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At this point 
emphasis 
should be laid 
upon the 
waste of hon- 
ey comb. 
Since the pas- 
sage of the 
Pure Food 
Law on June 
30, 1906, the 
| use of  ex- 
tracted honey 
has” greatly 
increased and 
‘| every bee- 
keeper should 
1! use his in- 
fluence to 
make this the 
Fic, 23—Tue Drvetopment of Comp Honey popular form 
in which to 
sell honey. It is economical both to the consumer and to the bee- 
keeper, and the Pure Food requirements prevent adulteration, which 
in the past has been detrimental to the sale of any form of extract 
honey, and this has been the chief means of popularizing comb honey. 
A honey extractor for extracting the honey from the frame will 
effect a great saving in the life of the bees and will increase the 
honey production. It will be as easy to get a reputation for a cer- 
tain brand of extract honey neatly put in glass jars or in tin cans. 
A practical beekeeper recently told the writer that he valued every 
frame of empty comb which he had at $1.00. The actual amount 
of wax in this comb is much less than a pound, but the beekeeper 
has in mind the conservation of the life and energy of his bees as 
well as the time consumed in making the wax. The time to sell 
your honey will be governed by two things. If you have a suitable 
place for storing your surplus, a better price frequently may be 
secured later in the season after the honey flow has ceased. In 
Tennessee the best prices are paid for honey during the holiday 
season. If you have no place to store your surplus honey it will be 
best to sell it immediately upon taking it from the hive. Early 
honey in this case will bring a good price, as well as that taken 
in the early fall. 
There is nothing connected with beekeeping that 
Robbing among will try the patience of the beekeeper more than 
the bees robbing among his bees. If this be continued 
for any length of time serious losses may re- 
sult. Even in the best managed apiaries there will be colonies of 
varying strengths. At certain times there may be weak colonies 
which are liable to be attacked during robbing and completely de- 
stroyed. Even with the strong colonies there is frequently a con- 
siderable loss of bees in the attempt to ward off the robbers. Rob- 
bing is often induced by too large an entrance to the hive; and some- 
times by covers being raised and left up to increase ventilation; 
but the chief cause of robbing is the careless exposure of bits of 
honey or parts of hives to which honey is attached. When the honey 
flow is on it is rare that robbing takes place but during a dearth of 
honey flow the least provocation will start robbing. 
