320 Marketing Honey. 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 Marketing Honey. 



No subject merits more attention bj' the apiarist than 

 that of marketing honey. There is no question but that 

 the supply is going to continually increase; hence, to sus- 

 tain the price we must stimulate the demand, and by doing 

 this we shall not only supply the people with a food element 

 which is necessary to health, but we shall also supersede in 

 part the commercial syrups, which are so adulterated as not 

 only to be crowded with filth the most revolting, but are 

 often even teeming with poison. (Report of Michigan 

 Board of Health for 1874, pp. 75-79.) To bring, then, to 

 our neighbor's table the pure, wholesome, delicious nectar, 

 right from the hive, is philanthropy, whether he realizes 

 it or not. 



Nor is it difficult to stimulate the demand. I have given 

 special attention to this topic for the last few years, and 

 am free to say that not a tithe of the honey is consumed 

 in our country that might and should be. 



HOW TO INVIGORATE THE MARKET. 



First. See that no honey goes to market from your 

 apiary that is not in the most inviting form possible. Grade 

 all the honey thoroughly, and expect prices to correspond 

 with the grade. If, as estimated by two of our most suc- 

 cessful bee-keepers, it costs from five to eight cents to pro- 

 duce extracted honey and from seven to thirteen cents to 

 produce comb honey, we see that all should labor that 

 prices for first-class honey should ne\er fall below ten 

 cents for extracted and fifteen cents for comb. See that 

 every package and vessel is not only attractive, but so 

 arranged as not to make the dealer any trouble or cause 

 him any vexation. One leaky can or crate may do great 

 injury. 



Second. See that every grocer in your vicinity has honey 

 constantly on hand. Do all you can to build up a home 



