. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 114 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. Jul}/ instance, it is too large a job for one bee-keeper to attempt to fight adultera- tion of honey, but if he can combine his efforts with that of ten thousand other bee-keepers, all acting in unison, and that organization acting with other associations interested in the subject of pure food, together they may accomplish something. As government in this country is constituted, the powers that be are ready to listen to anyone who repre- sents a considerable body of voters, if the said voters "mean ;
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 114 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. Jul}/ instance, it is too large a job for one bee-keeper to attempt to fight adultera- tion of honey, but if he can combine his efforts with that of ten thousand other bee-keepers, all acting in unison, and that organization acting with other associations interested in the subject of pure food, together they may accomplish something. As government in this country is constituted, the powers that be are ready to listen to anyone who repre- sents a considerable body of voters, if the said voters "mean ; When a politician is asked to sup- port a measure he wants to know how many of his constituents are anxious a Lout it. All other trades and professions are organized for mutual help and protec- tion. Bee-keepers should have one or- ganization so strong in numbers and influence that their rights shall be respected. The object of the United States Bee-Keepers' Union is to fill this long felt want. Its purpose is two- fold—to promote legislation helpful to bee-keepers and to act as the guardian of their legal rights. Forest City, loAva. Some Points in Comb Honey Pro- duction. WrMen fin tlif Ainfiiicitu ET us suppose that the har- '^ vest from w hite clover is at 'ts beginning. To iich colony 1 would le glad to give a uper filled with )artly drawn combs saved from the fall vv. /. Ill II II I.\ SON. of the previous year. Comli^ ilwi, are fully drawn had bet- ter be leveled down with the Taylor comb leveler. Better still, such combs should have been completed the pre- vious autumn by feeding back. Combs not more than two-thirds drawn will be nice and smooth when completed, even if they have not been leveled down before using. If the honey flow opens with a rush the benefit of drawn combs in the first super is not so great, but when it opens gradually, and slowly increases, the bees, especially if Italians, are slow about beginning work in the sections. They will crowd
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