CHAPTER XVIII 
MARKETING THE HONEY CROP 
The production of honey necessitates skill in the manage¬ 
ment of bees but the preparation of the crop for market and 
the selling of the honey are equally important to financial 
success and are sometimes equally difficult. In the follow¬ 
ing discussion, the procedure in getting honey into its final 
package ready for the consumer will first be considered, 
after which some general principles of honey selling, which 
apply to all types of honey, will be briefly given. 
PREPARATION OF EXTRACTED-HONEY FOR MARKET 
The beekeeping part of the work may be considered as 
ended when the honey reaches the tank or barrel. Honeys 
from different sources should so far as possible be extracted 
separately, for they are not of equal money value and the 
mixing of honeys of two colors or flavors usually reduces 
the wholesale price of the mixture to that of the least valuable. 
Wholesale packages. 
The usual wholesale package is the 5-gallon (60-pound) 
square tin can, such cans most often being shipped two 
in a crate (Fig. 137). Most of the foreign honeys that 
reach the United States markets come in barrels and 
these are also much used by southern beekeepers. In the 
West they are rarely used and are not considered safe. 
Considerable care must be exercised in their choice and in 
preparing them to receive the honey. Second-hand alcohol 
or whisky barrels are suitable, provided they have not been 
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