May 16, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



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soniilly interested, but will inform liiniself in 

 atlvanee. Tlien it some trouljle arises lie will 

 not be foolishly alarmed when not the slightest 

 symptom of the dread disease is present ; and 

 on the other hand, the disease will not be able 

 to steal a march on him, for he will be ready 

 to detect it on sight, and to battle it before 

 it makes serious headway. lu the Rocky 

 Mountain Bee Journal the ex-secretary of the 

 Colorado Bee-Keepers' Association g-ives the 

 symptoms and cure in the following very 

 succinct manner : 



THE STMPTOMS. 



The larv;e of the bees turn brown in open 

 cells; the cappings of some of the brood are 

 sunken, have occasionally small perforations, 

 and contain dead larv* in a putrid condition, 

 of a brown or coiTee color and a ropy consis- 

 tency. This latter characteristic is the most 

 striking symptom of the disease. To demon- 

 strate this ropiness, stick a toothpick into the 

 brown mass, twirl it around once or twice, 

 and draw it out ; if it adheres to the tooth- 

 pick, and pulls out in the form of a string, 

 you can be sure that it is a case of foul brood. 

 In the more advanced stages of the disease a 

 disagreeable glue-like odor is often percep- 

 tible. 



THE cnRE. 



The best time to free bees from foul brood 

 is during the honey-flow, as they are then in 

 ]iroper condition to build combs quickly, and 

 the danger of robbing is at that time reduced 

 to a minimum. 



Towards evening transfer the bees ; to do 

 this remove the affected colony from its old 

 . stand, and place it a little distance to the 

 rear. Take a new or clean hive filled with 

 frames containing either starters or full 

 sheets of foundation, set in exactly the same 

 position where the old one stood, and hang 

 sacks or lean boards in front of the adjoining 

 hives to prevent the bees of the affected col- 

 ony from entering them. 



Open your foul-broody colony, using very 

 little smoke in doing so; shake the Ijees otT 

 the combs on paper previously placed in front 

 of the new or clean hive, and run them in. 

 The utmost care must be exercised not to 

 drop any honej' or comb on the ground. 



As the latest experiments have shown that 

 Iwiled honey from diseased colonies is not 

 safe to feed back to the bees, we urgently 

 advise to burn up completely all combs of 

 diseased colonies. To do this, a deep hole 

 should be dug beforehand, a good fire started 

 in the same, and the combs and frames 

 burned in it. Afterwards the hole should be 

 completely filled with earth to cover up any 

 honey which may remain. 



If .vou wish to save the hive, paint the in- 

 side of it all over with kerosene or gasolene 

 and drop a lighted piece of paper into it. 

 After the whole inside of the hive is slightly 

 charred, smother the fire by putting on the 

 cover. Frank RArcHFUSS. 



Bees Deserting for Want of Pollen. 



In the Australasian Bee-Keeper it is .isaid 

 that H. I.. Jones found his nuclei unmanage- 

 able through swarming out, and he dis- 

 covered a pollen famine was the cause. As 

 soon as he gave the bees a substitute for pol- 

 len the trouble ceased. 



CONVENTION NOTICE. 



Illinois.— The spring meetinif of the eastern 

 division of the Northern Illianis Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will be held at the residence o( B. 

 Kennedy, 7 miles southeast ol Rockford, 111., on 

 Rural Route No. 5, and 3 miles northeast of New 

 Milford. 111., Tuesday, May 21, I'Wl. All inter- 

 ested in bees are cordially invited to attend. 

 B. Ke.nnedy, Sec 



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PAN-AMERICAN OPENING. 



The Nickel Plate Road will sell ex- 

 cursion tickets from Chicago to Buffalo 

 at $13.00 for the round-trip on each 

 Tuesday in May (the 7th, 14th, 21st 

 and 28th,) with limit of 5 days, namely: 

 retttrning good on any train to and in- 

 cluding midnight train from Buffalo 

 on Saturday following Tuesday tickets 

 are sold. They will be good going on 

 all trains on date sold. 



