Jan. 17, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



47 



the aster a much-deserved good name 

 on page 793 (1900). I would advise 

 " Mississippi," page 783, to try this, as 

 he says he is searching for good honey- 

 plants. It has proven a boon to bee- 

 keepers here. It comes into bloom 

 the very last of September, and gives 

 us a fair surplus, besides a force of 

 young bees for vrinter, and bountiful 

 winter stores. It granulates very 

 quickly, however, especially when ex- 

 tracted ; I have known it to granulate 

 solid in 10 days, and when mixt with 

 no other kind of honey it has much the 

 appearance of lard. 



Last June I received a tested queen 

 from a noted queen-breeder in the 

 East. She arrived all right, and I put 

 her away until the next morning, as I 

 was very busy at the time. The next 

 morning I ■ destroyed the reigning 

 queen, and as I had so much work on 

 hand I did not take time to separate 

 the new one from her escorts, but 

 pulled back the wire-cloth, exposing 

 about an inch of candy, and set the 

 cage on the top-bars of the hive. Some 

 honey was coming in at the time, but 

 I was also feeding them. I examined 

 the hive 48 hours after the queen was 

 releast, but in a day or two when I 

 lookt again there were numerous 

 bunches of queen-cells, but no queen 

 to be seen. J. Wiley Motxtjoy. 



Anderson Co., Ky., Dec. 22. 



Bees in Good Condition Swarming. 



Bees went into winter quarters in 

 this locality strong in numbers, and 

 plentiful in stores. Most of them were 

 left on the summer stands until late in 

 November, owing to the mild weather. 

 They stored an average of about SO 

 pounds per colony of surplus honey, 

 altho some colonies stored as high as 

 100 pounds — I think mine did, spring 

 count. 



In my apiary, some years ago, a large 

 swarm issued in June ; without mak- 

 ing any attempt to cluster they put for 

 the woods, which is but a stone's throw 

 from my apiary. They went slowly, 

 flying around the tops and bodies of 

 the trees they past. I was quite certain 

 they had a tree lookt up in which they 



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were intending to settle, and, sure 

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Clark Co., Wis., Jan. S. 



Bees Light in Stores. 



Bees went into winter quarters light 

 in stores, and I may have to feed them 

 in the spring. I am wintering some in 

 the cellar, and some in an open shed 

 facing the south. 



My eyesight is poor, and I can hardly 

 see to read the Bee Journal any more, 

 but I still keep some bees, and I don't 

 like to give it up, as I can see to read it 

 a little. Noah Millek. 



Iowa Co., Iowa, Jan. 8. 



Poor Season for Bees in 1900. 



I put 75 colonies of bees into the 

 cellar last winter. One died of starva- 

 tion, and 4 were queenless. I had 9 

 first and 3 second swarms, and 5 left 

 the hive before I started to break them 

 up. Some of the new colonies had 

 about one pound of honey when I 

 robbed them, and some of the old ones 

 had very little honey. They had too 

 many bees for so poor a season as the 

 last was. 



I took 700 pounds of comb honey from 

 the supers, and have 266 pounds on 

 hand yet. 



I put 53 colonies into the cellar on 

 Nov. 28th. The prospects for next sea- 

 son are good, provided we get plenty 

 of snow to cover the clover, which 

 showed up nicely last fall. 



Wm. Duescher. 



Brown Co., Wis., Dec. 28. 



CONVEN TION N OTICES. 



Minnesota— The annual meeting of the South- 

 ern Minnesota Bee-Keepers' A-isocialiou will 

 be held at the court house in Winona. Jan. 23, 

 24, IWl. A very elaborate program has been 

 arranged. It is intended to secure a chorus of 

 girls to render several musical numbers, and it 

 is expected that the attendance will be 

 very large. Among other good things on the 

 program are the following: Address bv Pres. 

 E. B. Huffman; Song, " Hum of the Bees in the 

 Apple-Tree Bloom; "Bee-Keeptng as a Source 

 of Pleasure and Profit," bv E. B. Huffman; 

 " Reminiscences of Bee-Keeping," bv J. Turn- 

 tuU; " Different Strains of Bees," bv F. Oech; 

 '■Production of Section Honev," bv W. K. 

 Bates; *' Rearing Queen-Bees," by E. B. Corn- 

 well; "Wintering Bees Out- Doors," by Wra. 

 Berthe: " Implements Used in Bee-Keeping," 

 by J. M.Rietz; "How to Exhibit Honev," bv 

 Frank Yahnke; " Bee-Forage," by W. F. Mar- 

 tin: "Marketing Honey," by Peter Oech; 

 "Managing an Apiarv," bv Phil Gardner; 

 " Dividing Colonies of Bees," bv Jas. M. dates, 

 and " Prevention of Swarming," bv T. B. Rand. 



Winona, Minn. C. A. Gile, Sec. 



