HAWAIIAN HONEYS. 



PART I. THE SOURCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HAWAIIAN 



HONEYS. 



By D. L. Van Dine. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Several years ago the writer was informed by prominent bee 

 keepers that Hawaiian honey in some instances was not favorably 

 received in the mainland and the London market. In the spring of 

 1905 a detailed study was begun on the source and characteristics of 

 Hawaiian honeys, the chemist of the station cooperating in a de- 

 termination of their chemical composition. Comparisons with 

 honeys that the market does accept as standard types indicate some 

 justification for complaint, but do not justify the charges of adul- 

 teration made by some buyers. The investigations have progressed 

 far enough to show that while one type of Hawaiian honey does de- 

 part widely from the present official definition of honey, it is from 

 a source and of a character little understood up to the present time. 



It is thought best to publish this phase of the bee-keeping investi- 

 gations in advance of a general report on Hawaiian apiculture, as 

 its bearing on the marketing of the Hawaiian product is all-im- 

 portant. The writer has collected fifty- four samples of Hawaiian 

 honeys representing all the types of the Hawaiian product. In each 

 instance the exact source has been determined. The samples have 

 been taken from the bulk in the ripening tanks, and are therefore 

 representative. In Part II the complete analyses of forty-nine of 

 these samples, with a discussion of their composition, is given by 

 Miss Alice R. Thompson, assistant chemist of this station. 



This work has been carried on in cooperation with the leading 

 concerns engaged in bee keeping in Hawaii, and the writer would 

 here express his thanks to those who have given assistance and in- 

 formation, and would especially mention the help of Mr. E. C. 

 Smith, manager of the Garden Island Honey Company, of Hon- 

 olulu. 



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