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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 1. 



sixths of the honey I used was granulated, or 

 candied. I will use no other; and when I can 

 not get the candied honey I generally stop the 

 use of honey altogether. I believe candied 

 honey is more ripened, more digestible, much 

 better tasting, much less likely to cloy the ap- 

 petite, and much neater to use, than the liquid 



succeed in convincing customers that honey 

 at 6 to 8 cts. per lb. is a far cheaper and better 

 food than beef and butter at the usual prices. 

 Brunswick, Ohio. 



[Mr. Leister is personally known to me, and 

 often comes into our office to talk honey. 



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FIG. 2. — SAME WEIGHT OF HONEY IN SQUARE AND TALL SECTIONS. SEE EDITORIALS. 



honey. I believe that, instead of seeking 

 methods to prevent honey from granulating, 

 prizes should be offered for the best and quick- 

 est method of securing this change. 



If bee-keepers will carefully inquire into 

 this matter of the dietetic value of honey, and 

 its proper use, they may find a need for much 

 more honey in their own homes, and they may 



Some two years ago he told me he was going 

 to test honey as a food — that he had already 

 tried it to a limited extent, and with very ben- 

 eficial results I told him we should be glad 

 to have him give the result of his experience, 

 and here it is. 



At the Philadelphia convention, Prof. H. W. 

 Wiley, U. S. Chemist of the Department of 