Grow Rich, Mr, Farmer.— Every farmer is 

 ambitious to put aside a snug sum for the later 

 vears. Well, that is iust right; but wbv not 

 grow rich double-quick. You can do it. How? 

 By planting plenty of John A. Salzer's Seed 

 Company's La Crosse, Wis., grown seeds. You 

 see, Salzer breeds his seeds up to big yields, as 

 the farmer breeds his cattle to their highest 

 point of merit. The result is, Salzer's seeds 

 sprout, grow, and produce enormously. Many 

 a farmer's granaries had to be built larger, and 

 his barns needed additions put on, on account 

 of sowing Salzer's seeds: that's good, prosper- 

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I HONEY AND BEESWAX | 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, Dec. 21.— The demand has fallen off 

 very much of late, but prices have not declined 

 to any great degree from those prevailing- for 

 the past f-O days, but any pressure to sell would 

 cause a,decUne. Fancywhite comb, 16c; No 1, 

 15c; amber and travel-stained white, 13@Uc; 

 dark and buckwheat, 10@llc. Extracted, white, 

 "Hfe'.Hc; amber, l(m-%c; buckwheat and other 

 dark grades, b<m6^^c. Beeswax, 2.'<c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Kansas City, Dec. 21.— Honev market firm, 

 demand steady. Fancywhite comb, 24-section 

 case, $3.50 to $3.75; 12-section case, $l.')n to $2.00; 

 amber, case, $3.00 to $3.25. Extracted, white, 

 8©9c; supply fair; receipts and demand good. 

 Beeswax, 22@30c. Demand fair. 



W. R. Cromwell Produce Co., 

 Successors to C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Buffalo, Jan. 4.— Honey market is very quiet 

 and unsatisfactory. The various lots here must 

 be cut sharply to' -sell. Fancy. 15(a.l6c; fair to 

 good, lOio'Hc, but prices are shaded according 

 to the case. No extracted wanted. Beeswax 

 quiet at 2S^28c. Batterson& Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Jan. 5.— Fancy white, limiSc- 

 No.l, 16@l-c; No. 2, 14(S,i5c; mixt, 13@14c: buck 

 wheat, 12H(ail3Kc. Extracted, white, 8(a8>ic* 

 mixt, 7®-\4c. 



Honey market slow with light stock, but sell 



ing at concessions, especially on extracted, 



which have been holding too high everywhere., 



H. R.Wriuht. ' 



Boston, Dec. 22.— Fancy No. 1 white in car- 

 tons, 17c: A No. 1, Ibc; No. 1, lStal6c, with a 

 fairly good demand. Absolutely no call for 

 dark honey this year. Extracted, white, 754® 

 Sc; light amber, 7'n7>^c. Beeswax, 27c. 



Blake, Scott & Lkb. 



Cincinnati, Jan. 4.— The market for comb 

 honey here is becoming a little bare, altho 

 higher prices are not obtainable. Fancy white 

 comb sells for 16c; lower grades do not want to 

 .sell at all. Extracted is selling slow; amber for 

 S'A and higher; fancy white clover brings S@ 

 8Hc. Beeswax, 38c. C. H. W. Wbber. 



New York, Dec. 22.— Fancy white, 15{aii6c; 

 No. 1 white, 14c; No. 2 white 12wI3c; amber, 

 12c; buckwheat, 10(ai]c. Extracted in fairly 

 good demand at 75^^^8c for white, and 7c for 

 amber; off grades and Southern in barrels at 

 from 6S(alSc per gallon, according to quality. 

 Not much demand for extracted buckwheat as 

 yet. Some little selling at 5>^@6c. Beeswax firm 

 at 28 cents. 



Demand continues good for comb honey; sup- 

 ply fairly good. Extracted in fair demand with 

 enough supply to meet requirements. 



Hildreth & Segelkbw. 



Detroit, Dec. 22— Fancy white comb, 15(3)16c: 

 No. 1, 13(?'14c; dark and amber, lOfaiUc. Ex- 

 tracted, white. 7!^(g8c; amber and dark, 6@7c. 

 Beeswax, 26(S28c. M. H. Hdnt & Son. 



San Francisco, Dec. 1').— White comb 13® 

 14 cents; amber, nH®WAc: dark, S(a(9c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 7}^@8c; light amber, 6X@'i}ici 

 amber. S}^@6J4c. Beeswax, 26@28c. 



Stocks of all descriptions are light, and 

 values are being as a rule well maintained at 

 the quoted range. Firmness is naturally most 

 pronounced on light amber and water' white 

 honey, the latter being in very scanty supply. 



HONEY HARKET.-We may have a customer 

 within a short distance of you who wants your 

 honey or beeswax. We are'in close touch with 

 all the markets; therefore write us regarding 

 your crop, stating quantity, quality, and lowest 

 cash price. References— Either Bank here for 

 any business man in this city. 



Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, III. 

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