ILLIIfOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS ASSOCIATION". 



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SAMPLES OF COMB AND EX- 

 TRA.CTED HONEY. 



Rule 1. Single cases of comb honey, 

 entered as such for separate premiums, 

 should be judged by substantially the same 

 rules as those given for a display of comb 

 honey, and samples of extracted, by those 

 governing displays of extracted honey. 



Rule 2. Samples of comb or extracted 

 honey, as above, may be considered as 

 part of the general display in their re- 

 spective departments. 



GRANULATED HONEY. 



Rule 1. Candied or granulated honey 

 should be judged by the rules for ex- 

 tracted honey, except as below. 



Rule 2. The points of quality should be: 



Variety 10 



Fineness of grain 5 



Color 5 



Flavor 5 



Style of package 10 



Variety of package 5 



Finish 5 



Rule 3. An exhibit of granulated honey 

 may be entered or considered as part of a 

 display of extracted honey. 



NUCLEI OF BEES. 



Rule. Bees in observation hives should 

 be marked on a scale of 100, as follows: 



Color and markings 30 



Size of bees 30 



Brood 10 



Queen 10 



Quietness 5 



Style of comb 5 



Style of hi v^e 10 



Remarks: 1. Bees should be exhibited 

 only in the form of single frame nuclei, in 

 hives or cages with glass sides. 



2. Italian bees should show three or 

 more bands, ranging from leather color 

 to golden or light yellow. 



3. The markings of other races should 

 be those claimed for those races in their 

 purity. 



4. A nucleus from which the queen is 

 omitted should score zero on that point. 



5. The largest quantity of brood in all 

 stages or nearest to that should acore the 

 highest in that respect. 



6. The straightest, smoothest and most 

 complete comb, with the most honey con- 

 sistent with the most brood, should score 

 the highest in that respect. 



7. That hive which is neatest and best 

 made and shows the bees, etc., to the best 

 advantage should score the highest. 



QUEEN BEES. 



Rule. Queen bees in cages should be 

 marked on a scale of 100, as follows: 



Quantity 40 



Quality and variety 40 



Style of caging and display 20 



Remarks: 1. The best in quality con- 

 sistent with variety should score the 

 highest. A preponderence of Italian 

 queens should overweigh a preponderance 

 of black ones, or, perhaps, of any other 

 race or strain; but sample queens of any 

 or all varieties should be duly considered. 

 Under the head of quality should also be 

 considered the attendant bees. There 

 should be about a dozen with each queen. 

 2. Neatness and finish of cages should 

 receive due consideration, but the principal 

 points in style are to make and arrange the 

 cages so as to show the inmates to the best 

 advantage. 



BEESWAX. 



Rule. Beeswax should be marked on a 

 scale of 100, as follows: 



Quantity 40 



Qualitv 40 



Style of display 20 



Remarks: 1. Pale, clear, yellow speci- 

 mens should score the highest, and the 

 darker grades should come next in order. 

 2. By style is meant chiefly the forms 

 in which the wax is molded and put up for 

 exhibition. Thin cakes or small pieces are 

 more desirable in the retail trade than 

 larger ones. Some attention may be 

 given to novelty and variety. 



