The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10

A Yankee wnc Got Queen victoria to
Taste American Nectar.
tho Now York SIM.

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From tho New York Sun.
"Whae California is tho greatest bee-ranch-
ing or honey-making region in the world, owing
to the excellence Of its climate and the endless
variety Of its honey-yielding flowers, thequali-
ty of its honey does not excel, evenif it equals,
that Of the honey made in New York State, Z
said q wholesale dealer
zone OF the most extensive bee cuIturisss in
this or any other country he continued, sis
Captain Hethefington, whose apiaries along
the Cherry Valley Greek, ia Schoharie county,
annually turn out over 100000 pounds Of the
choicest honey. 1t takes nine men and two
steam saw-mills five weeks to prepare the lum-
Der for the boxes in which the honey Is made BY
his bees. Nearly 1906 900 panes OF glass, abouts six
inches square, are used in these boxes. Cap
tain Hetherington has at work this season near
ly $500 swarms OF bees. These .are not al on
his own premises, but are scattered among the
orchards and fields of farmers along the creek,
20 whom ke pays q rent for the privilege q his
bees workings in the clover, Duckwheat, or what
ever blossoms are in season on the farms. The
care of these bees does not fall To the owner OF
the land Captain Hetherington g1eeps men
and teams constantly employed looking ouE for
them. He has received as much as go, OSl for
ore seasons crop"
Another large York State bee-keeper isI O.
b. Isham, of Peoria. Up to 1879 there WIS no
market In England for American honey The
English dealers would not handle it, aid the
periodicals devoted to the interests OF bee
keepers in that country cried it Sdown
in every possible way. The reason tor
this was that they knew the superiority NJ
American honey, both in flavor and appearance
over the British article, and were aware thatAf
it was once introduced in London, IL would BIB
o. u1saat Elnur tn fhn tPadn IN the hama aflnmFf
There was a smart Yankee named Hoge wotk-
ing for q grocery ia this city, and he assured
his employers that, II they would give him the
commission, he would manage to place Amer
lean honey on the English market. Al large lot
OF Isham's honey, which the firm was then
handling, was packed, just asst came from the
hives, and H0ge was sent to London with 1t.
He found he needed all his Yankee ingenuity
and acuteness, for he met with universal Op-
position among the dealers. He labored with
them for weeks to no purpose. In cOngersa-
ton one day with the proprietor of the hotel at
which he stopped, tho latter told Hoge that III
he could manage to have his honey introduced
on the table OF Queen Victoria it w0uld solve
the problem at once, for II she was pleased
with ltEhe would communicate to Hoge through
the Lord Steward. This communication once
made public would make American honey the
the fashion In England
"a former Lord Steward was a friend of the
hotel keeper, and was at that time engaged
IL III AktC luA hAtALO A4tA 0140V " 4NAA00
This man the landlord introduced to Hoge.
They dined together. Hoge gave the pickle
man an immense order for has goods to be
sent to the American grocer. More wine fol-
lowed, and before the ex-l0rd Steward went
away he promised to use his influence to- have
the Americans honey introduced Oh the royal
table. He succeeded in inducing the then Lord
Steward, Sir John Cowell, to accept q box OF
the honey for the Queen, and to- serve 1t on her
table. TIL Queen was so delighted with the
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present her thanks to the doner, to- order q
supply Of ten cases at oncsAnd to keep Anlef1-
can honey constantly on the royal table.
ssHoge lost no time in making this cOmmllni-
cation public. The consequence was that the
opinion of American honey changed at once,
and Hoge came back to New York secretly
laughing at the Britishers, but rejoicing over
an order for $500,O0 pounds OK American
honey for the English market, which he carried
in his pocket The demand for it has increased
ever. since, and the trade that was started In
New York State honeysis now largely shared IN
by the California product"
SIN California there are no long winters, with
dearth of flowers, through which bees must be
fed by artificial means and in the mouth Of AL
most every canon there il d bee ranch or api-
airy. The bee-keeper of the Pacific coasts not
Deset by as mauy uifricuitcs as cuufrunb mrs
Eastern brother, andhe grows indoIentand rich
from the labor of his everlindustrl0us brown
winged servants. These bee ranches are models
OF ~aeatness and comfort, and the bust
ness is So light, pleasant and profitable:
and requires SO little capital at the start, that
it is fast becoming theleading industry in many
localities on the coast. You see mlen, women
and children who own extensive bee ranches,
among them being many who are physlcaliy
unable to attend to. business requiring active
superintendent. There is 4 constant buzzing
Of wings in these canyons, caused BY the end
less goings and comings Of the bees, and the
burden OF honey they carry collectively ~
50 great that the air is perpetually filed with
the fragrance of the fields.
s'Why do we neversee red clover honey ad-
vertised?D askedja reporter.
ssFor the simple reason that there ID gevey
any made by honey bees. There j. no blossom
so rich e stores OF sweetness as tie red clover
blossom. as every schoolb0y whose privilege it
is to pluck them and suck their nectar knows.
But the honey bee never collects i, hecasse 1t
can not. The coroila tube Of the red
clover IL so deep and small that the
bee can not reach the honey. The bee
knows this and il you will think q mo-
ment, you will remember that Won never saw
q hive bee on q red clover blossom They do
not waste their time ia efforts 70 obtain s~S
that are beyond their reach. But the humble
bee levies tribute on every red clover field III
his bailiwiok. AS smart as the hive bee liz, it
has vet TO. learn q trick that Is as old as the
hills of its gigantic and more stupid-seeming
cousin. When the humble bee lights on q head
Of red clover he puncsures a hole In the base
Of the corolla, and, thrusting in his tongue,
sucks cut the nectar. Fundamentally this
big, clumsy bee Is not much Of honey-maiS~
CIR. You might rob a score ct humble bee
nests and not obtain a quarter OF a pound or
honey, and besides, has nests are few and far
between Consequently we win have to wait
until the hive bee learns TO drill into the
blossom to get the nectar before we can have
red clover honey for our Waffles.p