42 FEEDING. 
The reader will bear in mind this simple fact: Bees 
do not make honey, they simply collect it. Honey under- 
goes no chemical change in the stomach of the bee. 
Several years since, my bees had access to several 
molasses hogheads, and the result was, I found pure 
molasses stored in my hives, in the same comb with nice 
white honey. I am satisfied that the bee does not make 
honey but collects it. My feed is prepared and recom- 
mended in view of this fact, and in perfect accord with 
all points bearing upon this subject. 
The feed is of the same color as the nicest, white clover 
honey, and when put in boxes by the bees with the 
honey collected from flowers (I have no doubt in some 
instances in alternate layers in the same cell with honey 
from flowers,) it cannot be distinguished, either in color 
or taste, from honey wholly collected from flowers. 
If at any time there is a lack in the yield from natural 
sources, feed the bees all they will eat and when the flowers 
yield again they are ready to store inboxes. Manage as 
recommended and let the old fogies growl. Your honey 
will be of superior quality and give perfect satisfaction 
to your customers. 
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