekeeper with five
. Beekeeping for Connecticut. Bees; Bees; Bees. 438 connecticut experiment station bulletin 205- The Extractor. This is a machine with a revolving frame inside, used to remove the honey from the combs, and shown in figure 20. After the honey has thus been removed the combs are returned to the bees to be refilled. It is obvious that this is a great saving to the bees both in time and labor, which is very important during a rapid honey flow, and is the reason why liquid or extracted honey, as it is called, can be bought so much cheaper. An extractor is a good investment for a beekeeper with five or more colonies of bees. In setting the extractor it should be securely fastened in place and raised enough from the floor so that a pail will go under the gate. When the frames of honey are removed from the hive, they are taken into the extracting room, or some room that bees cannot enter and the cappings are cut off with a sharp knife (See figure 21). They are then put into the extractor, and after the honey has been removed from one side they are turned aroxind and it is taken from the other. Figure 20. Novice non- reversible extractor. (After the A. I. Root Co.). Figure 21. knife. Improved Bingham honey- (After the A. I. Root C6.) , After the combs have been emptied, if the flow is over they should be stacked over one or more colonies, to be cleaned of what honey remains. This should be done at night so that they will be' finished before daylight—when there is danger of robbers. At the end of the season all extracting combs shbuld be put away sectire from rats and mice. One mouse alone will do an immense amount of damage if allowed access to them. For protection from the wax moth, which sometimes makes its appearance, a few camphor balls can be used in each stack of combs. Care of Extracted Honey. Liquid honey as it is removed from the extractor should be strained into a deep tank and allowed to stand and settle for a. Please note that these images are extracted from sc
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