Cañon City record., 1908-03-26
HONEY AND BBRSv THEIR
VALUE 10 THE HUMAN RACE


Bees and fruit 20 together. It has
been tested and proven that bees are
to the proper fertilization
of the fruit blossom. A branch of Q
tree was covered with netting % that
the bees could not get to the blossoms
1t bore. and, a. q consequence, 1t had
no fruit on it. Another branch Of the
same tree exposed to the fertilizinG
process Of the bess produced an Ahun-
ed by the sxperimeats OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture at washin8ton.
d. c. ..-..
In large greenhouses where cucum-
bers are grown 1t h necessary to havs
bees to scatter the pollen when other
insects are not numerous. II 10 . velA
known fact that fruit tress should mot
be spayed while In full bloom - It u
injurious to both the blossoms and The,
honey bees. The spraying with pol
sonous fluids will sometimes destroy
the prospect Of fruit crop by dam
ageing the ferdlizing element In the
blossom. The best time to spray II
Just before. and Just after the bloom.
There 10 a state Law which prohibits
spraying fruit trees while in bloom
II bees get foul brood" the only
cure is to transfer them to q clean
hive. The frames should have . mar
row strip OF comb foundation % tha4
the bees will build nice. straight
combs. The old hives and honey
should be burned rs 1t may be the
cause Of spreading the disease. The
production Of honey II Increasing very
For instance. Colorado pro-
duced last year seventy-two car loads
Of It, valued at 5000 car Eat thou
honey because It Is good."-Prover6s
Many people believe that extracted
honey 10 strained honey on the market
In ye olden time strained honey vas
obtained by mashinE the comb honey
and pollen. and. sometimes bees. ana
then straining 1t through . cheese
cloth: . very disaSreeable and vasts-
full way and the honey vas EensrAlly
dark and strong. The modern o1-
tracted honey 10 much better. II h
by putting the nice. whit0
combs into the extractor. which works
on the same plan a. an Ice cream
freezer. II 10 turned around % fAse
that It throws the honey out Of the
comb cells. BY this method . nios
clesr grade OF delicious honey 10 OBJ
tainsd. The proof OF the pudding b
the eating OF It.
Some prefer the extracted honey -
Il IL more easily digested than tbs
comb honey. All pure liquid honey
will granulate In cold weather which
Is a proof Of II being pure honey made
Of the nectar OF flowers by the busy.
bee. Artificial honey will
not candy solid, but under our nation
al pure food law there should not b
any artificial honey There never was
any artificial comb honey made.
Honey should be kept In n warm. dry
place az cold makes It Eranulate-
honey can be liQuifed BY
placing the vessel containing II into .
vessel OF warm water and heating
slowly on the stove Many hundred
years ago honey was the only sweet
used. and, as It II natures sweets
many delicious navors OF
would be best for the present genera
ton II II was used more. Honey is
an excellent food a. It In prsdiEestsA
and does not overwork the digestive
organs. II 10 over S5 per cent solid
food. 1t requires no cooking and 10
always ready to serve.
Many think It . luxury but Il b
really q necessity and economy.
Butter sells at from 30 to 20 osnta
per pound and good honey sells q
Is or 20 cents per pound 30 It 10 soa
40 expensive, ~ many other eatablsA
The National Biscuit company usAH
many car loads OF honey In its caksa
and cookies and honey 10 certainly anA
for making cakes a. honey cakes ksaO
moist such long time.
In Germany they drink honey tsA
made BY putting one or two teaspoon
fuls OF extracted honey into . cup oe
hot water and they claim that II =
the healthiest drink there 10.
VER0IL P. CUTLER.
Eye, Ear, Nsse and Threat.