eradiitd Rules 



OF THE 



Colorado State Bee ° Keepers' Jlssociation. 



COMB HONEY RULES. 

 ECTIONS to be ■weH filled and capped, honey white or 

 slightly amber, comb white and not projecting beyond 

 the wood, wood to be well cleaned ; cases of separatored 

 honey to average 2 J pounds net per case of 24 sections, 

 with a minimum weight of not less than 20 pounds for any single 

 case; cases of half -separatored honey to average not less than 21511 

 pounds net per case of 24 sections, w^ith a minimum weight of 20^ 

 pounds for any single case ; cases of unseparatored honey to average 

 not less than 22' 2 pounds net per case of 24 sections, with a minimum 

 weight of 21'^ pounds for any single case. 



Includes all amber honey of a pronounced tinge, and all wfiite 

 and amber honey not included in No. J ; to be fairly well sealed, 

 uncapped cells not to exceed fifty in number exclusive of the out- 

 side row, wood to be well cleaned; cases of separatored honey to 

 average not less than 18 pounds net per case of 24 sections; cases of 

 half-separatored honey to average not less than 19 pounds net per 

 case of 24 sections; cases of unseparatored honey to average not less 

 than 20 pounds net per case of 24 sections. 



Extracted honey shall be classified as white and amber, shall 

 weigh twelve pounds per gallon, shall be perfectly free from particles 

 of wax, and shall always be marketed in new cans. All rendered 

 honey, whether obtained by solar heat or otherwise, shall be classed 

 as strained honey and not as extracted. 



It is recommended to sell all cull honey around home as much 

 as possible; to grade only in daylight, near a window; to use the 

 standard 4}4x4i4xJ>8 inch section and the 24-pound double- tier 

 shipping-case, in order to have uniformity in loading cars; to stamp 

 all cases of No. I honey with the owner's name above the hand- 

 holes; to mark all cases of No. 2 honey with two dashes in the 

 handholes at each end of the case, and with no other marks what- 

 soever; to use no second-hand cases for No. I and No. 2 honey; to 

 pack all sections with paper below and above, and in double- lier 

 cases to put a sheet of paper between the tiers; to store comb honey 

 in a warm, dry place, protected from flies and dust; and to haul 

 carefully, well protected from dust and rain. 



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