THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW 365 



Eat Michigan Honey 



While at the Michigan State Fair at Detroit, last month we 

 met Prof. F, E. Millen, our energetic State Inspector of Apiaries, 

 who had an educational exhibit of bees and supplies for our Agri- 

 cultural College. Prof. Millen, besides being our State Inspector 

 of Apiaries, is also the secretary of the Michigan affiliated branch 

 of the National Association. While talking with him he proposed 

 that we beekeepers here in our state take up the slogan, "Eat 

 Michigan Honey." If we understood him correctly, his idea is for 

 the different associations in the state to distribute little stickers to 

 their members, they in turn sticking them all over Michigan (and 

 other states too) always keeping people who use honey thinking a- 

 bout Michigan honey. Of course, the idea is not patented, any state 

 can do the same, and we think it one of the best ideas presented 

 in a long time. Mr. Secretary of the different associations, bring 

 this matter before your convention at the next meeting, we are 

 sure there is something in the idea. Those little stickers can be 

 bought in large quantities for about twenty-five cents per thous- 

 and. 



Eat Michigan Honey 



Are you working that home market of yours for all it is worth ? 

 Honey sold near home, direct to the consumer ought to bring you 

 rich returns. Of course, if you are not "brainy" enough to ask 

 and get a good fair price for your hard earned produce, you could 

 do a great lot of work for nothing. Produce a good quality of hon- 

 ey, then ask a good price for it in your home market. "Get a home 

 market" will be our slogan in the future. It's for the producers* 

 interest. 



What is the National Beekeepers' Association Doing? 



One would wonder if the National Beekeepers' Association 

 were "drifting" toward an association of brass buttons and should- 

 er straps, whose only mission seems to be to meet in some large 

 city annually and wear a badge. 



If we are going to have a National Honey Day, we need the 

 National Beekeepers' Association behind it. We need it for the 

 name's sake if nothing more, to give it prestige. There are those 

 who would push the movement if the National would take the ini- 



