52 PROFITABLE BEE-KEEPING 



possess. In the first place it is not every dis- 

 trict that will produce sections, and then again 

 when produced they must be consumed at once, 

 or they deteriorate.. 



With the changed economical conditions and 

 the great rise in food values, it is certainly most 

 advisable to work for extracted honey. There is 

 no doubt that as a food honey will be once again 

 a prominent factor, but it is very unlikely that the 

 price will again fall so low as in the past. Section 

 honey is indisputably a luxury, and it is as an 

 essential article of food that we would have honey 

 looked upon. In this case it is not in accord- 

 ance with the spirit of the times to produce comb 

 honey of a perishable nature when we can pro- 

 duce a far higher quantity of extracted honey, 

 which keeps indefinitely, and is obtained much more 

 cheaply by the producer. Food values will with- 

 out doubt remain high for many years, and bee- 

 keepers should do their best to augment as far as 

 may be the nation's food supply. 



It should be widely known that honey taken 

 from diseased colonies is quite wholesome, and 

 may be used for household purposes in the ordinary 

 way. Germs of bee diseases are absolutely harm- 

 less to human beings ; it is only necessary to keep 

 the honey secure s from the visits of marauding 

 bees. 



