. Bee keeping in Maryland. Bees. Fig. 21.—Extractor. to throw the honey from the cells. The frames of comb are then returned to the hive to be filled again by the bees. The bees consume honey in order to be able to secrete wax for comb building. The amount of honey thus required has been variously estimated. It has been stated that for every pound of wax secreted the bees consume 15 to 20 pounds of honey. Certainly there is economy indicated in the production of extracted honey where the combs are used over and over again. In extracting, the cappings are removed with knives especially made for
. Bee keeping in Maryland. Bees. Fig. 21.—Extractor. to throw the honey from the cells. The frames of comb are then returned to the hive to be filled again by the bees. The bees consume honey in order to be able to secrete wax for comb building. The amount of honey thus required has been variously estimated. It has been stated that for every pound of wax secreted the bees consume 15 to 20 pounds of honey. Certainly there is economy indicated in the production of extracted honey where the combs are used over and over again. In extracting, the cappings are removed with knives especially made for this purpose. (Fig. 22.) A butcher's knife is used by some and. Fig. 22.—Uncapping knives. found to be satisfactory. Two or more knives are needed, the one not in immediate use being immersed in hot water to keep it clean and warm. Care must be taken that the honey is properly ripened in the hive before extracting, otherwise it may ferment. The care of honey after extracting cannot be given in detail here, but sufifice it to say that it is. 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 Symons, Thomas B. [n. p. n. s
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