CHAPTEE XVII. 



MABEETING HONEY. 



"What is the use of keeping bees if we cannot sell 

 our honey?" is a remark made only by those who 

 lack that amount of energy and business ability neces- 

 sary to achieve success in any undertaking. Honey, 

 though one of the most delicious of foods, and of great 

 nutritive value, is rarely found in the houses of those 

 who can well afford to purchase what to many is a 

 real luxury. Honey should not be considered a 

 luxury, but a necessary food, and as such it should 

 appear on the table of every householder in the land. 

 It is the work of the bee-keeper to create a demand 

 for that which it is his especial aim to produce. 



Low prices are complained of by some bee-keepers, 

 but to a very great extent they have only themselves 

 to blame. The bulk of the honey, being produced 

 nearly at the same time throughout the country, is no 

 sooner obtained than it is put upon the market. No 

 wonder, considering this glut, that the price falls. The 

 great importation of foreign and colonial honey does 

 to some extent affect the price of home produce. Still, 

 as none, unless it is that which comes from New Zea- 



