Telegram-herald., 1891-02-27
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e&iiiy 81 that pAzx of the STATE II they
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woald be Jsssasea N rlauaes thoza IN tie
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Il - TIE sEfanges cannot hat asarvxl ~
wasi he sesx sni hsars of "a ths heney
line II Is ~ course. wei ksown that
southern California IA geasr&l, and san
Diego ossunts IN particular. Is the CENTER
q the honey industry Ia this country.
This i easily Understood when oas
remembers that II Is lane q i,eI-
prtnAl flowers II which bees san wer.s
al the YEAR round. aud save ne OCCASION
10 iss up in thsir hives frum fouT C s.x
months Of thc war q cal up the Kaod-
net Il thear summers wors Bns that
the bees should 80 ostsESSa the c.suntry
ss 30 alEnoSf Ie1 Ter Iiaelase O. nuas4ncas
yss.s noi prepares 10 tel.ese.
Daring = casual conversation ~ Los
Angeles, in which tie sut)eci 81 bees
came up. was iold 4 an incident which
exciied my interest IN she question. assd
made il q pe,nt l. hiring ~ the sEh9ect
IN each town subsequently, waited
Alta village neSr lbs Augeies. whea
cssFeuaers went "a overhaul ths s,shooi-
house after she VACATION. they touad lie
doors 10 tie cloak rooms apparently her
mencally sealed They suaoesaed aitet
an effort in prylns open fhe aoors. aa..
found The cloak roonls literally packed
full ~ honey, colonies 81 bees having
settled IA lAe rooms during the vacation.
Ny informant dsd not kaow h0R rauch
honey Was taken from The peculiarly 10
Gated colonies, but ssic ;vo lx.ilfrls fell
10 his shsrr IN the distribution.
~ Riverside was shown church. in
the stesple If which bees had oolonizo3.
and nearly Ton OF honey rewarded the
daring Of iae man who iooA the Job q.
Riding the church Of is Enweleome
tenants
Ii as not UNCOMMON for bees 70 settle
down 10 the task u filing the spaces be-
tween the walls o. residences with honey,
and sn open attic window but invites
wandering swarns O. bees 20 locate
thereia.
They settle down 10 business in vine
yards, aud literally burden the shortstocAs
al vines with great sheets o. Nonsyoone
in the open air. In every cavity ia ths
scrub oaks and other scattering trees
they take up their abode. and IN the foot
hills the caves and gopher holes invite
strsyipg colonies 10 act up IN business.
IL seems that they accumulate more rap
idly than the farmers care 10 have them.
and IN such CASES many young COLONIES
are permitted 10 rwxrm and depart IN
search Of home without say effort 10
prevent them leaving
Many extensive bee ranches are 10 be
found on every haod, and a vast amount
OK honey Is ANNUALLY put On the markets
from this region. At SANTA Anna j
shipped home case Of tzle purest and
richest honey ! ever tasted. producei on
the ranch OF Mime. AodjsSka, who owns
large place short distance from tia;
town, and whose revenue from her bees
alone is ample 20 Keep the wolf from Der
door without her ever again appearing
behind the fcetIights-
Comb honey brings the highest prioes.
bat am told that there is more clear
money in strained honey a. even les
than halt tie price o. comb. because Of
the added expense and labor necessary
10 obtain the perfect comb product.
Greater care IL necessary IN the hives.
the itsle squares Of which have 20 5e
measured with precision as 70 weight
when filed in order 20 make the comb
perfect and ready 10 Dc Transferred from
the hive 10 the shelf Of the grocer and
thence 10 tie table 81 the epscare with
cat being touched. Empty goods boxes
and barrels set upside down are good
enough for lives. and viii be filed with
equally pure honey, bot not IN such
shape as 20 be handed II the comb with
out breaking ard running out N makes
no difference how roughly u NAV be
handled when IL 10 20 be strained. hence
strained honey NAV BE readily bongAt
at first hzod at frosn three 10 Eve ceaa
q pound -Four cents may be oona3ersi
an average prioe 20 the producer. and st
that figure good raoaf may be reslisso-
To nay surprise. for ! had wondered
what on earth II was made for, the ons-
nipreseLt white sage lsrush Of these i'm
rnense stretches of verdurelass and waser-
less pTsirles produces the best honey.
White sage honey is almost as translucent
and pure as water. and las g peculiarly
delicate favor.
To &c: the best results from bees. even
ia tins region vBsre they thrive 80
sbundantly. requires intelligent care IN
providing them with the proper kinds Of
forage Certain blo&orss, II seems.
carry offensive fsvors into The honey.
and If one seeks quantity alone rather
than quality il 10 an easy nnatser 10 IN
oucs the be>s, unconsclous.y 70 them
selves. 10 sdulterste their yso>uct.
Coarse cheap brown eogsr or glucose
PLACED near 81 biyse viii be rapidly
transferred - the cozab ~ fte bees.
They have No ssrres chemical labors~
tory in whsch b change toe usture OF
the baser Substitute into rea homer. 80
that the FACT thsi yoa buy honey II TIE
comb Is 10 guarantee that IL Is not aaas-
terz.ed. Bet did NOT learn q any ex-
tsnsive doctoriaz OF The natural product
Of flowers during my brpef and super
f.csAl ssaay II the question n southern
California W O. Ekw7or.
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