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A. I’m rather glad to live where I have no chance for prac- 
tical knowledge of such objectionable honey. 
Generally, the honey in the brood-chamber is used up for 
brood, but if the queen were crowded for room the bees might 
carry honey from the brood-chamber into the super to make room 
for her. 
Helenium tenuifolium, also called “bitterweed” and “sneeze- 
weed,” yields bitter honey, but it is not the same as fennel (Anthe- 
mis cotula), which is a chamomile and yields no honey. 
Honey, Bottled. — Q. What do you think of the plan of bottling 
honey and making it an expensive luxury so that the consumer 
can just taste of it occasionally? Would there not be more of the 
spirit of “loving our neighbors as ourselves” to cut out the middle 
system of bottling and sell it to him at a figure so that he can 
make it an article of everyday diet? In the long run, would there 
not be more dollars and cents for the beekeeper? 
A. The way to do is to sell honey in as large and inexpensive 
containers as possible so as to make as little expense as possible 
for each pound sold. That ought to give the consumer the most 
for his money and the producer the most money for his honey. 
Unfortunately, however, we are often controlled by conditions 
and circumstances. A large part of the consuming public is in 
the habit of buying in small quantities. A Chicago retail grocer 
who should keep honey only in 20 to 60-pound packages would 
probably sell very little honey; whereas, plenty of customers will 
buy a pound at a time, even if they must pay for a bottle of no 
value to them. What better can he do than to keep the small 
packages? 
Honey Color of. — Q. I would like to know the cause of dark 
honey. 
A. The color of honey depends upon the source from which 
the bees obtain the nectar. From buckwheat they get honey that 
is very dark, from fireweed that which is very light, and varying 
grades from other plants. Sometimes there is a difference in the 
shade of the same kind of honey obtained in different regions or 
on different soils. Some alfalfa honey is a shade darker than the 
lightest to be found elsewhere. 
Q. The bees arc all storing dark honey, and it has a strong 
flavor. No one seems to know what causes it, as we have lots of 
white clover, and also lots of rain. 
A. The trouble may be honeydew, and there is no remedy, 
Unless it be to take off all surplus arrangements at the beginning 
