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true if the honey granulates quickly. If it is necessary to 

 store it until cold weather, the storage room must be kept 

 continuously warm and dry. 



Bulk comb-honey. 



In Texas and in some other parts of the South, honey is 

 frequently sold in the comb, being cut from large combs to 

 any size desired. These pieces are usually put into a can, 

 extracted-honey being poured over them to fill the spaces. 

 This is commonly known as " chunk honey," but one German 

 writer on beekeeping, in referring to this American product, 

 inadvertently changed the ch to j. The advantages in pro- 

 ducing honey in this form are : (1) it ships well ; (2) crowd- 

 ing of the bees is not so necessary since perfect capping is 

 not essential ; (3) the bees work more readily in the larger 

 combs, and (4) the beekeeper is not called upon to exercise 

 so much skill in the manipulation of the colonies. The 

 manipulations more nearly approach those incident to the 

 production of extracted-honey. Since such honey usually 

 sells readily locally and since beekeepers claim to receive 

 relatively more for it than for extracted-honey, no serious 

 objection can be raised to its production, but beekeepers 

 should be warned that the general honey markets make 

 no demand for honey of this type. Bulk comb-honey is 

 produced in small quantities in all parts of the United States 

 but, except in the regions mentioned, its production is con- 

 fined to the less skilled beekeepers. 



Bulk comb-honey for home use. 



When all the honey produced is for home consumption, 

 it is an excellent plan to have all the honey stored in shallow 

 extracting frames, the length of the regular frames, but 

 only 5| inches deep. Thin-super foundation may be used 

 and the frames should not be wired. After being filled, the 

 frames may be stored in supers and a family that consumes 

 honey freely (as all families should) will make short work 

 of the honey in a frame. For serving this honey, a con- 



