194 PRODUCTION OF EXTRACTED HONEY 



that a nice trade might be gradually developed for small cubes 

 of this candy to sell at a nickel through the retail candy trade. 

 Once people came to know the product they would buy it freely, 

 if it were available in a five-cent package. 



Once the public is educated to understand that only honey 

 of the best quality can be marketed in this form, the bee-keeper 

 will find a ready market for candied honey. 



BULK OR CHUNK HONEY 



In many localities in the Southern States there is a demand 

 for bulk or chunk honey. The general principles of producing 

 extracted honey will also apply to bulk honey. The foundation 

 in the supers need not always be of full sheets, nor should they 

 be wired. An empty comb or two in each super will be helpful 

 in getting the bees into the new super promptly. When the combs 

 are finished they are cut from the frames and new foundation 

 is put in for future use. Bulk honey can be produced cheaper 

 than section honey, but not as cheaply as extracted honey, as 

 the combs must be built new each time the crop is removed. With 

 extracted honey the combs can be used again and again, which 

 makes larger production possible under ordinary conditions. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Note the difference between strained honey and extracted honey. 



2. Discuss extractors and other equipment for the production of extracted 



honey. 



3. What kind of frame is most satisfactory? 



4. Wliat things are essential in a honey house? 



5. Describe different kinds of honey houses with advantages of each. 



6. How should doors and windows be screened and why? 



7. Why are full sheets of foundation in wired frames desirable? 



8. How and when should supers be added? 



9. Describe the Demaree method of swarm control. 



10. Discuss queen excluders. 



11. How much ventilation is desirable and what size entrances sliould be 



used ? 



12. When should the honey be taken from the hive? 



13. Discuss extracting and straining of honey. 



14. How should honey be stored? 



15. Discuss candied honey. 



