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demand. There are very good reasons for 

 this lack of advertising education on honey 

 too: The profit will not permit as large an 

 advertising fund as other lines afford. 



The objections numbered one, three, four, 

 five, seven, and eight, explain why the re- 

 tailer does not sell more honey, if any at 

 all. Some of these are mere notions, and 

 others may have arisen from ideas gathered 

 from newspaper stories of adulterated and 

 manufactured comb honey. Most of them 

 would never be expressed if the retailer had 

 a better understanding of honey and its na- 

 ture. 



The objections numbered five and six are 

 raised when the bee-keeper or dealer sells 

 the retailer honey that has begun to candy 

 or that is not put up in cases that will keep 

 it away from dust and dirt. The writer has 

 never seen a display-case for honey that 

 would exclude ants. He has seen candy - 

 cases made so that ants could not enter. 

 This is an item too unimportant to call for 

 a specially made case, as most of the honey 

 is sold in the winter, when the ants are not 

 abundant. 



From these oft-repeated objections it can 

 be seen where the trouble lies; where more 

 emphasis must be placed in education for 

 honey consumption, and where greater care 

 must be taken to put uj) honey in a way 

 that will i)reserve its qualities until all of it 

 is sold. The bee-keeper can learn more 

 about the sale of honey from grocers than 

 by any amount of thought and theory. 

 Ask the man who sells it, and then go fur- 

 ther and ask the folks who eat it. In this 

 way reliable |)ointers may be gained first 

 hand, and they will prove i)rofitablc if fol- 

 lowed. 



Boulder, Col. 



ANNUAL FIELD DAY OF THEIMASSACHUSETTS 

 SOCIETY OF BEE-KEEPERS. 



BY J. M. LEWIS. 



The annual field-day meeting of the Mass- 

 achusetts Society of Bee-keepers was held 

 .July 15, on the grounds of Henry W. Brit- 

 ton, at Stoughton. The day was perfect, 

 and a large number were present. The social 

 hour was highly enjoyed. The company 

 gathered in groups while eating their basket 

 lunch and partaking bountifully of the cof- 

 fee and ice cream furnished by Mr. Britton, 

 who gave all present a cordial welcome. 



At 1:30 the meeting was called to order by 

 the President, E. C. Britton. After the usu- 

 al business was disposed of, Prof. Burton N. 

 (iates, of Amherst, State Inspector of Apia- 

 ries, was introduced and spoke on apicultural 

 advancement. He earnestly discouraged 

 the use of the old-style hives, and strongly 

 urged the use of the Langstroth hive with 

 Hoffman frames. He advised the keeping 

 of Italian bees, as he thought they are less 

 liable to become alTected with foul brood. 

 He spoke of the Alexander method of build- 

 ing up weak colonies, and the s])ring han- 

 dling of bees. His address was interesting 

 throughout, and very instructive. 



After the address the President showed a 

 three-queen colony of bees in a large hive, 

 with queen-excluders i)laced between the 

 frames to i)re\ent the queens from coming 

 together, yet allowing the workers to pass 

 throughout the hive. Honey and bees and 

 observation hives were on exhibition, and 

 the day was enjoyed by all present. 



North Westport, Mass. 



Field meetine of the Massacbusetts Society of bee-keepers, beld on the grounds of Ileury W 

 .Stoughton, Mass, 



Britton, 



