May 23, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



335 



I deiluce the following table, sbciwiiii,' the 

 number ot bees in a pound avoirdupois ; 



4054 bees just out of the cell. 



3S0S bees falling before a Bwarnung coliinj- 



(probably 3 or 3 days old). 

 2457 wax-workers. 

 3fl~4 swarming workers. 

 4S.S5 blaek workers in May-June. 

 50ii(l Italian workers in May-June. ■ 

 5151 blaok workers in July-August. 

 5271 Italian workers in July-August. 



According to that, the load of honey ot a 

 swarming bee is about '-4 its own weight. — 

 [This table is exceedingly interesting — the 

 more so, as I think it confirms very well the 

 figures that have been given heretofore. It 

 appears, then, that bees weigh more during 

 the swarming season, and that wax-workers 

 weigh the most of any. This fact is new as 

 well as interesting. It appears, again, that in 

 May, June, July, and August the black work- 

 ers are heavier than the Italian. I had 

 alwaj's supposed that the average Italian bee 

 was, if anything, a shade larger or heavier 

 than the blaok. Is it not (possible that the 

 black bees referred to were Carniolans, or of 

 that persuasion ? If so, there would be all 

 that difference as indicated in the table in 

 the relative weights, for we have come to 

 assume that the Carniolan is the largest bte 

 of the species Apix mellljica ; and we have also 

 assumed that the little black bees of this 

 country — not the brown bees — were the 

 smallest. With regard .to the amount of 

 nectar a bee can carry, it seems to me the 

 figures that I have seen heretofore are some- 

 what in excess of one-fourth its own weight. 

 There, I have just looked it up. Yes, Prof. 

 Koons estimates there are 4500 bees in a 

 pound, and that 10.000 bees can carry a pound 

 of nectar, this being the fewest number to 

 carry such an amount. According to this, 

 then, a bee can carry half its own weight in 

 nectar. But Prof. Koons estimattes that on 

 an average it will not carry more than one- 

 fourth of its own weight; and this agrees 

 with the above figures. But so far as wing- 

 power is concerned, we know that one bee 

 can carrj' one of its companions; it could, 

 therefore, carry its own weight in nectar, 

 providing its honey-sac would hold that 

 amount, which is probably not true. I have 

 dissected the honey-sac of worker-bees when 

 the3- were filled with nectar, so that they 

 almost dropped down as they flew in at the 

 entrance. This sac was, at the time, about 

 the size of a No. 4 shot, or perhaps a littlf 

 larger. — Editor." 



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I HONEY AND BEESWAX i 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, May 7.— There is very little beinjr 

 done in honey at present with practically no de- 

 mand for the e.xtractedg-rades; several consign- 

 ments on sale here for some time, without any 

 bids being- made. A little choice white comb 

 sells in a retail way at loc, with all other grades 

 scarce and firralv held at about former prices. 

 Extracted, 7^,sc for fancy white; ambers, ()@7c; 

 dark, S<q>S%c. Beeswax, 30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, May 17.— No demand for comb 

 honey, also stock of it well exhausted. Ex- 

 tracted very dull; sales are more or less forced; 

 lower prices from ^ to 1 cent per pound. 



C. H. W. Weber. 



Buffalo, May 18.— Fancy 1 lb. comb, 15@16c; 

 dark very dull indeed, 8(5a2c. Berries hurt sale 

 of honey now. Batterson & Co. 



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

 24-frame cases, per case, $3.40; No. 1, $3.25; am- 

 ber, $3.00. Peycke Bros. 



Detroit, Apr. 18— Fancy white comb, 14@lSc; 

 No. 1, 13@14c; dark and amber, 10@l2c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 6i^@7c; amber and dark, S@6c. 

 Beeswax, 27@28c. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



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 arriving, 

 wliich has been carried by the producers, ev 

 dently, for a higher 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(5^12c; 

 buckwheat, 9(5il0c. 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 454c a pound f.o.b. coast, which, 

 of course, hurts the sale of other grades to a 

 large extent. Beeswax is firm and sells on ar- 

 rival at from 28#29c. 



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Kansas City, May 4.— Practically no ship- 

 ments arriving, and very little selling. We are 

 getting $3.50 to $3.f.5 per case of 24 sections No. 

 I white; amber, $3.00 to $3.25. Beeswax scarce 

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



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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.— Fancv white comb honey we 

 quote at 17c: A No. 1, 16c; No. 1, 15(« loc. No' call 

 at all for dark honey this vear. Water-white 

 extracted, 8(&S^c; light am'ber, 7^rrt,sc. 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 & I^sb. 



San Francisco, May 8. — White comb ll@ 

 12 cents; amber, 8@10c; dark, 6@7 cents. Ex- 

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

 amber. 3J^@4c. Beeswax. 26@28c. 



The market is quiet and lacking in firmness. 

 Buyers are holding back, anticipating liberal 

 offerings soon. Dealers appeared before the 

 Board of Health of this city, to receive sanction 

 for the use of glucose in honey to prevent gran- 

 ulation, but the Board refused to take any 

 special action. 



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