A YEAR AMONG THE BEES. 
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There is a difference of opinion as to whether honey, or 
perhaps nectar, evaporated outside of the hive, is equal to 
that which remains in the hive till thick. Of course, no 
large amount could be evaporated on a stove reservoir. Some 
bee-keepers have large tanks in which to evaporate honey by 
the sun or other heat. 
There is another plan which I have used to secure some 
extra fine honey for private use. Whether it could be used 
profitably on a large scale, I cannot say. There are, however, 
always people who are ready to pay a high price for an extra 
article. After a crock of clover honey has granulated, I turn 
it on its side or upside down, and let it remain days enough 
to drain off all the liquid part. If drained long enough, 
the residue — and this will be nearly all the crockful will 
be as dry as sugar, and when this is liquefied by slow heating 
it makes a delicious article. It will, however, granulate 
very easily a second time. On a larger scale, the liquid 
might be drained off by boring a hole at the lower part of a 
barrel of granulated honey. I spoke of heating clover honey 
in this way : I do not know what other kinds may be treated 
the same way, but I have had some granulated honey of 
smooth, even texture, from which no liquid part could be 
drained. When set to drain, the whole mass would roll 
slowly out. 
MARKETING HONEY. 
I have had no uniform way of marketing honey. I should 
prefer in all cases to sell the crop outright for cash, if I 
could get a satisfactory price ; but many, if not most years, 
I can do better to sell on commission. Judgment must be 
used as to limiting commission-men to acertain price. Some 
commission-men will sell off promptly at any price offered, 
and when sending to such men it is best to name a certain 
figure, below which the honey must not be sold. I have sold 
in my home market, as well as in towns near by, and have 
shipped to nine of the principal cities, and it would be an 
impossibility for me to say what would be my best market 
