Jan. 28. 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BHEE JOURNAL. 



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would tie up about 30 to 50 nice sections 

 readj' for my " (lies " oa Sunday. (Naughty, 

 did you say?) Well, I can not tell you how 

 people admire fine honey, and the questions 

 they ask ; some would ask if the bees made it, 

 and others would ask whether it was good to 

 eat. Taking; up one of my "fly baits," I 

 would give it to a lady, tell her to try it and 

 let me know next time she was up how it 

 tasted. There is where my trouble began, for 

 after my first "baiting," I could not keep up 

 with my orders, for they would come out in 

 buggies and get their honey — for it was honey 

 this year. I could have sold twice my crop. 

 I will not have to give " baits " away in 1904, 

 for I have plenty of standing orders for 1904 — 

 if we get any honey. 



The record for 1904 is one I am not ashamed 

 of, ortnsidering the other work I did during 

 the biggest honey-flow we have had here for 

 18 years, to my knowledge. 



I have read lots of bee-books during my 

 life (44 years), but the book I think the most 

 of (and laugh the most when reading it), is a 

 little paper-covered book by Richard Smith, 

 and published at Oxford, England (my home), 

 in 1839. It is about 36 years ago since the 

 old bee-keeper gave me the book, and if he 

 could only see how we handle bees to-day, he 

 would think that in his day they knew very 

 little. John T. Paintix. 



Johnson Co., Iowa, Jan. 3. 



Results of the Season. 



My crop was about 48 pounds per colony 

 this year, all comb honey, which I sold for 20 

 cents a pound, all in one-pound sections. 



C. S. Guernsey. 



Litchfield Co., Conn., Dee. 28. 



Fear They Won't Winter Well. 



My bees are snugly packed away on the 

 summer stands, and I am hoping they will 

 come through the winter all right; but I am 

 somewhat fearful they will not, for while they 

 had plenty of stores they were short on bees. 

 G. T. WiLHS. 



Vermillion Co., 111., Dec. 30. 



Bees WinterlnK Well so Far. 



So far my bees have wintered well. Dur- 

 ing the latter part of the month of November 

 they had good flights on 3 days. In Decem- 

 ber, up to the 16th, it was too cold for the bees 

 to be out, but in the last 2 weeks we have had 

 8 days that the bees could fly, and on 3 days 

 the thermometer went up to 56 degrees. F., in 

 the shade, including Dec. 30 and 31. We have 

 had very little snow, and the lowest point 

 reached was 6 degrees above zero. 



Wm. Stollbt. 



Hall Co., Nebr., Dec. 31. 



An Old Bee-Keeper. 



I have been keeping bees ever since 1855, 

 with intermixture of success and failure. I 

 now have about 55 colonies in the cellar, I 

 think in pretty fair condition. Their con- 

 tented, low hum, when I made them a visit 

 seem to say, "All is well." I am past 85 

 years old, but I enjoy working with the bees 

 yet. N. Sanders. 



Henry Co., Ind., Dec. 31. 



A Beginner's Experience. 



In January, 1903, I bought some bees, 

 brought them home, and piled the hives on 

 top of each other on the south porch — a good, 

 warm place. They had a flight, and then the 

 weather turned cold— IS degrees below zero — 

 and I thought I would bring the bees into the 

 house (bee-room, adjoining room with tire) 

 until the cold snap was over. The entrances 

 were screened, and we went away from home 

 one day, and some one fmy wife) forgot and 

 left the door open, and they got warmed up, 

 and a whole raft of them got out some way, 

 and when we arrived home the bees were 

 everywhere. To prevent domestic trouble I 

 put them outside again, and did not put 

 them in the same place where they were 

 before, and when they flew again they mixed 



up and fought, and the next morning I found 

 4 queens kicked out of the entrances. Later 

 on they commenced to get too friendly (i). 1 

 set them a rod or so in front of the porch, and 

 when they flew back they came, and come 

 they did, right uniler the door in the house. 

 I set some of them back on the porch to save 

 them, and how they fought and came in under 

 and around the door— trouble is no name for 

 it. I sat out by those queenless colonies and 

 knocked robbers on the head, waiting for the 

 queens I had sent for to come (in place of 

 uniting, as I should), and how they would 

 come dead; but the robbers wouldn't come 

 that way a bit. 



But the strangest part is, that with all this 

 discouragement and loss I don't get discour- 

 aged and quit. I believe I would in some 

 other line of business. A. B. Tackaberrt. 



Van Buren Co., Iowa, Dec. 33. 



A Profitable Season. 



This has been a very profitable season for 

 bee-keepers in this locality. The prospect is 

 not so good as last season, still we can't tell ; 

 there seems to be considerable white clover 

 left for next season. The average amount of 

 honey sold, per colony, spring count, for 1903, 

 was about $9 or $10, besides some for home 

 use. Jacob Seibold. 



Champaign Co., III., Dec. 19. 



Poor Honey-Year— Swarming. 



We have had a very poor year for honey. I 

 had 7 colonies in the spring ; I shook one and 

 lost it, one of my best, too. I quit shaking 

 then and increased to IS by dividing, and got 

 perhaps 100 pounds of nice honey in small 

 frames, but no sections were finished. Some 

 of my colonies are very small, but are doing 

 well. I examined them Dec. 24. We have 

 had an exceedingly dry, cold fall and winter 

 so far, still the bees seem to be in better shape 

 than usual. 



