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woman’s job; they frequently are more interested 
than men in having their handiwork present an at¬ 
tractive appearance. As bees have an instinct to 
swarm and gather honey, so women have an in¬ 
stinct to make things about them attractive. Bee¬ 
keeping is only another field of opportunity where 
they may practice. 
An additional motive is that pleasure is given 
friends and visitors if the apiary has some personality 
—with flowers and perhaps a stool under a tree 
where one can sit and cool off and ruminate. 
The honey room will be spotlessly clean with a 
certain amount of order—honey labels will be neat 
and attractive. A honey exhibit may be prepared 
for agricultural fairs or flower shows with a great 
chance to work out something effective. 
There are also many delightful ways of making 
honey candy for gifts, or the extra money, ever 
acceptable to a woman of small income. 
After much experimentation, I evolved a way to 
coat small, square chunks of comb honey with choco¬ 
late, making a form of candy which met with ap¬ 
proval at Christmas time. The process was simple, 
yet painstaking. The honey had to be sliced with 
the keenest possible thin-bladed knife, heated. Clean 
cutting and a hot blade were imperative to avoid 
