. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1901 THE AMEBICAN BEE-KEEPER 170 the honey extractor, a device whereby the liquid honey can he extracted from the combs by turning them swiftly in a sort of cylinder, the honey being forced out by centrifngal force. This does not in any way injure the combs, which can be put back in the hive to be refilled. one day when a lady enquired of me very seriously if I went out into the fields and gathered flowers and brought them home to the bees and strewed them in front of the hives for the bees to feed upon. Such extravagant notions are <|ulte prev
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 1901 THE AMEBICAN BEE-KEEPER 170 the honey extractor, a device whereby the liquid honey can he extracted from the combs by turning them swiftly in a sort of cylinder, the honey being forced out by centrifngal force. This does not in any way injure the combs, which can be put back in the hive to be refilled. one day when a lady enquired of me very seriously if I went out into the fields and gathered flowers and brought them home to the bees and strewed them in front of the hives for the bees to feed upon. Such extravagant notions are <|ulte prevalent. Nothing could be move. MH. HEtiMAN UNCAPPING and thus a great saving wrought of time, honey and money. Extracted honey can be kept indefinitely and need not be hurried off to market for fear of perish- ing: in cold wcath( r it will usually solidify. An idea that many people seem to have in regard to bee-keeping is that it is necessary to plant a certain kind of crop to feed the bees. I was much amused HONEY FOR THE EXTRACTOR. mistaken. The bee is a miller to whose mill everything that comes is grist. She gets her honey from trees and plants as well as flowers. She roams as sweet odors lead her, through two or three miles of the surrounding country, and she cares not if she transgresses proper- ty rights or filches her stores from your neighbors" flowers and trees. By the latter she is most always welcome, for. 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 Falconer, N. Y. : W. T. Falconer Manfg. Co.
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