MARKETING HONEY. 515 



The honey, when put into large tanlcs to ripen, had better be 

 changed to the retail package at the next handling. But the 

 apiarist who extracts, as we do, at the out-apiaries, will find 

 good barrels the handiest package to bring a crop of well 

 ripened honey home immediately. 



830. In October, the honey of the July crop is all granu- 

 lated, and that of the September crop is beginning to granu- 



Fig. 224. 

 THE SIXTY-POUND HONEY CAN. 



late. There are many different opinions in regard to the 

 causes of granulation. Some think that it is effected by the 

 action of light, but this is certainly a mistake, for our honey 

 only sees the light when extracted, and is then kept in the 

 dark until sold. We are more inclined to think that it is the 

 action of cold air which causes granulation; for sealed comb- 

 honey generally remains liquid. The extracted honey, which 

 we harvest, always granulates. We have handled liquid honey, 

 however, several times, but we have always found it to be un- 



