The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-13
ABOUT HONEY.

% strained honey customary be-
cause the expression comes from us.
age before the improvements in bee-
keeping. one of which being the
honey extractor.
The honey extractor is q machine
by which the combs containing honey
are whirled around, in q large can,
with sufficient velocity to throw the
honey from the combs. The honey
10 caught upon the inside of the can
and runs down and out through the
faucet at the bottom aud iuto q ves
sel placed there for that purpose.
Only the clear honey 10 thrown out,
the pollen, or bee bread, and young
bees remaining in the combs. which
being returned to the hives. the
strength of the colony is not mate
rally impaired. Any very young
bees. 10 the larva state, that msy be
thrown out Of the combs float down
upon the surface of the honey and
are skimmed off without being killed
or mixed In the honey.
Those who have seen the old fash.
Toned wy of preparing strained
honey. know that extracted honey 10
in every way . much nicer and Q
better article than strained honey.
In fact. no honey is ever "strained, I"
Being very heavy weighing IL
pounds TO the gallon. while water
wsighs only about 81 pouuds-honsy
clarifies itself By settling and forcing
everything else to the top.
In making "ssrsined" honey iu
the cid fashioned wsy, the comb
honey after beng cut out of the
"gum" and containing honey, bee.
bread and young bees, ell in,erspsrs.
cd through the comb. is taken in the
hands aud squeezed. 90 az to press
out the honey. In this squeezing
process the soft portions, of the bee.
bread mix With the honey. and also the
white fluid that comes from the mash.
ing of the bee lsrva. Occasionally
also dead adult bees being mixed
among the mass Of combs and honey,
are squeezed along with the lot, il
being impossible to see and pick out
every one OF course. az before
stated. the honey clarifies itself by
standing. and forces the bee.bread
and pieces of comb to the top.
But that is the way "strained"
honey is prepared. The writer has
seen ~ made. and in bis younger
days. helped to prepare it
Advanced bee keepers only use
the term "strsined" honey 10 order
to be understood by those who want
clear houey-thas is honey "extrac..
ed from the comb 1t is time that
the mssses should be educated ss to
the meaning Of the two terms, aud
thus be able to decide whether they
really want "strained" honey or
"extrscted" honey The strained"
honey is still made. aud can frequent
" be bought cheaper than the "ex
trscted" honey-but when you know
the difference, which would you pre-
fer 4?
Those who keep bees in gums"
and boxes cannot, Of course, make
any kind but "strsined" honey but
when movable. frame hives can be
obtained 80 cheaply, a bee keeper 10
behind the times to use the old fash.
Toned "gums There is no pate mt
on them, and any one can make them
at home il he chooses, but it is cheap
er TO boy hives in the fat-that is all
the pieces cut to the right size and
ready to be put together and they
can be nailed up and painted in odd
times at home They can be bought
from dealers in oee supplies cheaper
and more accurately made than if
made at home by the average Car
pentei
With bees in movable frame hives
1t will pay one who has half dozen
hives TO own = honey extractor. The
honey 10 extracted much easier than
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