. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. soms. Bees are valuable as agents of cross-pollination. 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, e
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bee culture; Honey. soms. Bees are valuable as agents of cross-pollination. 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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