. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. Fig. 2. — A bee and apple blos- soms. Bees are valuable as agents of cross-pollination. keepers in their conven- tions and elsewhere that the honey market will be overstocked if any greater crops are produced. This fear is vingrounded. A few dealers are now at- tempting to supply their customers with honey throughout the year, al- though usually the honey crop is sold so quickly that it is found on the market only between the time of harvesting the crop and the holiday season. It must also be re
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. Fig. 2. — A bee and apple blos- soms. Bees are valuable as agents of cross-pollination. keepers in their conven- tions and elsewhere that the honey market will be overstocked if any greater crops are produced. This fear is vingrounded. A few dealers are now at- tempting to supply their customers with honey throughout the year, al- though usually the honey crop is sold so quickly that it is found on the market only between the time of harvesting the crop and the holiday season. It must also be remembered that in many families honey is almost unknown as a food, not because it is not relished but because the present supply is so limited that it never comes to the attention of the housewife. Furthermore, bakers and confectioners are using an increasing amount of honey for manufacturing purposes, especially honeys of the darker grades. With such conditions of the honey market, there need be no fear of overproduction, even though the beekeep- ers take full advantage of the nectar supply, in so far as it is Fig. 3. — Mud hives in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951. New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co. , ltd.
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