April 14, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



287 



packed with leaves outside on tliree sides 

 only, and right on the ground. The combina- 

 tion stand and bottom-board is the best thing, 

 in my opinion, ever devised where bees are 

 not to be moved. 



In the drouth of last year blacl< berries gave 

 a good supply of honey. Our average was 3.5 

 sections per colony. Many contained pollen 

 for the first time. A. C. Hunsberqer. 



Northampton Co., Pa., Feb. 23. 



Winteped Very Poorly. 



Bees in this county will come through the 

 winter very poorly, and most of them will be 

 dead. We did not have a drop of honey after 

 August 1st, and those who extracted about 

 this time and did not feed in the fall, will 

 have no bees after -this winter. 1 did very 

 well with mine. I had 6000 pounds of ex- 

 tracted hone; , and 100 pounds of comb honey ) 

 from 60 colonies. I have 56 colonies in the 

 cellar. They are in fine shape and 1 hope lor 

 a good crop this year. We have had a great 

 deal of snow, and the white clover may come 

 through the winter in good shape and furnish 

 a good honey crop this year. 



Herman Luedloff. 



Carver Co., Minn., March 20. 



A Severe Winter. 



My 5 colonies are away down out of sight. 

 Since the middle of November we have had 

 zero weather all the time ; we have never seen 

 it 80 severe, and it is still snowing. 



I must thank you here for the suitable in- 

 struction I find in the American Bee Journal 

 on the subject of my failure. Last year they 

 built up strong, the bees would swarm and 

 skip, and swarm and skip. I feel it is neither 

 for want of proper instruction, nor yet able 

 instructors, that I failed, but rather want of 

 promptness and courage, and 1 must add 

 ignorance, too. It never entered my head the 

 bees would swarm so late in the season ; it 

 was just then that big, disastrous swarms 

 shocked me. Thomas Henry. 



Ontario, Canada, March 1. 



Feels Greatly Encouraged. 



1 am greatly encouraged. I wintered my 

 bees with very little loss, and they are now in 

 fine shape, having worked on alder, maple and 

 fruit-bloom. They have built up in stores 

 and to strong colonies. The prospect for a 

 good crop and increase are better now than 

 they have been since 1888. 



I am well pleased with the American Bee 

 Journal, and can truthfully say that it has 

 been worth more than four times the cost to 

 me. J. J. Wilder. 



Dooly Co., Ga., March 3. 



Report for 1903— Wintering. 



I started in last spring with 8 colonies 

 (hybrids), increased to 20. and secured 1075 

 pounds of honey, which 1 have sold at 15 

 cents for first grade and 12i.2 cents for second 

 grade. I use S-frame dovetailed hives, painted 

 white, with halt of them red on the front. I 

 have the shed open on the south, and set the 

 hives under the front part of the roof, with a 

 space of 6 feet wide behind the hives, which 

 are set in pairs, 6 inches apart, space is inches 

 between pairs (one hive red and one white). 

 For wintering 1 tack burlap on the bottom of 

 the super, and fill with dry leaves. I leave 

 the shade-boards in front of the hives to keep 

 out snow and cold winds. When a warm day 

 comes and a few bees have found their wa.v 

 out, I take down the shade-boards and let 

 them fly. The record shows they had flights 

 on Nov. 22, Dec. 3, 7 and 21, Jan. 15, and Feb. 

 5, 6 and 23. I think the cold winds are more 

 destructive to bees than cold, dry weather. 

 A. B. Nicholson. 



Logan Co., 111., March 7. 



Bees Wintered Well. 



I have five colonies of bees on tire summer 

 stands that wintered well. I examined them 

 Jan. 14, and found them all strong. I used 

 boards for wind-breaks. I want to increase, 

 by natural swarming, to 100 colonies. 



J. S. Bailey. 



Macon Co., 111., March 14. 



Connecticut.— The Connecticut Bee-Keepers' 

 Associatioa hold their spring meeting' in the 

 Capitol at Hartford. April 23, l'>04, beginning- at 

 10 a.m. All beekeepers and iheir friends are 

 cordially invited lo attend. A question-box 

 will be opened, and several interesting essays 

 presented. E. E. Smith, Cor. Sec. 



Waterlnwn, Wis. 



Special Notice lo Bee-Keepers 



BOSTON 



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 Catalog price on 



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Catalog for the asking. 



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Choice home-bred and 



Select Imported Stock. 



All Queens reared in full 



colonies. 



One Untested Queen fl.lO 



" Tested Queen 1.65 



" Selected " 2.20 



" Breeder " 3.30 



" Comb Nucleus (no 



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For prices on quantities and description of 

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J. L. STRONG. 

 204 East Logan Street, CLARINDA, IOWA. 



Whole sale H oney. 



We need a few thousand pounds more of 

 Comb Honey for our trade in Kansas City 

 and Omaha. Any person, any where, who 

 wants to cash up his Honey Crop at a whole- 

 sale price, we would be pleased to hear from, 

 with complete description and lowest price 

 delivered to their depot. West of Kansas City 

 and Omaha it should be in car-lots. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Manzanola, Colo. 



WANTED I'^^c^^.Jb HONEY 



In no-drlp shipping-cases. Also Amber Ex- 

 tracted in barrels or cans. Qnote your best price 

 delivered Cincinnati. The Fred W. Muth Co. 

 32Atf Front and Walnut, Cincinnati, Ohio 



OUR TEN-THOUSAND DOLLAR 



Bee Keepers' Supply Manufacturing Plant is 

 ready for business. Send for Price List. 

 MONDENG MFG. CO. 



147-149 Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis, Minn. 



