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genuine article, and yet not the same. An expert quickly would detect 

 the adulteration. 



A bit of broken comb to be seen through the glass is no proof of pure 

 honey; in fact, it is rather more likely to indicate that it is not pure, as 

 the careful beekeeper vsdio extracts his honey will be likely to strain it, 

 and no comb will be found in his product. The presence of sugar, or 

 granulated honey, as it really is, many think indicates the presence of 

 sugar in it, or that the bees have been sugar fed, but it is probably an 

 indication of purity, and keeping under proper conditions for all honey 

 will granulate in a dry, warm place. As regards keeping we copy from a 

 recent bulletin: 



"The average housekeeper will not put honey in the cellar for safe- 

 keeping — the worst place possible. Honey readily extracts moisture, and 

 in the cellars extracted honey will become thin, and in time may sour; 

 and with the comb honey the case is still worse, for the appearance as well 

 as the quality is changed. The beautiful white surface becomes watery 

 and darkened, drops of water ooze through the cappings, and weep over 

 the surface. Instead of keeping honey in a place moist and cool, keep it 

 dry and warm, even hot. It will not hurt to be in a temperature of even 

 hundred degrees, and where salt will keep dry is a good place for honey." 



WmTERING BEES. 



A German apiarian says that bees can be successfully wintered on 

 sugar, but they will not do as well the next season as they would if win- 

 tered on good honey, which is the most natural and best food for bees. 

 We do not know how many experiments he has made to prove this state- 

 ment, but we should require many tests to convince us that this was in- 

 variably true. It may be so, but we think if they have enough of either 

 honey or sugar under the same conditions, there will be but little differ- 

 ence in their working ability in the spring. 



Mr. Doolittle in Bee Gleanings says if he was working to produce 

 extracted honey only he would select the darker Italian, or those produced 

 from queens from an imported mother, and taking no care as to whether 

 the drones were from Italian, black or livbrid stock. If he wanted comb 