Daily train from Chicago at 10:30 

 a. ni., arrives Buffalo 2:05 following 

 morning ; daily train from Chicago at 

 2:30 p.m., arrives at Buffalo 7:35 next 

 morning ; daily train from Chicago at 

 10:30 p.m., arrives Buffalo 4:45 next 

 afternoon. 



All trains carry through vestibuled 

 sleeping-cars. Individual Club Meals, 

 ranging in price from 35 cents to SI. 00, 

 and no meal in excess of the latter fig- 

 ure, are served in dining-cars. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, May 7.— There is very little bein^ 

 done in honey at present with practically do de- 

 mand for the extracted grades; several coiisig^n- 

 raents on sale here for sometime, without any 

 bids beiu^ made. A little choice white comb 

 sells in a retail way at lt>c, with all other grades 

 scarce and firmlv held at about former prices. 

 Extracted, "tosc for fancy white; ambers, OfoiTc; 

 dark, 5(a5!4c. Heeswax, 30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Buffalo^ May 2.— Fancy 1 lb. comb, 15(a^l6c; 

 all other grades drapgine at 8((il2c, as to g-rade, 

 and not wanted. Extracted not wanted. Fancj- 

 beeswax, 2~fEf 28c; other proportionately less. 

 Battkrson & Co. 



Omaha, May 1.— Comb honey, extra white, 

 24-frame cases, per cate, $3.40; No. 1, S3.25; am- 

 ber, $3.00. Peycke Bkos. 



New York, May 3.— We report aquiet market 

 on all lines. While the old crop of comb honey 

 is well exhausted, still there is some arrivingr, 

 which has been carried by the producers, evi- 

 dently, for a hig-her price Values are mostly 

 nominal now, and it is only a first-class fancy ar- 

 ticle that will sell at quotation prices. We quote: 



Fancy white, 15c; No. 1, 13c; amber, ll^l2c; 

 buckwheat, 9(aH0c. Extracted is decidedly dull, 

 and very little inquiry. Old crop of California 

 light amber and partly white, is now being- of- 

 fered as low as 4^c a pound f.o.b. coast, which, 

 of course, hurts the sale of other grades to a 

 larg-e extent. Beeswax is firm and sells on ar- 

 rival at from 2S(g+29c. 



HiLDRETH & SeGBLKBN. 



Cincinnati, Apr. 18.— The demand for comb 

 honey is nearly over. The stock of it also well 

 cleaned up. Fancy white brings lt> cents. Ex- 

 tracted is in fair demand; dark sells for 5l4c', 

 better grades bring- 6fe>7J^c; fancy white clover 

 from si^u^'c. C. H. W. Weber. 



Kansas City, May 4.— Practically no ship- 

 ments arriving-, and very little selling-. We are 

 getting $3.50 to $3 (j5 per case of 24 sections No. 

 1 white; amber, $3,00 to $3.25. Beeswax scarce 

 at 25c. W, R. Cromwell Produce Co., 



, to C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Albany, N. Y., May 3.— Honey market very 

 dull. Very little call for anything- but choice 

 comb honey, of which, there is a scarcity. Ex- 

 tracted quiet. H. R. Wright. 



Boston, May 4.— Fancy white comb honev we 

 quote at l7c: A No. 1, 16c; No. 1, 15'<' Kjc. No'call 

 at all for dark honey this year. Water-white 

 extracted, srd>8J^c; Itg-ht am'ber, "J^faSc, Bees- 

 wax, 27c. 



Our market on comb honey is firm with light 

 stocks and a fairly good demand for this time 

 of the year. Blake, Scott & Lbb. 



San Francisco, May 1.— White comb 11@ 

 12 cents; amber, StoHic; dark, 6to7 cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5@oc; Ug'ht amber, 4@*i^c; 

 amber, 3J4@4c. Beeswax, 26@28c. 



The market inclines in favor of buyers, with 

 considerable honey offering, spot and to arrive, 

 and the inquiry not very active. There is some 

 of last year's honey still in stock, one jobbing- 

 firm being reported as havingabout 3 car-loads, 

 including comb and e.xtracted. 



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