. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. February, 1915. American Vae -Jonrnal Emi Western W Bee-Kexping Conducted by Wesley Fostee. Boulder. Colo. Natitnal Comb Honey Grading Rules The National Beekeepers' Associa- tion adopted grading rules for cornb honey at the Cincinnati convention in 1913. These rules have been published in the bee journals, but it is doubtful if they have been used to any great ex- tent throughout the country. The writer is aware that upon a casual reading of the rules, the average bee- keeper will gather that there are a numberless set of diflferentgrades. This is ve
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. February, 1915. American Vae -Jonrnal Emi Western W Bee-Kexping Conducted by Wesley Fostee. Boulder. Colo. Natitnal Comb Honey Grading Rules The National Beekeepers' Associa- tion adopted grading rules for cornb honey at the Cincinnati convention in 1913. These rules have been published in the bee journals, but it is doubtful if they have been used to any great ex- tent throughout the country. The writer is aware that upon a casual reading of the rules, the average bee- keeper will gather that there are a numberless set of diflferentgrades. This is very nearly true. But that is not saying that every beekeeper who grades by these rules will have num- berless grades. As an actual fact, he will have not more than three or pos- sibly four. If the beekeeper will grade his honey carefully according to the rules, each case will be uniform in the make-up of that ease, so far as weight, color of honey and finish is concerned. He will have, if he is an average beekeeper, no extra fancy comb honey at all. This grade is illustrated in Fig. 1, which is just as the name implies. There is enough of this honey produced so that there is justification for the grade. In Fig. 2 is shown a case of fancy comb honey. No attempt, of course, is made to thowthe color of the honey, or capping!, or the weight. These items would be impossible to show by picturet, and it is noi necessary. Fig. 3 shows one side of a case of No. 1 comb honey. This honey is slightly off in finish, but it is No. 1 in all that the name implies. Figure 4 shows one surface of a case of No. 2 comb honey. This honey is marketable and includes honey that, under Colorade rules, would be called cull honey. Cull honey is not a com- mercial shipping honey, while this honey that has been classed as cull is worthy of the market. In fact, such honey as this No. 2 is quickly picked up on the big markets. Its ready sale is testimony enough that it is not cull stock, and should not be so c
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