. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. MARKETING HONEY. 515 The honey, when put into large tanlis to ripen, had better be changed to the retail package at the next handling. But the apiarist who extracts, as we do, at the out-apiaries, will find good barrels the handiest package to bring a crop of well ripened honey home immediately. 830. In October, the honey of the July crop is all granu- lated, and that of the September crop is beginning to granu-. Flg. 224. THE SIXTY-POUND HONEY CAN. late. There are many different opinions in regard to the causes of granulation. Some think that it
. Langstroth on the hive & honey bee. Bees. MARKETING HONEY. 515 The honey, when put into large tanlis to ripen, had better be changed to the retail package at the next handling. But the apiarist who extracts, as we do, at the out-apiaries, will find good barrels the handiest package to bring a crop of well ripened honey home immediately. 830. In October, the honey of the July crop is all granu- lated, and that of the September crop is beginning to granu-. Flg. 224. THE SIXTY-POUND HONEY CAN. late. There are many different opinions in regard to the causes of granulation. Some think that it is effected by the action of light, but this is certainly a mistake, for our honey only sees the light when extracted, and is then kept in the dark until sold. We are more inclined to think that it is the action of cold air which causes granulation; for sealed comb- honey generally remains liquid. The extracted honey, which we harvest, always granulates. We have handled liquid honey, however, several times, but we have always found it to be un-. 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 Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. , Dadant & sons
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