. Bees and how to keep Bees. 27 Should any large amount of honey be extracted from uncapped cells, it will need to be ripened, that is, to have the excess of water evaporated out in a warm room before it is run into the containers. At the end of the season the extracting combs may be returned to the bees to be cleaned prior to their being put away for the winter. A large supply of empty combs is a valuable asset. Most kinds of honey granulate quickly after extracting. The honey should, therefore, be run into the containers as soon as it has been strained and is ripe. Stored in a cool dr
. Bees and how to keep Bees. 27 Should any large amount of honey be extracted from uncapped cells, it will need to be ripened, that is, to have the excess of water evaporated out in a warm room before it is run into the containers. At the end of the season the extracting combs may be returned to the bees to be cleaned prior to their being put away for the winter. A large supply of empty combs is a valuable asset. Most kinds of honey granulate quickly after extracting. The honey should, therefore, be run into the containers as soon as it has been strained and is ripe. Stored in a cool dry place, honey will keep good for months and even years, but it will absorb moisture from moist air, and is then liable to ferment and decom- pose. In view of the fact that nearly all Canadian honey is good enough for table use, for which purpose it realizes the highest price, the kind of container that is most likely to be in demand by consumers must be studied and selected. A. Fig. 25.—Honey-containers, 1-pound glasses; 4| and 9|-pound pails. convenient and economical package for distribution either through stores or direct to the consumer is the tin pail with lever lid and provided with a stout wire handle; the usual sizes hold 9} pounds, 4^ pounds and 2\ pounds of honey. Fancy paper containers of various sizes are now appearing on the market, offer- ing a wide selection of attractive containers for the packing of honey. For family use, or for supplying honey to grocers to be bottled, tin cans holding 30 pounds and 60 pounds may be employed. Those who buy small quantities of honey in a retail way almost always prefer it in glass, despite the higher relative cost of the package. The most popular glass jar for retail stores is the metal screw-top jar, holding about one pound. Quart sealers holding about three pounds of honey are preferred in some places, and glass jars holding only about half a pound appeal to a small class of city dwellers. Honey in glass jars sells largely
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