CHAPTER VIII 



MARKETABLE PRODUCT? 



There are, in modern bee-keeping, various ways 

 in which the stock may be turned to profitable 

 account. To utilize to the full these numerous 

 opportunities of making money should be the aim 

 of every progressive bee-keeper. It is only, how- 

 ever, in isolated instances that it can be said that 

 the most is being made of the apiary. 



For selling purposes we have in an apiary sale- 

 able stock and products. Taking the products 

 first, these may be subdivided "into two classes. 

 In the one class we have articles produced more 

 or less in every apiary, and which consist of comb 

 and extracted honey and wax. In the second 

 class we have articles of food, etc., manufactured 

 by the bee-keeper to supply requirements in his 

 trade, such /articles containing a certain amount 

 of either honey or wax. 



Among these articles special mention may be 

 made of mead, honey vinegar, furniture cream, lip 

 salve, honey soap, and a large variety of cakes 

 and confectionery. 



As regards the stock which may be sold, this 

 consists of swarms, stocks, nuclei,- and queen-bees. 

 With reference to the manufactured articles there 



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