Evening star., 1932-08-07

flakes secreted by the bee are the sole source
of beeswax, of which several millions of pounds
are used annually in commerce in the United
States alone This fragrant wax Is used In the
manufacture of candles, which light cathedral
altars as foundation for cold creams and
other cosmetics, for polisheS and for many other
purposes The labor of countless thousands OF
bees is required to make one pound OF oees"ax.
There may be as many as 100000 waxen
cells in a single hive" says Mr.. Hambleton,
Government apiculturist, "and single colony
may produce more than 200 pounds OF honey In
a single This is far in excess OF the
amount obtainable in the old-fashioned bee
gums or straw skep hive and the quality OF
honey is also far superior. In modern, up
to-date hive the brood nest is kept entirely
separate from the rest of the hive where the
honey Is stored. The nursery, brood nest,
is also a model Of order"
The film shows typical brood nest. 1t Is
pointed out that honey is stored in the deeper
cells in the top of the frame, the pollen in the
adjoining cells and the bees reared in the
central area We see that the cradles, too,
vary in size the largest for the drones, the
smallest seven times numerous, for the
worker bees while the queen is reared in a
specially constructed royal chamber. The camera
has caught a queen emerging from her natal
cell, and her in the next scene at
tended by her retinue, which feeds and takes
all maternal instincts except that of egg-laying.
In all animated creation there is probably
nothing that shows such spirit of co-opera-
tion as a colony of bees says Mr.. Hambleton.
There is no king-bee, boss or ruler. The
queen is little more than egg-laying ma
chine For weeks at time she will lay from
1900 to 1000 eggs daily. The number of her
eggs is determined for her by the diligence
of her daughters She does not make the laws;
she submits to them. In a single hive there
may be as many as 10000 cells filled with eggs
and bees in various stages of development,
ready to be transformed by foster mothers into
golden-wnged creatures"
1.-THE gathering of honey is passion with
the bee," Mr.. Hambleton continues. "As
a result, the honeybee may live six months in
Winter or Autumn when honey is scarce. but
when honey is abundant she rarely lives six
weeks and this labor is not for herself. The
honeybee sacrifices her life for her sisters.
This passionate desire of the bee to make
honey enables man to obtain honey for his
own needs. Commercial bee-keeping today is
largely based on the fact that man can take
advantage of these useful insects by so
ranging stores in the hive that there is always
a little more space to fill. So long as there
are empty cells and nectar is available the
workers will stay at their tasks, literally
working themselve to death for others"
There are almost as many kinds of honey
as there are flowers" the apiculturist adds.
Light dark, liquid crystallized, they are
all good honeys, Extracted honey may be
almost any color from water-white to dark
amber. It's flavor or aroma may be very
delicate or pronounced depending upon the
flowers from which the nectar was obtained.
There are more varieties of honey sold IN this
country today than there are kinds Of candy.
Some people prefer chocolate candy and some
prefer 1nints, and some prefer clover honey.
and some prefer buckwheat orange blossom.
1t is all good.
I'm this country there are as many rs AS0c
honey bee plants. The fact that bees vAtt
but one kind of flower trip Is important
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