CHAPTER XI 



GETTING THE HONEY TO MARKET 



In most cases the beginner will find his local 

 market the best place to sell his crop. It is 

 usually possible to develop a local market for 

 a small crop at much better prices than could 

 be realized by selling through commission 

 merchants in a large city. The man who sells 

 at home is able to get retail prices for much of 

 his product and to save the amount that would 

 otherwise be consumed in freights and com- 

 missions. The man or woman who expects to 

 follow beekeeping as a business will make a 

 great mistake if he fails to ask a good price 

 for his product in the beginning. Too many 

 are willing to sell their honey at retail, at the 

 wholesale prices. This is a serious injury to 

 the market and always tends to depress the 

 prices. If one never expects to have much 



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