. British bee-keeper's guide book to the management of bees in movable-comb hives, and the use of modern bee-appliances. Illustrated. Bee culture. SURPLUS EXTRACTED HONEY. 87 without uncapping, are wrapped in one thickness of straining calico, and placed between the grooved plates faced with woven wire, eleven to twelve meshes to the inch. This wire prevents the combs being forced into the grooves when pressure is applied, which forces the honey through the straining calico into the vertical grooves, and it runs down, quite clear, into the receptacle below. The pressure is so even that every p
. British bee-keeper's guide book to the management of bees in movable-comb hives, and the use of modern bee-appliances. Illustrated. Bee culture. SURPLUS EXTRACTED HONEY. 87 without uncapping, are wrapped in one thickness of straining calico, and placed between the grooved plates faced with woven wire, eleven to twelve meshes to the inch. This wire prevents the combs being forced into the grooves when pressure is applied, which forces the honey through the straining calico into the vertical grooves, and it runs down, quite clear, into the receptacle below. The pressure is so even that every par- ticle of honey is ex- tracted, and noihing remains but a nearly dry sheet of wax. After a quantity of honey has been ex- tracted, strain it by means of the appli- ance shown (Fig. 67!. If the extractor can be raisedhigh enough to allow of the honey running from the usual treacle - valve at bottom into the flannel strainer, seen raised up in Fig. 67, it will pass through into the can below. It may then be allowed to settle and ripen. If kept in a warm place u^ a temperature above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, in a few days it will be fit for putting into jars, and can be drawn off by means of the valve at the bottom of the can. The thin, liquid portion of honey which floats on the top may be used for feeding bees, as it is liable to ferment in the jars after a Rymer '' Honey-press. 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 Cowan, T. W. (Thomas William), 1840-1926. London, Madgwick, Houlston
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