Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-20

What Producer Says Abost1fs SnpeFteri.
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What a Producer says Abostffs SnpeFteri.
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Bee men always think that honey
made from sumsc is the best there is. -
remarked large producer OF honey the
other day; "but I've just discovered
something that beats sumac honey all
hollow" he continued. "Here, taste Of
this, and tell me what you think OF it."
And he produced jar Of strained hon
ey, which, in its clearness and purity,
seemed ft for the gols to sip. Il was
tasted, and found to possess peculiar,
~ delicious favor-a flavor which all
said they had never noticed in honey
before.
That's apple-blossom honey" ex-
planned the bee man, as he watched
with delight the effect OF his saccharine
products on the palates of his listeners.
when the apple blossoms came out
there wasn't much of anything for the
bees to work on, so they put in their
best licks in the apple trees, and they
soon stored away a good many boxes Of
this here honey. was examinin' the
hives one day, and tasted some OF the
honey, when I noticed how much pleas
anter it was than any other honey had
ever seen, 80 I concluded to find out
what it meant. Recollectin' that the
bees had had nothin' much but apple
blossoms to work on, and noticin' the
apple blossom flavor to the honey, /
soon came to the conclusion 'twere
these flowers that made the honey taste
so good. When the apples had done
blooming I removed the honey and
kept it separate. A good many people
have eaten it, and they are oil 30 de-
lighted with it that l believe I could
sell tons Of it for cent or two more on
pound that even sumac or white
clover honey will bring" remarked the
bee farmer as he disposed.of his last box
OF honey to an eager customer.
The whitest honey is made from the
blossoms of white clover. It's flavor is
fine, too, and It always commands the
highest price. Sutnac honey is not SO
white. butt is thought by most people
to possess richer favor, md it is in
great demand. Remarkably fine honey
is made from the Eastwood tree. But
those who know good deal about
honey producing say they never tasted
anything that equaled the apple blossom
honey above referred to. The comb is
. white. but not such a<beautiful silvery1
white as that made from white clover or
buckwheat. Otherwise in appearance
it itreaembles buckwheat honey. InWasne
County. Penn, there are several latge
apiaries which produce thousands Of
pounds Of !. honey every year. Prob
ably the largest producer in Orange
County, N. Y, is Mr.. Wisner otter, Of
Amity. In Sussex County tho largest
bee raiser is Mr.. T. L. Babcock. While
managing his large farm he finds time
to devote to the bee industry, and he
sells a great deal of fine honey. he it
-was-wlso nnsae tho discovery about the
tapple-blossom >honey. 1t may interest
the amateur bee-keeper to learn that the
Cyprus bee II considered the best The
Italian Is the largest, and is en- excellent
worker, probably the best Of all. But
the Cyprus bee, although nearly OF
quite as small as the native. Il such an
active little fellow and 50 pugnacious
that he not only does great deal ol
| work, but what is mor6 important in
honey producing for profit, he will net
permit neighboring bees to rob him.
/, The bees are great sinners in this mat
ter, and steal from neighboring colonies
whenever they get chance, and a veal
| colony of native bees will sometimes
submit to having nearly all its store pill
| fered away before the necessity Of or
| gauized resistance becomes apparen.
! But when that supreme moment OF de
fensive warfare begins. woe to the un
lucky aggressors Each thief Is caugh
by two or three bees, carried outside
the hive, and there killed and his bod,
rolled over the side Of the hive uros th'
ground.