I wish some advice. We have peculiar con- 

 ditions here to deal with. Our best and 

 shortest honey-flow is from the poplars; 

 they begin to bloom usually about April 15 to 

 25, and last say 3 weeks. This crop is a very 

 certain one, too. I never knew them all to be 

 killed by frost but once since 1 can remember, 

 which is over 40 years. This poplar honey 

 is our finest honey ; very thick and rich, but 

 the trouble is, the bees are in the midst of 

 their swarming fever right at the very time 

 they are most needed for this flow. We have 

 swarms here as early as March 20, sometimes. 

 If any one can tell me how I can keep my bees 

 from swarming until after this early and 

 valuable flow, he will dome a great favor. 

 P. T. Lemaster. 



Spartanburg Co., S. C, Dec. 31. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS 





Chicago, Jan. 8. — The new year opens with 

 a quiet trade id honey, retailers having usually 

 a supply from the stock laid in to make a good 

 show at the holiday time. Prires are without 

 essential change in No. 1 to fancy comb, which 

 brings about 13c; very little doing in off grades 

 at from KmSc less. Extracted, white grades, 

 bring from 6@7c, according to flavor and other 

 qualities; ambers about Ic less; especially 

 weak are those lacking in flavor and body. 

 Beeswax steady at 28@30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, Jan. 8. — The market on comb 

 honey has weakened, as the supply has been 

 larger than the demand. Fancy water-white, 

 14c; off grades, lower. Extracted, amber, in 

 barrels, 5K@5^c; in 60-lb. cans, %c more; al- 

 falfa, water-white, 6@6i4c; fancy white clover, 

 7@8c. Beeswax, good demand; 30c for nice. 

 C.H. W. Weber. 



Philadklphia, Jan. 13.— There has been very 

 little call for honey since the holidays. The 

 first two weeks of the year are the dullest dur- 

 ing the season; people become somewhat sur- 

 feited with sweets, lessening the demand. The 

 market is somewhat weaker, with quite a few 

 arrivals. We quote fancy comb at 15@16c; No. 

 1, 13@14c: amber, 12c. Extracted, white, 7^@8c; 

 amber, 6@7c. Beeswax, 31c, We are producers 

 of honey and do not handle on commission. 

 Wm. a. Selseb. 



Albany, N. Y., Jan. 15.— Honey mrket ex- 

 tremely dull since the holidays and cold 

 weather. Quotations are nominal, and asking 

 prices mostly. We are quoting 15c for fancy 

 white; 14c for A No. 1; l2@13c for dark and 

 mixed, but would shade theseprices now rather 

 than lose sales. Extracted, inquiry improving 

 somewhat, especially on the buckwheat and 

 darker grades. H. R. Wright. 



Cincinnati, Nov. 2f>. — The demand for comb 

 honey is slower now than it was six weeks ago, 

 owing to the enormous quantities offered on all 

 sides. Fancy comb is sold in single case lots 

 at 14c. The supply of extracted honey is big, 

 although the demand is good. We are selling 

 amber extracted in barrels at 5^^v6!^c- White 

 clover, in barrels and cans, 7i«6@8>^c, according 

 to quality. Beeswax, 30c. 



The Fred W. Muth Co. 



Boston, Dec. 21.— The demand for honey con- 

 tinues good, with an ample supply of comb, and 

 a light supply of extracted. We quote our 

 market as follows: Fancy white comb. 16@17c; 

 No. 1, 14@lScj and practically no No. 2 to offer. 

 Extracted, 7(a'>ic, as to quality. 



Blake, Scott & Leb. 



KansasCity, Dec. 30.— Instead of our honey 

 market improving, it has grown worse as far 

 as comb is concerned. The receipts have in- 

 creased and fancy comb and No. 1 have been 

 sold as low as $2-50 per case of 24 sections. We 

 do not look for an^ improvement in prices be- 

 fore February, if then. We quote: Fancy 

 white comb, 24 section cases, $2 60; No. 1, $2.50; 

 No. 2, $2.40. Extracted, white, per lb., 7@7>^c; 

 amber, 6@(.>tc. Beeswax, 25@28c. 



C. C. Clemons & Co. 



New York, Dec. 4. — Comb honey is arriving 

 in sufficient quantities to supply the demand, 

 and, as to the quality, most of the white honey 

 seems to be off color, more or less. We quote 

 fancy white at 14c; No. 1 at 13c; amber, ll@l2c: 

 and buckwheat, 10c. Extracted, light amber, 

 at 6c; white, 6i4c; Southern, S5@60c per gallon; 

 buckwheat, SHc. Beeswax, 28(a29c. 



Hildreth & Segelken. 



San Francisco, Jan. 6.— White comb, 1-lb. 

 frames, 13@14 cents; amber, 9(g;iic. Extracted, 

 white, 5^@6c; light amber, 4!^@5c; amber, 

 4@45^c; dark amber, 3!^fSJ4c. Beeswax, good 

 to choice, light, 27J4@29c; dark, 25(ai26c. 



Spot stocks are not particularly heavy, but 

 trade is slow. Only for most select qualities 

 does the market show firmness. 



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