The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-27

Brazilian government is now making a special effort to develop the industry of ap1culture and increase the output of honey and beesWaX. III order to meet the ever-increasing demand, mod. ern facilities are being rapidly afforded Whlch will permit the transportation of the product to convenient shipping points and encourage both the home and foreign trade.
 Many varieties of bees are found in Brazil, and for some time the natives have gathered the honey, which, on account of it's fine quality, has been used almost exclusively for medicinal pur. poses. The Tapurriba tree, in blossom time, Is the source of a most abundant supply of wild honey; but the product has not been exported to any great extent, as ready sale has always been found in the local markets
 The stingess bee which is common to all of the Latin-American countries is found in great numbers throughout Brazil and numerous other varieties have been imported from Europe, no tably the Italian which introduced in 1904, when the government began to take active interest in apicuture.
 Although the production of honey is enormous, but 600,000 pounds are exported annually, most of which goes to Germany
 In Chile bees first introduced from Italy by MT. Patricio Larrain Gandarilas, about 45 years ago, since which time rapid progress has been made in the advancement of apiculture
 There are now nearly 100000 apiaries in ac- tual operation throughout the republic, the ma iority of which are located in the provinces of
  of the climate and richness of the flora are pc culiary adapted to the culture of the Italian bee
 Over 100000 pounds of purified wax and 100000 pounds of honey exported annually from Chile, of which Germany purchases about 60 per cent. Great Britain 15 per cent. France 15 per cent. and Belgium and the Argentine Republic 10 per cent, the product being pro- nounced fine in quality and bringing top prices at all times in the markets.
 Wild honey Is found in abundance throughout Mexico and especially in the forests of the Al garroba tree, whose flowers through a long blooming season are always favored source oi supply to the bee. The industry of gathering the honey, in the old days. was followed chiefly for the purpose of obtaining the beeswax, which formed valuable material in the manufacture of candles consumed in the ceremonies of the church.
 Hives were found among the rocks and sus- pended from trees and the natives in gathering the honey smoked out the bees with little re- gard to what became of them eventually.
 Mexico exports annually about $90000 in strained honey, most of which is shipped to the United States, Germany and England, and i'm. ports about $50,000 in comb honey, most of which comes from the United States England and Germany and small amount even from China.
 Over 25,000 pounds of wild honey annually exported from the port of Tampico and the in dustry has become of great importance in that district.
 An interesting honey-collecting ant is also found in Mexico, which lives in underground chambers and gathers honey from the numerous wild flowers and plants. certain number oi these ants remain at home and are used as liv ing storehouses. They are fed honey by the workers until they swell to about the size of pea and during the seasons when honey is moi obtainable they regurgitate their supplies. droI by drop. food for the colony.
 Wild honey is found In great quantities in the woods San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua, but is not exported to foreign markets owing to 8 strong local demand throughout the inland towns and villages where it is always readily purchased and consumed by the native popula uon.