The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-12
Che 1arnl.
What The Bee Men Say

In New York last ~ IL y.
TAYLOR, of Wilmington, y. T.,
was elected one Of the Nlcc-Presl-
dents. and the following facts were
set forth:
1t is now only a few years slnce
the invention OF mOcaGle -c0m6 hireS
opened up "a new era IN bee-keep-
ING, making it a sue ssful pursuit.
Snch hives, aCap el to climate,
furnish every facilI y for intelligent
management and m tmpulatlon OF
both bees and comb.
The invention # the h0ney er-
tractor "a machine which emptles
the honey from the combs by CEN
trifugal force, without injury to
the bees, marks another advance
step in apicultrre. Thus virgin
honey, free from foreign admlX-
lure. is obtained, having the flavor
of the flower from which 1t Is
drawn.
The further invention OF comb
foundation, made OF pure wax,
completes the requisites for sue
cesstul Bookkeeping.
The introduction OF the Italian
bees and improved methods OF
rearing queens and Introducing
them to colonies, has greatly m
proved the value OF the honey
ratherers, both because Of their
Superiority and the introduction OF
new blood, preventing danger from
=. in and-in breeding.
The great draw back Is the sftng
Of the bee. Danger from this
source is now largely overcome by
the simple application used for the
protection OF the person NJ Tor
subduing the bees. The most
vicious colony may be subdued in a
few minutes.
TO CONSUMERS OF HONEY.
\ few facts are necessary to pre-
serve them from imposition. Nice
white comb speaks Tor itself an Is
generally admired, but the price
many lovers of honey will not al
ford. 1t makes a beautiful dish
for the table, but it is no better
than e1tracted honey. All cont
is wax, and in the stomach it j;
perfectly indigestible. Extracted
honey is the pure liquid honey, ta-
ken from the combs by the honey
extractor. 1t is entirely differen'
from what is known IN the marke.
as strained honey. Consumers hell
to impose upon themselves by tht
false idea that pure honey will no
granulate. They desire ungranu
lated honey, and dealers have at
tempted to supply the demand
Almost all pure honey will granu
late when exposed for some tim,
To light and cold. The ~granulateC
state Is an evidence of purity
Much of the jar honey heretofor
sold and recommended not t
granulate, is a very inferior arti
Gle, composed largely of glucose
Granulated honey can be reduce
to its liquid state in a few moment
By placing the jar IN warm water
When thus llquItied, it so remain
for some time before again crystal
izing. Consumers may be sure o
a wholesale article by purchasin
granulated honey and reducln
1t.
We would respectfully call upo
producers and consumers to unit
their efforts to procure, by petItio
or otherwise, such legislation
their respective States, as will pre-
vent the placing of any adulter;
lions on the market under I'll
name of honey. This becomes tt
more important, since, during til
past year, some American hone
has been condemned In Great Br
tain, as adulterated. We certalnl
ought to prevent the sale at hon
of such authorizations as are TO
hidden in European countries. v
suggest the following tests to pro-
the purity OF honey
L. Honey adulterated with a pc,
article of glucose will, when pou
ed into a cup of strong Japan tie
turn black. by the action of t
fannie acid upon the copperas Ii
in the glucose
,. a purer article of glucose
detected by pouring strong alcoh
on it in a tumbler. The aicoE
will dilute pure honey, but it W
cause a deposit in glucose of
gummy substance at the bottom
the glass.
TO PRODUCERS.
By full use of improvements