Show H Honey in ill New Role With Housewife As War Brings on Sugar Rationing By CHARLES A A. A Released by br Western Newspaper Union Every household in the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion should get itself into the sugar rationing habit now before before before be be- fore the governments government's rationing plan n goes into effect says Dan A. A West Director of the Consumer Consumer Consumer Con Con- sumer Division of the Office of Price Administration Mr West also urges consumers who have hoarded large supplies of sugar to divvy up with their friends and neighbors Rationing means share and share alike Mr West said and Hand if were we're really serious about sharing the burdens of this war fairly heres here's a good chance for us to begin doing itin itin it ii in our communities Consumers Consumer's will have bave to certify the amount of sugar they have on hand when they register for war ration book No 1 For all sugar in excess excess of two pounds per person stamps will be torn tom o out t of the ra ration ion books prey en ting i further purchase ar until the hoards are used up False certification will be punishable ble under the United States criminal criminal criminal crimi crimi- nal code Under the rationing plan sales of sugar will be restricted to something less than a pound of sugar per person i per er- er week Main MaID Sources of Sugar Prior to our entrance into the war our main sources of sug sugar r have been the Philippines 16 18 per cent Hawaii Hawaii Ha Ha- wail 14 per cent domestic beet 23 per cent domestic cane 6 per percent percent percent cent Puerto Rico 12 per cent Cuba 29 per cent Thus we see at ata ata t I Ia a glance that sugar has come to us from far places that it is by no means an exclusively U. U S S. S product and that war in the seven seas is bound to lay a heavy hand upon the free supplies which have hitherto come to the American table To help offset this it is quite likely that beet and cane sugar s in the United States will be greatly increased increased increased in in- creased this year In any event the s sugar gar rationing program is a certainty and face to f face ce with it many people with a sweet tooth are going to be thinking in terms of hon honey as a substitute for sugar very soon Honey a strictly strictly strict strict- ly made made-In made America America product is even ven now crowding up front for its place in the spotlight Bee culture is not confined to any any parti particular ular section of the country but is common to all sections Honey is a logical and perhaps the only substitute for sugar sugar sugar sug sug- ar and should meet with no difficulty ty whatever in fitting into the wartime wartime wartime war war- time program After all what is better than waffles waffles waffles fles and honey or honey on toast Pastries made with honey instead of with sugar are extra delicious and honey adds extra zest to the cereals we eat for breakfast There are honey desserts and nd honey honey honey hon hon- ey sauces sauces galore honey cookies and honey bread Bakers very ery well know that honey has no equal in keeping cakes soft and peri periods ds of time even for months Many tasty candies can can be made with honey hon hone honey ey such as no nougats nougats' g ts taffy f fudge dge and lollypops Coffee or tea that has been sweetened with honey misses nothing at all and will be approved by all lovers of these beverages Try it some some time Quick Service of Energy The fact that honey is a quick source of energy is well known Many athletes use honey just before before be be- fore for and during their work because of its ability to supply quick energy Not only is honey prized as a quick source of energy but it is an A l blood builder too Honey will also come come to to the aid of housewives during the canning sea sea- son Fruits c canned with honey in- in dead clead of sugar lack nothing at allIn allin all allin in the way of deliciousness or keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing qualities In caloric value a tablespoonful of honey is equal to tablespoonfuls T r rHoney rH H Kr Honey Doney frames with bees working r-j- r r 4 Y I Ni 1 Na 1 sw s L A trap devised to o collect pollen for experiments on the growth growth- regulating powers of different kinds of pollen It consists of square meshed hardware cloth placed parallel and about one half inch apart at entrance to bee hive A pollen laden bee can just make its way into the hive by making two sharp right angle turns in 10 the course of which the p pollen nen pellets it carries are brushed off and drop into a colle collecting box USDA Photograph by Forsythe of maple syrup The average honey contains about 40 per cent 34 per cent dextrose and between 1 and 2 per percent cent ent sucrose As a food it itis itis itis is predominantly alkaline therefore very wholesome Honey is sold in small square b boxes in the comb and strained honey is sold in glass jars or or in pails usually of five pounds net weight The price of honey is in the neighborhood neighborhood neighborhood neigh neigh- of 15 cents a pound but lower lower lower low low- er prices prevail on honey sold in larger containers For instance a pound five pail paU of honey will cost anywhere from 45 to 65 cents depending depending de- de pending on the quality and the value- value giving reputation of the store where the purchase is made Nearly every grocery store carries honey and it itcan itcan itcan can also be obtained at many stands along the highway Beekeepers located located located lo lo- on OR highways do not often overlook over over- overlook look this opportunity to dispose of their product first hand What Bee Keepers Wear A bee farm is called an apiary and the tenants of a hive are called a colony The bee hive is usually made of wood with a cover which the bee keeper can take off The keeper usually wears a bee veil over over his hat and pulled down over his face However r many bee men prefer prefer prefer pre pre- fer wire cloth head protectors to screen themselves away from the little insects which do not sting as readily as generally supposed but whose sting is something to be avoid avoid- ed As bees are are sensitive to cold and dampness the hives are usually placed