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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



county and citizens of Lancaster for the 

 use of the Court House. 



The convention then adjourned to 

 meet in Fenniniore, Oct. 14, 1891. 



Boscobel, Wis. 



Coinli-Hoiiey ys, Extracteil-Hoiiey, 



WILLIAM E. GOULD. 



I am often asked by beginners in bee- 

 keeping, "Will it pay one to produce 

 extracted-honey ?" To answer this 

 question, one must observe the person 

 who asks it, and his condition as a bee- 

 keeper. As, perhaps, many of the young 

 bee-keepers present are asking them- 

 selves this question, I will attempt to 

 briefly give them the benefit of my ex- 

 perience. 



One of the first things to decide, is 

 whether you intend to make bee-keeping 

 a permanent business or not. By this I 

 do not mean bee-keeping as a speciality, 

 but as a permanent occupation, or work, 

 in connection with something else. 



If you are discouraged, or half-hearted, 

 in the matter, the least amount you in- 

 vest in apiarian tools, the better. And 

 as you cannot produce extracted-honey 

 without purchasing a few tools, you had 

 better confine yourself to the production 

 of comb-honey. 



But, if you have the bee-fever in its 

 acute form, and possess an apiary of 

 from 10 to 20 colonies, it becomes a 

 question well worthy of consideration. 



To begin with, you will need an ex- 

 tractor, and an uncapping can and knife, 

 which will require an outlay of from 

 $12 to $18. Now, if you run 10 colo- 

 nies for extracted-honey, you will need 

 120 combs. These combs will cost 

 another $18, but there is one good fea- 

 ture about them, they will be good 

 property should you give up extracting, 

 and are always in demand, so that they 

 may be readily disposed of. 



In an average season, one colony of 

 bees will store from 45 to 50 pounds of 

 comb-honey, while one run for extracted- 

 honey will store from 80 to 100 pounds; 

 hence, 10 colonies will store from 300 to 

 500 pounds more of extracted than of 

 comb-honey, thereby, in one good season, 

 half paying the necessary outlay for 

 tools. 



But suppose we do not have an average 

 yield, what then '? In a poor season, he 

 who works for extracted-honey will get 

 some kind of a yield, even w^hen those 

 who run for comb-honey get nothing. 

 Last season I run 22 colonies for ex- 



tracted-honey, and harvested 600 

 pounds (a very poor yield). I also run 

 42 colonies for comb-honey, and har- 

 vested almost nothing. Hence, I am 

 firmly convinced that it has paid me to 

 produce extracted-honey. 



Bees are in condition to make comb 

 only when well fed, and hence, in a poor 

 honey season they cannot make comb. 

 It is not a question of disposition, but of 

 material with which to work, and for 

 the same reason they will not — in fact, 

 cannot — store honey in sections, but 

 what honey is gathered, is stored in 

 combs that are ready for its reception. 



In regard to selling extracted-honey, I 

 can dispose of it just as easily as the 

 comb-honey. It can be produced 

 cheaper, hence, can be sold for less, and 

 that is a redeeming quality in the eyes 

 of many consumers. 



We may produce a good article of ex- 

 tracted-honey, or a poor article. The 

 bees may be left in good condition to 

 winter^ or in condition to starve. Before 

 commencing to produce it, the novice 

 should read up on the subject, and then 

 proceed cautiously. 



For many reasons I am of the opinion 

 that it pays to produce both comb and 

 extracted-honey in the same apiary. — 

 Bead before the Newaygo County (Mich.) 

 Faymers'' and Bee-Keepers' Association. 



MM of Making Honey Vinegar, 



G. P. HACHENBERG, M. D. 



In the American Bee Journal of Aug. 

 8, 1888, I had an article on "Bee 

 Work," and in the same I gave a method 

 of making honey vinegar. Even to this 

 date I receive letters, asking further 

 particulars for making the vinegar. 

 Instead of answering these communica- 

 tions individually, I will write an article 

 for the Bee Journal on the subject, 

 and refer my correspondents to the same. 



When I wrote the former article, I 

 made a honey vinegar only for our home 

 market, and had it put up in barrels, 

 and some in bottles. It was retailed at 

 50 cents per gallon, and 25 cents per 

 bottle. The grocer paid me 30 cents 

 per gallon, and supplied his own vessels. 

 The bottles had a neat label, printed in 

 your establishment. I was not able to 

 meet the demand for the article a year 

 after its introduction, and of 'late have 

 ceased making it, except for my family 

 use, in consequence of ill health. 



The vinegar is made as follows : Take 

 15 pounds of honey, 8 gallons of warm 



