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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1 



w. redfield's house made of honey for f.xhibitiov purposes. 



All cans, etc., used in this exhibit weie filled, except those used to make the loof. 



All the bee-keepers attending expressed them- 

 selves as being much pleased with the meeting, 

 and offered their support to the organization. 



A fine exhibit of honey was made in connec- 

 tion with the meeting, consisting of comb honey, 

 extracted honey, live bees, and bee-keepeis' ap- 

 paratus. 



A REAL HONEY-HOUSE. 



An Attractive Exhibit for a Fair. 



BY F. W. REDFIELD. 



At our last fair we had an exhibit showing a 

 house made of honey. All packages used were 

 full of honey except those composing the roof, 

 where empty cans were used on account of the 

 weight. The construction of the walls is appar- 

 ent from a glance at the picture. The frame- 

 work rested on the top comb-honey cases of each 

 wall, no support whatever being used inside the 

 house to hold it in place. It was held firmly in 

 place by cross-pieces bracing the roof from one 

 side to the other. The roof consisted first of 

 three pieces of 2X4, 12 feet long, one being used 

 at the top of the gable, and one each at the lower 

 slope of the roof, the bracing being done by cross- 

 pieces between the latter two. Strips one inch 



square were used to hold the cans in place, ex- 

 tending from the top to the bottom of each slope, 

 33 being required on each slope of the roof. Tlie 

 sides of the house were prevented from sliding 

 apart by the roof, it being constructed in such a 

 manner as to hold them firmly in place. 



While the crop this year was not quite as good 

 as was expected, still it turned out fairly well. 

 The local market had been in a very firm condi- 

 tion for several months prior to the new crop of 

 honey, and ruling prices were such that the pro- 

 ducers of this locality, Weber Co. in particular, 

 realized top prices for their 1908 crop, the demand 

 being very steady. There are always, however, 

 a few bee-keepers who are determined to undersell 

 their competitors, hoping by so doing to close 

 out their own crops of honey much more speedi- 

 ly than otherwise. If they would stop only a 

 moment to consider what they are doing, and the 

 effect it has on their own local market, they would 

 very likely market their honey along with that of 

 their fellow bee-keepers at existing general prices. 

 Not only would they realize more out of their 

 190rf crop, but they would be in position to re- 

 ceive a good figure for their 1909 crop also, on 

 account of the established prices of the season of 

 1908. There is no necessity whatever for the 

 cutting of prices by a few bee-keepers, for in so 

 doing they slaughter the condition of their mar- 

 ket and pave the way for lower prices the follow- 



