. Practical beekeeping. Bees. 50 MONTANA EXPERIMENT STATION good cider vinegar if the other is not to be had. Honey vinegar Is rather slow in working but of excellent quality, being a clear, almost white color and sells'well in the warket. The cappings, after they are again drained, together with any other accumulations of bits of comb, may be rendered into wax. One of the most inexpensive devices for the rendering of comb into wax is the Doolittle solar wax extractor. This consists of a wooden box usually longer than broad, arranged with legs near one end so that it can be raised up at an ang
. Practical beekeeping. Bees. 50 MONTANA EXPERIMENT STATION good cider vinegar if the other is not to be had. Honey vinegar Is rather slow in working but of excellent quality, being a clear, almost white color and sells'well in the warket. The cappings, after they are again drained, together with any other accumulations of bits of comb, may be rendered into wax. One of the most inexpensive devices for the rendering of comb into wax is the Doolittle solar wax extractor. This consists of a wooden box usually longer than broad, arranged with legs near one end so that it can be raised up at an angle toward the sun. The interior is fitted up with a concave tin lining to hold the bits of comb separ- ated by a wire cloth- straining screen from the wax pan at the lower end of the box. The box is fitted with a double glass cover which concentrates the heat of the sun. Over this, when not in use, comes a wooden top covered with tin to protect the glass and keep out rain. It is best to remove the cake of wax after the first cooling, even though it be a small onie, as each additional heating darkens the wax. Where there is a sufficient quantity of comb to be render-. Fig. 14.—Solar wax extractor. ed it is well to sort it out putting all the light pieces separate so that the light wax from these pieces may be kept separate. The cocoons and other impurities left in the extractor when melting up old combs may be removed to a box with a paddle and form excellent material for starting fires. There are several types of steam, extractors. The essential. 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 Benton, Ralph. Bozeman, Montana
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