Show honey in new role with housewife As war brings on sugar suar Rat rationing ionin gi by CHARLES A nelea released a ed by western newspaper union 1 every household in the nation should get itself into the sugar rationing habit now before the governments rationing plan goes into eject effect says dan A west director of the consumer division of the office of price administration tra tion 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 if were really serious about sharing the burdens of this war fairly heres a good chance for us to begin n doing it in our communities consumers will have to certify le the amount of sugar they have on hand when they register for war ration book no 1 for all sugar in excess of two pounds per person stamps will be torn out of the ration books preventing further purchase of sugar until the hoards are used up F false a I 1 se certification will be punishable under the united states criminal code under the rationing plan sales ales of sugar will be restricted to something om ething less than a pound of sugar per person per week main sources of sugar prior to our entrance into the war our main sources of sugar have been the philippines 16 per cent hawaii 14 per cent domestic beet 23 per cent domestic cane 6 0 per cent puerto rico 12 per cent cuba 29 per cent thus we see at a glance that sugar has come to us from far places that it is by no means an exclusively U S pro product prodoc duc and that war in the seven seas is bound to lay a heavy hand upon the free supplies which have hav e hitherto come to the american table to help offset this it is quite I 1 likely that beet and cane sugar in the united states will be greatly increased this year in any event the sugar rationing program Is a certainty and face to face with it many people with a sweet tooth are going to be thinking in terms of honey as a substitute tor for sugar very soon honey a strictly made ln in america product is even now crowding up front tor for its place in the spotlight bee culture is not confined to any particular section of the country but is common to all sections honey is a logical and perhaps the only substitute tor for sugar and should meet with no difficulty whatever to in fitting into the wartime program after all what is better than waffles 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 tor for breakfast there are honey desserts and honey sauces galore honey cookies and honey bread bakers very well know that honey has no equal in keeping cakes soft and moist tor for long periods of time even for months many tasty candies candi es can be made with honey such as nougats nou gats taffy fudge and lollypops lolly pops 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 time quick service of 0 energy the fact that honey is a quick source of energy Is well known many athletes use honey lust just before 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 AI A 1 blood builder too honey will also come to the aid ol of housewives during the canning season fruits canned with honey instead of sugar lack nothing at all in the way of deliciousness or keeping qualities in caloric value a tablespoonful of honey is equal to wi 1 tablespoonfuls q J honey frames with bees working 0 I 1 4 7 A trap devised to collect pollen for experiments on the growth regulating powers of different kinds of pollen it consists of square meshed hardware cloth placed parallel and about one half balf inch apart at entrance a no e to bee hive A pollen laden bee can just make its way into the hive by making two sharp right angle turns urns in the course of which the pollen pellets it carries are brushed oil off and drop into a collecting box USDA U S 0 A photograph by forsythe of maple syrup the average honey contains about 40 per cent 34 per cent dextrose and between I 1 and 2 per cent sucrose As a food it Is predominantly alkaline therefore very wholesome honey Is sold to in small square boxes in the comb and strained honey is sold in glass jars or in palls pails usually of five pounds net weight the price of honey is to in the neighborhood of 15 cents a pound but lower prices prevail on honey sold in larger containers for instance a five pound pail of honey will cost anywhere from 45 to 65 cents depending on the quality and the value giving reputation of the store where the purchase Is made nearly every grocery store carries honey and it can also be obtained at arny stands along the highway beekeepers Bee keepers located calef on highways do not often overlook 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 vea over his hat and pulled down over his face however many bee men prefer 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 avoided As bees 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 measurably in our estimation when we take a little time out to consider how it is made and as the honey bee has now been enlisted in the food tor for victory program for the duration it may be ba well right here to consider a few of the outstanding facts in the life of the bee our smallest patriot which only a half 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 program no attempt will be made here to go into the details of the bees complex civilization a civilization which has inspired awe to in the minds of thinkers since the days of early rome tor for even the elder pliny wrote about them but to review some of the facts that may give us a closer understanding of the busy little worker who has now been aligned on the allied side there are more believe lt i or orn in the we life of the bee than any other z insect in fact the he bee is unique among insects tor for it is the only insect that man has succeeded in domesticating where bees get nectar the source of honey is the purest that one can imagine the nectar which nature has stowed away to in red and white clover in apple and orange blossoms in buckwheat wild aster goldenrod and many other flowers and even to in the lowly sage in other words honey is not factory made but comes to us via the beeline route tresh fresh from natures gardens who could ask for anything purer or better if people only knew what a pound of honey represents to in bee travel they would have a keener appreciation clatl c n of the bees liquid gold which is destined to pinch hit bit tor for the white gold known as sugar to in many roles A spoonful of honey means many foraging trips lor for a great many bees it Is estimated that every pound of honey represents a combined flight mileage of approximately miles or two circuits ol of the globe at the equator in fact act one bee could riot not produce one pound of honey in a lifetime and incidentally a bees lifetime during thi the honey season is only about six weeks this is in itself an indication 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 yield of 0 nectar from clover blossoms becomes too thin this disposition to stay with it makes possible definite brands ot of honey such as buckwheat honey which would not be on the market if the bees were indiscriminate in the selection of the flowers they visit ordinary honey Is pale yellow while buckwheat honey is much deeper in color and much stronger in taste there Is much less of it on the market of course and some people do not like it on the other hand once a buckwheat taste Aaste has been acquired the preference is usually for that brand 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 is approximately one half its weight honey bee an engineer the comb built by the honey bee is a masterpiece of engineering consisting of hexagonal cells that are amazingly uniform and tilted at just the right angle to prevent the honey from running out the geometrical accuracy of the comb has been the marvel of the ages and has captured the full attention of masterminds master minds such as fabre and and huber to whom we are so heavily indebted for what knowledge we have of the bee and its crowded city one of the mo most st interesting chapters in the life of the bee occurs in the autumn when they eject the males from the hive all ali summer long when nectar has been plentiful and easy to get the males or drones have gotten along well enough with the workers sharing the same hive but they have been permitted to stay on sufferance only they never were really wanted but their presence was essential to the continued life a and nd expansion of the bee city when the first crisp days of tall fall come along there is a marked change in the attitude of the worker bees lees towards the males the drones are no longer wanted in the hive tor for they hey have not been producers taking the hint some of the drones take to their wings and go off oa on their own but certain doom faces them for winter is ahead and they have made no provision against I 1 it nor can they stand th the e cold I 1 bee needs company the honey bee it should be understood is not and cannot be a loner ioner it Is part and parcel of an insect city the most highly organized society in the world and once deprived of its citizenship certain death soon follows some of the drones return to the hive tor for a handout but are barred by the bees that guard the honey vaults eventually they are driven out the swarm Is the roman holiday of the bee and the only time in its brief and busy life when it has a bit of 0 tun fun on this occasion half the hive may follow the queen bebon bee on a great new adventure the queen having alighted on some branch or other object the worker bees cluster around her in a great seething buzzing ball when bees swarm in this manner they will not return to their old home however the alert bee keeper Is all ready for just such em emergencies urgencies he has prepared a new hive where a new city ot of wax will soon be started |