THE NICKEL PLATE ROAD 



will sell tickets to Cleveland, Ohio, and 

 return, account of National Baptist 

 Anniversary, on May 16th, 17th and 

 18th, at rate of one fare for the round- 

 trip, plus 25 cents. Tickets good going- 

 date of sale. By depositing same, ex- 

 tended return limit of June 10th may 

 be secured. Through service to New 

 York City, Boston, and other Eastern 

 points. No excess fare charged on any 

 train on the Nickel Plate Road. Meals 

 on American Club Meal plan, ranging 

 in price from 35 cents to $1.00 ; also 

 service a la carte. Chicago depot, La 

 Salle and Van Buren Sts., the only 

 passenger station in Chicago on the 

 Elevated L,oop. Chicago City Ticket 

 Offices, 111 Adam.s St., and Auditorium 

 Annex. 'Phone Central 2057. 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



MAKKUT QUOTATIONS 



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Chicago, April 7.— The market is heavilv 

 supplied with comb and extracted honey, 

 neither of which are meeting witd any demand, 

 especially is thi-i true of the comb. Prices are 

 uncenain, as those havine- stock are anxious to 

 sell it; therefore it is difficult to quote piices. 

 The best grade? of white comb bring ll@12c; 

 anything ofif from choice to fancy is not wanted. 

 Extracted, white, according to quality, sells at 

 6M 7c; amber, SOlbc. BeeswaK, 30(2 32c. 



R. A. BORNETT & Co. 



Cincinnati, O., April 7.— The honey market 

 continues to be dull; if anything, the prices 

 on comb honey are lower; concessions are 

 made on bigger lots. I quote: fancy white 

 comb from 12>i@14c. Sales on extracted are 

 made at the following prices: Amber, in bar- 

 rels, SJi@55ic; in cans, He more; alfalfa, water- 

 white, 6@65^c; strictly white clover, for extra 

 fancy, 7^i(asc. Beeswax, 30c. 



C. H. W. Weber. 



Philadelphia, March 21.— The season for 

 selling honey has been prolonged on account of 

 the cold weather, which has certainly been 

 very fortunate for the bee-keeper, as there 

 never was as much honey shipped in so late in 

 the season to be disposed of. It has broken 

 the price quite considerable, but there is still 



?uite a demand, which otherwise would have 

 alien off. We quote: Fancy white comb. 13@ 

 14c; No. 1, 12c; amber and buckwheat, 9(u lOc. 

 Extracted, white. 7(s8c; amber, 6@7c. Beeswax 

 in good demand, 3lc. We are producers of 

 honey and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selse*. 

 Cincinnati, Mar. 4,— The demand for honey 

 is brighter than it has been in the past 60 days. 

 We continue to offer amber extracted in barrels 

 atS54to'6>.<,c, according to quality. White clover 

 extracted is a drag on the market at 6ii@siic in 

 barrels and cans. Comb honey seems to be re- 

 viving at 13K@15c for fancy. 

 Beeswax, 30c. The Fred W. Moth Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Mar. 25.— Honey market dull 

 and getting late; demand falling off for comb 

 honey now. So much comb honev is out of 

 condition, being candied hard inthe combs 

 makes most unsalable. We quote: 8@12c; 

 nominal now. Extracted, white, 6H(Si7c; am- 

 ber, (.(aid^^c; buckwheat, £@S)4c. Beeswax 

 2S@30c. H. R. Wright. 



Boston, March 22.— There is nothing new lo 

 note, either regarding the condition of onr 

 honey market or prices. The demand is natu- 

 rally not so heavy as it was, owing to the 

 warmer weather and the near approach of the 

 maple sugar season. Prices remain same as 

 before, which are as follows: White in glass- 

 front cases at lt.c; No. 1, at 15c. Supply is am- 

 ple, and demand light at this time. Extracted, 

 water-white, 8c; lieht amber, 7@8c; with bui 

 little call for dark Florida. 



Blake, Scott & Lbe. 



Kansas City, April s.— There seems to be a 

 little better demand for honev; the market is 

 strong at $2.25 for fancy white comb, $2.15 for 

 No. 1, and $2 00 per case for amber. We would 

 not be surprised to see the market make quite a 

 little advance from now on. 



Extracted, both in cans and barrels, remains 

 very dull and it takes extremely low prices to 

 move same. Beeswax, good demand at 30c. 

 C. C. Clbmons & Co. 



New York, March 7.— The market on comb 

 honey is decidedly dnll. There is some demand 

 for white honey, but prices are ruling rather 

 low. We quote fancy at 13@14c; No. 1, at 12c; 

 amber, at lie, and in round lots even these pri- 

 ces have to be shaded in order to eiTect sale«. 

 There is no demand at all for dark and buck- 

 wheat comb honey, and it looks as if some of it 

 would have to be carried over. We quote nomi- 

 nally at 9@10c per pound. 



There is a fair demand for extracted honey, 

 at irregular prices, fancy white bringine 6i^M 7c; 

 light amber, S^@6c; other grades, S@S^c\ and 

 Southern, common to fair, 50@55c per gallon. 

 Beeswax firm at from 29@30c. 



Hildreth & Segelken. 



San Francisco, March 30.— White comb, 1-lb. 

 frames, llK!@12c; amber, 8®10c. Extracted, 

 white, S«@S'4c; light amber, 4!^@4Jic; amber, 

 3K@4%c; dark amber, 3K@3'4'c. Beeswax, good 

 to choice, light, -'7!ii(ai29c; dark, 25(S2(>c. 



The market ^s showing very little life, buy- 

 ers operating slowly, either for shipment or on 

 local account. Such transfers as are effected 

 are at mnch the same prices as lately current, 

 although the general tone is by no means firm. 