on boxes or stands to keep them off the ground Honey as a food product rises rises' measurably our in estimation when we take a little time out to consider how it is made And as the honey honeybee honeybee honeybee bee has now been enlisted in the Victory for program for the duration it may ay be well right here hereto to consider a few of the outstanding facts In the life of the bee bur bee our smallest patriot which patriot which only a half haU inch long and a quarter of an inch high is going to do the big job of taking up the slack in the matter of sweets because of the sugar rationing ration ration- Ing ing program No attempt will be made here to togo togo togo go into the details of the bees' bees complex complex complex com com- plex civilization ti n a civilization which has inspired awe in the minds of thinkers since the days of early Rome for even the Elder Pliny wrote about them them but but to review reviews s some me of the facts that may give us usa usa s sa a closer understanding of the busy little worker who has has- now been aligned on the Allied side There are aro more more- it believe nots in the life of the bee than any other insect In fact the bee is unique among insects for it Is the only insect in- in Insect insect in In- sect that man has succeeded in do do- Where Bees Get Nectar The source of honey is the purest that one can imagine the imagine the nectar which hilt nature re h haS s stowed away in red and white clover in apple and and orange blossoms in buckwheat wild aster goldenrod and man many other flowers and even in the lowly sage In other words honey is not factory- factory made but comes to us via the beeline beeline beeline bee- bee line route freSh from natures nature's gar gar- dens Who could ask for anything purer or better If people only knew what a pound of honey represents in bee travel they would have a keener appreciation appreciation elation of the bees bee's liquid gold which is destined to pinch hit for the white gold known as sugar in inmany inmany inmany many ro roles es A spoonful of honey means many foraging trips for a great many bees ees It is estimated that evry pound of honey represents a combined com corn lined flight mileage of approximate approximate- miles miles or circuits ol of ly y or two the globe at the equator In fact one ne bee could not produce one pound of f honey in a lifetime and incidentally n- n tally a bees bee's lifetime during the honey ioney season is only about six weeks This is in itself an indi indica indication a a. a tion of how vigorously they put in their time Honey bees do not mix their drinks In other words bees that start their day with clover blossoms will continue with clover blossoms throughout the day or until the yi yield ld of nectar from clover blossoms becomes be comes too thin This disposition to stay with it makes possible definite definite nite brands of honey such as buckwheat buck wheat honey which would not be i to In Inthe n the market if the bees were indiscriminate indiscriminate indis indis- criminate in the selection of the flowers they visit Ordinary honey is pale yellow while buckwheat h honey hon oney on- on ey is much deeper in color and much stronger in taste There is much less of it on the market of 01 course and some people do not like it On the other hand once a buckwheat buckwheat buckwheat buck wheat taste has been acquired the preference is usually for that br brand nd of honey The bee speeds from flower to flower at about a 15 mph rate and its cruising range is about one or two miles from the hive Bees have an unerring directional instinct that invariably brings them back to their own hive The nectar it carries carries car car- ries is approximately one-half one its weight Honey Bee An Engineer The comb built by the honey bee is a masterpiece of engineering c co cn- cn i of hexagonal cells that are re amazingly uniform and tilted at just the right angle to prevent the honey from running out The geometrical geometrical geo metrical accuracy of the comb has been the marvel of the ages and has captured the the full attention of of l minds master such as Fabre and arid and Huber Huber to to whom we weare weare weare are so heavily Indebted for what knowledge we have of the bee id d its crowded city One of the most interesting chap chap- in the life of the bee occurs in inthe inthe inthe the autumn when they eject the males from the hive All summer long when nectar has been plentiful and nd easy to get the males or drones have gotten along well enough with the workers sharing the same hive but they have be r permitted to stay on sufferance only They never were really wanted but their presence was was essential to the continued life and expansion of the bee city When the first crisp days of fall c come me along there is a marked change in the attitude of the worker bees towards the males The dron drones drons are no longer wanted in the hive for they have not been producers faking fating rake fat ing the hint some of the drones take taketo to their wings and go off on their own but certain doom faces them for winter is ahead and they h ve ye made no provision against it nor can they stand the cold Bee Needs Company The honey bee it should be understood understood under under- stood is not and cannot be a Ioner loner Ion lon er It is part and parcel of an L sect city the most highly organized society in the world and once deprived deprived de of its citizenship certain death soon follows Some of the drones return to the hive for a handout but are bar bared ed edby by the bees that guard the honey vaults Eventually they are driven out The swarm is the Roman holi holiday ay of the bee bee and and the only time in Its ts brief and busy life when it has hal a abit abit abit bit of fun On this occasion half the hive may follow the queen bee on a great new adventure The queen having alighted on some branch or other object the worker bees cluster cluster cluster clus clus- ter around her in a great seething buzzing ball When bees swarm Inthis in inthis inthis this manner they will not return to their old home However the alert bee keeper is all ready for just such emergencies He lIe has prepared a anew anew anew new hive where a new I city of wax will soon be started |