. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. crowded and badly-ventilated rooms is- due to the presence of this gas. "Fats are also composed of the same- three elements — carbon, hydrogen, and Thej' are rich in carbon, and the hydrogen is present in greater quan- tity than is necessary to form water with all the oxygen. Hence, when a fat is oxidized or burnt, not only the car- bon, but the surplus of hydrogen is available for combination with oxygen from the air. It is this excess of hy- drogen which makes fats in general such> good illuminants and heat-producers. "The valu
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. crowded and badly-ventilated rooms is- due to the presence of this gas. "Fats are also composed of the same- three elements — carbon, hydrogen, and Thej' are rich in carbon, and the hydrogen is present in greater quan- tity than is necessary to form water with all the oxygen. Hence, when a fat is oxidized or burnt, not only the car- bon, but the surplus of hydrogen is available for combination with oxygen from the air. It is this excess of hy- drogen which makes fats in general such> good illuminants and heat-producers. "The value of a food depends to a large extent on the amount of energy required to digest it. Before carbohy- drates can become of use to the body they have to be acted upon by the digest- ive juices, which convert them into a peculiar form of sugar, which in its chemical composition cannot be distin- guished from honey. It is well known that the sugar in the nectar of plants has a different composition from that of honey. The process by which the bees convert the cane-sugar of nectar into honey is supposed to take place in the honey-sac, and is therefore a di- gestive process. It is easy, then, to see that honey is a predigested food, and without doubt many of its virtues are due to this ; Comb Honey Apiary ot J. B. Douglas. son in February, 1907, and found it to be an ideal place. The climate here is dry and cool. Hundreds of people come here every year for their health. I started with 2 colonies of bees, reared my own queens, and increased to 21 colonies. This spring I bought a few colonies of bees, and transferred them into good hives, and I now (May 18) have 50 strong colonies, with one to 3 supers on all colonies. I had several weak colonies this spring so I will not get more than 100 pounds of honey per colony this year. One swarm I had this spring has stored a super of comb honey. Nearly all the honey gathered so far is water white. I use the 4x5 inch section with fe
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