A MONTHLY JOURNAL 



Devoted to the hiterests of Honey Producers 

 f Lao a fear 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Editor and Publisher, 



VOL. XXIV. 



FLINT. MICHIGAN, JANUARY 1, 1911, 



NO. 1 



The Production of Comb Honey as Compared 

 With that of Extracted. 



LEONARD S. GRIGGS. 



gjHERE seems 

 ^L^ to be an in- 

 creasing tenden- 

 cy to abandon 

 the production of 

 comb honey for 

 that of extracted, 

 but I firmly be- 

 lieve that the 

 man who is well- 

 located and 

 equipped for the 

 production of either kind better do a lot 

 of thinking and investigating before mak- 

 ing any radical change; and let us not 

 forget that a stampede to extracted 

 honey production means a scarcity of 

 comb honey at a higher price. For years 

 I have produced both comb and ex- 

 tracted honey, sometimes a whole apiary 

 has been devoted to one kind, and some- 

 times there has been a combination of the 

 two in one apiary. According to my 

 experience, tne comparative advantages 

 and disadvantages of producing the two 

 kinds, are something as follows: 



Most of the work in producing comb 

 honey may be done in-doors. Putting 



together sections, putting in foundation, 

 cleaning sections of propolis, grading and 

 crating can all be done in the comfort of 

 the honey house. The only outside work 

 is that of putting on and removing supers, 

 and hiving swarms, if swarming is 

 allowed. There is little heavy lifting to 

 do, and, if bee escapes are used, the 

 removal of the supers is little more than 

 fun. 



Comb honey sells at a higher price 

 than extracted, and usually meets with a 

 more ready sale; especially early in the 

 season. 



When an apiary is devoted to the pro- 

 duction of comb honey, the colonies are 

 usually heavier in stores in the fall, thus 

 making a saving in the amount and labor 

 of feeding. 



If foul brood, or any contagious disease, 

 finds its way into an apiary, it is much 

 more readily controlled and eradicated in 

 a comb honey apiary. 



DISADVANTAGES OF COMB HONEY 

 PRODUCTION. 



In producing comb honey, there is an 

 expense, each year for supplies — sec- 



