Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-22
EXTRACTED HONEY.
We'll Known uthorities Give Directions
For Its Management.

Well Known Authorities Give Directions
For It's Management.
AS it requires less skill to produce ex-
tracted honey than honey in the comb
beginners, as rule, succeed better when
working for the extracted article. Ex-
tracted honey, which, by the way, is q
very different thing from the old time
strained honey, is now produced to
much greater extent than ever before.
1t is the pure honey taken from the
comb by centrifugal force, with nothing
added to it and nothing taken from it
but the comb. BY use of the extractor
beekeeper can avoid swarming and
thus work for honey instead Of for in
crease of colonies 1t also enables him
to remove uncapped honey in the fall.
Professor A. j. Cook advises using the
extractor during the whole summer when
the price of extracted honey is as much
rs twelve cents. He always extracts just
as the bees begin Gaping the honey,
thereby avoiding the labor of uncapping.
Many apiaries tier up and leave all in the
hive until the rush of the season is over
Then they extract it all, and the honey
is thick and Of good quality. Dadant
advises this method When the heney
is extracted before it is capped by the
bees it is thin and requires to be ripened
before it is placed in tight packages or
shipped.
The usual plan of ripening is to place
the honey Immediately in hot, airy
room, where by evaporation and heat it
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haps, DO well to leave their honey in the
combs until the bees begin Gaping it.
In prize essay, written for The Ameri-
can Bee journal, A. M. Clark says:
AS regards ripening. Eastwood honey
may be extracted before the cells are
completely capped if Immediately placed
in a hot, airy room. By this method OF
evaporation it loses some of its strong
and to many disagreeable, flavor But
white clover, which is deficient in flavor
ing matter at its best, should not be re-
moved from the hive until thoroughly
| ripened. and unless the apiarist has the
best of facilities for evaporating honey
he had better leave all honey, even bass
wood, to be rlpened in the hive.
Thomas G.. Newman advises to kee,
each grade Of honey separate. For re
tail packages he recommends tin pail
with close fitting covers, ranging il
size from II pounds to ten pounds
of honey. Where smaller packages are
wanted glass Jars are recommended
Mr.. Heddon uses earthen crooks
holding about ten pounds. Wher,
largo quantities of honey are extracte,
wooden kegs, holding from five to seven
teen gallons, are popular packages
though large tin cans are in many local.
ties replacing kegs. Where kegs ar
used they must be waxed to proven
leakage This may be done by pourin:
in hot paraffin or wax and turning tn
barrel around well to cover the Who'll
inside.
Extracted honey, until sealed, mus
be kept in a dry place. If thin whe
extracted keep in open cans in warm
dry apartment until it is sufficient
thickened. Should the honey granulat
reduce it to liquid state by placing tn
) jar containing it in a vessel Of war;
water, taking care while heating it tina
the temperature 1oes not rise above 20
dogs. Fair. Place piece of wood a
the bottom of the second vessel to pre-
vent the package containing the hone
from touching the bottom.
Professor Cook is authority for tn
statement that if honey is heated to Is
dogs, and sealed, it will generally renal
ever afterward liquid.