Comb Honey

** "Comb Honey" by Geo. S. Demuth is a manual from the early 1900s that gives beekeepers a complete look at how to make good comb honey. This book, published by the United States Department of Agriculture, aims to teach experienced beekeepers the best ways to produce first-rate comb honey. It talks about how the demand for well-made comb honey is rising and how important it is that the honey looks nice to justify its cost. "Comb Honey" begins by explaining how beekeeping was changing, noting that more people were producing extracted honey because it was cheaper and consumers' tastes were changing. The book stresses the need to keep standards high to meet what the market wants and acknowledges that beekeepers in different areas face different problems. Demuth starts with the basics, like hives and other equipment, and points out how to change things depending on the weather and time of year to make the most honey. The book lays the groundwork for later, more detailed advice. **