British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . my garden, and thepath which leads up to the main entranceof my house. In the door—as seen in photo—I have cut out a centre panel and fittedthe opening with a square of glass. Behindthis is fixed a shelf, upon which rests a of my honey to hnndreds of visitors, whotake it home to eat at their leisure, manyto write for more to be sent on to all partsof the British Isles. Tliis we know by theaddress we send it to by parcels post. Itis no uncommon occan-ence to see a dozenvisitors at once standing round ; at suchtimes yours truly is making hay while thes
British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser . my garden, and thepath which leads up to the main entranceof my house. In the door—as seen in photo—I have cut out a centre panel and fittedthe opening with a square of glass. Behindthis is fixed a shelf, upon which rests a of my honey to hnndreds of visitors, whotake it home to eat at their leisure, manyto write for more to be sent on to all partsof the British Isles. Tliis we know by theaddress we send it to by parcels post. Itis no uncommon occan-ence to see a dozenvisitors at once standing round ; at suchtimes yours truly is making hay while thesun shines ; and instead of troubling themiddleman to sell it for me, I find, so far,after two seasons, I have myself to huntround and buy. I have no difficulty inobtaining Is. 2d. each for well-filled sec-tions, and seldom have any under Is. laced up and glazed, a la honey I sell at Is. Id in all tie-oven?.I return the Id. if the customer returnsme the empty pot, but up to have not had two dozen empties. MAKING A MARJCET FOR HONEY, Quaker-oat box, the latter being linedwith snow-white paper, and displayedtherein may be seen a coujile of well-finished sections of good comb-honey ; be- tween these is a bell-glass beautifuUvworked out with sealed honey in comb, alsoa Idb. tie-over glass jar of extracted card hung up inside the box simplystates that the honey is guaranteed to bepure and of heather blend. On eachside of the door is hung one of diagrams, as seen. These forman attraction which fiW passers-by can re-sist stopping to admire, and as the door-way fionts on to the main road betweenSt. Aubins, St. Brelades, and Portlett Baysthus I capture the attention of thousandsof visitors during the summer, and dispose back. It is evident to me that when Iadopted tliis method of showing I did agood days work, and I can strongly recom-mend it to anyone else who has good honeyfor sale. I am wintering thirteen stocks,and intend to i
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