. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. IV. No. 79. THE AGR [CULTURAL NEWS. 129. BEE KEEPING. The Preparation of Honey for the Market. Mr. T. J. Weston writes in the Journal of the Board of Agricidture (Great Britain) on this subject. In view of its importance to bee keepers in the West Indies, this article is reproduced for the benefit of readers of the A[/ricultiiral iVctcs:— The bee and honey classes of the shows now held during each season, both in London and the country, have taught the consumer what to recjuire in a first-class honey. Comb- ho
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. IV. No. 79. THE AGR [CULTURAL NEWS. 129. BEE KEEPING. The Preparation of Honey for the Market. Mr. T. J. Weston writes in the Journal of the Board of Agricidture (Great Britain) on this subject. In view of its importance to bee keepers in the West Indies, this article is reproduced for the benefit of readers of the A[/ricultiiral iVctcs:— The bee and honey classes of the shows now held during each season, both in London and the country, have taught the consumer what to recjuire in a first-class honey. Comb- honey (in section cases) should be translucent, showing the clarity and light colour of the contained honey, evenly and delicately worked out to the sides and bottom of the section, and with a scrupulously clean surface. The finest liquid extracted-honey should be l)right and clear, of a light straw colour, and delicate in flavour and aroma. Granulated extracted-honey should be of fine, even grain, creamy white in colour, and of good flavour. There are many grades of medium and dark-coloured honeys below this first-class standard, but the latter is what the bee keeper must strive to attain, in order to command a ready sale for his produce. In regard to comb-honey, the iirejiaration commences with the fitting of the wax foundation in the section boxes. To ensure a well-worked-out section this should be cut so as just to clear the sides of the box and hang to within -j?,,- inch of the bottom, thus allowing for a slight stretching of the foundation caused by the heat of the bees clustering on its surface. The fitted boxes must next be placed in the section rack, with separators between the rows, reaching to within 'g inch of the top and bottom, and wedged up perfectly sc|uare and tight; this is in)portant, for the bees will place propolis over every crack or small space, causing disfigure- ment and extra work in cleaning ; also sections ' out of -scjuare' are nuich more liable to
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