COMB HONEY. 



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COMB HONEY. 



The lioney shown on previous page would 

 be what is called "extra fancy white," accord- 

 ing to the Eastern grading, for it is white 

 honey put up in plain sections, and, as the 

 illustration shows, it is evenly and nicely 



OKADING-KULES ILLUSTRATED. 



filled. When cells next to the wood are all 

 sealed, or nearly so, it should be designated 

 ;is "• extra fancy ;" but as such are the excep- 

 tion rather than the rule there will be very 

 little "extra fancy'' on the market, although 

 such honey is generally shown at exhibi- 

 tions when competing for a prize. 



In the half tone engraving above shown 

 the honey in the top case, with its sample 

 section opposite, would, by the Eastern 

 grading rules, grade "Fancy;" that in the 

 middle case "No. 1 A" or "No. 1," accord" 

 ing to the amount of soiled surface, and tha^ 

 in the bottom case w\iuld be about " No. 2.'' 



TRAVEL - STAINED AND OTHER SOILED 

 SECTIONS. 



There are really four classes of discolored 

 sections, each due to a distinct and separate 

 cause. First there is wiiat is called the real 

 travel-stained section. As its name indi- 

 cates, the cappings are soiled because the 

 bees have gone over the suriaces of the 

 cnppings with their dirty feet. 



Then there is another lot that are stained 

 because the boxes are capi)ed over in the 

 vicinity of old comb, dirt, or propolis. If 



the faces of such sections are examined 

 caiefully it will be found that the stain or 

 discoloration goes clear through. These dis- 

 colorations are due to the fact that the bees 

 take up pieces of old black wax, propolis, or 

 any thing that will 

 answer as a substi- 

 tute or filler for pure 

 wax. We have seen 

 the cappings of 

 some sections of 

 this sort filled with 

 bits of old rope, lint 

 fro m newspapers, 

 small hard chunks 

 of propolis, fine sliv- 

 ers of wood — any 

 thing and every 

 thing that is right 

 handy. Sections of 

 this class often look 

 like those of the 

 first class, hence the 

 frequent confusion. 

 In the third class 

 are those wdth soil- 

 ed cappings, due to 

 the pollen dust or 

 possibly a thin layer 

 of propolis stain. 



The fourth and 

 last class takes in 

 all those that are 



COMB HONEY IN 4x.") 

 SECTIONS. 



