The Bulletin 



51 



TION OF FLOUR — Continued. 



flowers are scarce, with sugar in some form to carry them along till they 

 can get a supply of nectar from flowers. But in order to lessen the work 

 of the hive and to increase production, cane sugar is sometimes fed 

 abundantly and continuously when it is not at all necessary to the bees. 

 This cane sugar, more or less converted by the bees into invert sugar, 

 is laid down in the comb; but according to the definition given above, 

 is not, strictly speaking, true honey, and is regarded as an adulteration. 

 The proprietor does not add the cane sugar to the honey himself, but 

 causes his employees, the bees, to do so. 



