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Bee-Culture at Present: Nuremberg

In Germany from olden time the neighborhood of Nuremberg has been particularly celebrated. The bee-masters there formed a guild of their own, had special privileges, and stood next to the Emperor, Nuremberg being called the bee-hive of the holy Roman Empire; and the Nuremberg honey-cakes are still celebrated. From the middle ages to near the present time the German bee-masters led in the honey and wax producing industry, but lately they have had to give place to the New World, with its virgin bee-pastures and its great activity. The United States now stands at the head, the most famous honey being that of California. It is to the modern world what the honey of Hybla and Hymettus was to the ancient; and it is interesting to learn that a large part of it is made from the white sage, - a plant similar to the Attic and Sicilian thyme, and which gives to the honey a similar flavor.