North Park union., 1906-11-02
LleHrIXaIoAak HONEY.
The Flavor of the Lister Is Prsssrrsd
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While those OF cultivated ta.tr. Who
are wqnted to th.,, very best that the
culinary Art caA ssSc MS. much prefer
and praise only the lighter grades OF
money. like that from basswood.
clover, alfalfa, white and black sugc
and the mesquite. yet there are others
--ahd have known not few such
Who prefer and always selec, the dark
money when they can get H. SAYS Prof.
A. j. Cook. in California Cul,,va,or.
such people prefer the favor which is
always present In the darker grades
oil honey. | have one friend. COLLEGE
professor and long colleague. Who
always preferred bhckwheat honey
and laid in his sni,nly in the late fall
"hen he could get this kind. While
was glad to supply him this | always
laughed at him and expressed surprise
AT his taste, The golden rod honey
and other honey from the autumn wild
nowcrs in the east. though not quite
as dara as that fsoM the buckwheat.
are highly colnrcd and somewhat pun.
gent In iiaVor., Iisre belongs the am.
Der honey OF onr WILD buckwheat OF
California While rocs, Will prefer the
white Grades OF honty and others who
VIII prefer honey of the darkest hee.
like bGckwhcut, the wideawake bee.
keeper will be on the sharpcst lookout
for customers. especially OF these lat.
tor classes, icf thus he may gain a
market Tor all kinds Ff honey at good
prices. " PERSON thinks that buck.
wheat honey Is tic i cst. or II he pre-,
'ers The ambqrcoloreh honeys. he will
make no objection 10 unying the bes,
market price Tor lloneys OF these
trades The friend deferred TO above
never objected 70 giving me n first
class price for m,eiwheat honey. In
deed, Il woulj harl!y be consistent &c
claim tlat q hoacy Is frst-class or OF
tle best quul.ty and yet request that
a lower price be asked for It.
Another point OF irierest in this &c
la,iou has to do VITA the grading oI
honey. 'rhe uptodstc beokceper will
see to 1t that hIs honey IS kept Ds
Itself, Tor it win ulwafs bring the high
est figures in the MARKET Later in tat
season, as the bees commence tC
gather from sources which give ambei
colored honey, the whittier grades vii
| an be extracted that the amber honey
may be kept by itself In this way
the grade OF The lighter honey viii
not be lowered IN California the bee
keeper cannot be too careful in eN
tracing to keep his sage and alfalf;
honey entirely separate from tha
from the wild buclwhcat 1t is eTer
more Important that the still darEe
! buckwheat honey he Kept by itself. l
Is hardly necessary 10 suggest tua
these darEer grades Of honey are Jus
as suitable for wintcring the bees a
is any that Is produced. Thus it be
hooyes the beekeeper 10 extract tn
| lighter honey and let the bees fl. u
the combs with the darker varieties II
the later part OF the season for thei
| own food during the winter.
With the beekeepet as with thos
in any department OF sriculture. it /
Important to grade carefully. Their
! are few points whici the beekeepe
should study with moe thoroushnes
han that OF grading. 4 IL he is produ'
! ing lxIEaciel lnler ALAS -oa.r-faio
10 Guide him In makins up his grades
". "a the other hand he is worlin
Tor comb honey then he must have
lookout not only for color. but for tn
number of mcapped cells, complete
ness of tho sections and the genera
appearance Of the same.