comb-honey

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Unprocessed honey that is still situated in its original beeswax cells.

   • They are considered to be an all-purposes bee, but their comb-honey is not quite so good as that of the native kind: they are not equal to the latter as comb-builders, and are often hard to persuade to enter the supers;
   • The recent increase in the sale of alfalfa comb-honey has caused many grocers to hesitate to buy any comb-honey, for fear previous unpleasant experiences may be repeated and leave them with unsalable granulated comb-honey on hand.
   • Comb-honey production requires some more skill, perhaps, in order to produce a good crop, and at the same time keep down swarming, than does extracted-honey production.

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