New-York tribune., 1900-10-28
KEEPING BEES IN CHICAGO.
SIX TONS OF HONEY PRODUCED IN A YEAR.
From The Chtcago Tribune.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Raising bees in a crowded city is the problem
that puzzles the man who would produce money
without the necessity OF going into the country
and FAR away from the home markets 1t IS not
the easiest thing in the world 10 raise bees IN
town, yet there are several successful aplaIIes
in Chicago
Honey is sent to the market in two ways, the
first comb honey, which Is considered by
MANY people as pTima faCIe evidence that the
honey is not artificial and the second is eN-
tracted honey, for which the word Of the farmer
must be taken, we'll as the word Of the com
mission dealer and the grocer
The man whose abode lies somewhere near
nowhere in particular, away from railway trans
portatiOn facilities. and who has to depend upon
his wagons TO take his product TO the railroad
station. where il is uuiOaded and again loaded
for the city markets viii likely come 10 the con-
clusiOn that hUneycOmbs are fragile affairs, and
viii extract his honey and bottle 1t before IL
leaves his bee farm
This undoubtedly provides the opportunity for
unscrupuIous parties TO manufacture real
honey made from glucose and light yelIoWis4
coloring matter. Still much genuine honey Is
sent to the market from the country IN bottles,
where it would arrive II town in bad shape had
il been sent in the original combs, owing 10 the
amount Of handling, jarring and exposure that
the boxes would have TO go through before it
reached he city commission man.
This city beekeeper therefore has the best Of
il. He can take his combs to market readily,
and in many cases people come to him for his
honey. see il taken from the combs and go home
satisfied that they are getting the genuine bees
product The city apiarist naturally finds diff
ficuIty in locating his farm where a sufficient
space Is provided between the colonies. FOR
bees are pugnacious things, and when one army
gets within hailing distance stnging dis
tance. Of another army there is bound to be q
battle royal. the result being large decrease in
the harvest OF honey that particular farm.
Still. the outskirts of any large city provide
plenty of room for the aparist, and this is the
case in Chicago. Then. again. the country bee
keeper has the advantage of not having to
build sheds and fences for his bee colonies.
one Chicago apiarist, who has successful hives
in the city. well in California, tells how
the beekeeper, city country product, may ad-
vertise his honey in a way that defes the news
paper advertising man. His plan is to send out
invitations his friends and the friends Of their
friends the local editors and everybody whom
ne can possibly think Of. The guests are in
Vfted TO attend the annual harvest" to bring
their lunCheOns along with them, and spend the
day on the farm They invited to the
honey extracted from the beehives, safely pro-
tected from the stings of possibly indignant
bees by a gauZe screen. They are allowed to
taste the pure honey it comes from the hives
and incidentally there is large amount of the
honey, ready extracted and packed for those
who wish to buy and take ii home with them
The enterprsiug bee man who follows this
method, it is promised. will readily dispose Of
his harvest. if he does not dispose Of it before