and its Economic Management. 9 



What Kind of Honey to Produce. 



It has often been stated that it pays best to run an apiary for 

 extracted honey, but my own opinion is that to obtain the best 

 results, the apiarist should work for both that and comb honey. 

 Certainly a larger quantity of extracted honey can be obtained, 

 but this would stand in the proportion of 50 to 30 lbs. of comb. 

 Most practical apiarists will admit that this is correct, and upon 

 this basis, I have made out the estimates. It will be noticed that 

 there is little difference between the first cost of implements 

 whether comb or extracted honey is worked for, but the season's 

 produce of extracted honey costs more for packages than the 

 other. After the combs are once estabhshed for extracting, 

 with no further outlay in foundation, and a large quantity of 

 new wax from the cappings, the balance is in favour of this class 

 of honey ; but again, against this we have to place more labour, 

 and that none of the cleanest. Hence it will be seen that there 

 is not much to choose between the two, and, with due respect 

 to the opinion of others already given upon the subject, I 

 consider nothing will do more to settle the question than the 

 comparative tables already shown ; in fact I have published these 

 estimates that the bee-keeper may make his own comparisons and 

 be more certain of what he is about ; and I do not, by any means, 

 wish or intend that the estimated returns are to be taken as 

 implying a certainty. 



Dear Reader, throughout these pages will be found my utmost 

 desire to save you from the mistakes of others ; and just now 

 I must insist upon 



One Point of the Greatest Importance. 



When you have decided to make a start, purchase your bees, in 

 one lot, if possible, about the middle of April, and have them 

 removed to your own place at once. I do not contemplate that 

 the transaction will take place at any other time, and shall 

 certainly give no advice for obtaining them at another date. If 

 you begin at any other season, the first great mistake is made, a 

 mistake which will very likely cause ultimate failure. 



