Mav 30, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



351 



left the beeb no place tu store tlie diseased 

 honey, and forced them to keep it until they 

 consumed it, and that ended the disease. 



AH of these plans and methods I studied 

 out 2.T years ago last summer and fall, when 1 

 had to treat 50 out of 60 colonies in my own 

 apiary for foul brood. 



Wtien foul-brood matter is drying: down it 

 glues itself fast to the lower side and bottom 

 of the cells, and there it will remain as long 

 as the comb lasts, and during honey-tlows the 

 bees store honey in many of these diseased 

 cells, and after that foul brood is spread 

 through a colony in proportion to the amount 

 of honey that is fed from the diseased cells to 

 the sound larvie. In tlie honey season, when 

 we are taking the combs out of the diseased 

 colonies to cure them, the bees (finding the 

 unsealed honey so handy with no uncaijpinjj 

 to do) rush into the open cells and take all 

 they can hold, and where many of the dis- 

 eased cells are full of unsealed honey (as 

 they usually are at such times) the bees will 

 get pretty well tilled up with diseased honey 

 before all the combs are removed. To cleanse 

 the bees of this honey I give them starters of 

 comb foundation, and in tour days the bees 

 make them into little pieces of comb and 

 store the diseased honey in them. X then (in 

 the evening) take away all the comb that the 

 bees made in the four days and give them full 

 sheets of comb foundation, and Ijefore this is 

 worked out the cure will be eomiilete. This 

 is the safest and most practical method for 

 all classes of bee-keepers to follow, and one 

 that never fails. It is one thing to cure an 

 apiary of foul brood and quite another to do 

 it and make more or less increase and have 

 all colonies in grand condition when the sea- 

 son closes, and this can be done. 



When I am examining an apiary I mark 

 each colony according to the condition I find 

 it in. I put one pencil cross on the front of 

 the hives that are strong in bees and have only 

 a little of the disease ; two crosses on those 

 that have less bees and more disease: and 

 three crosses on those that are weak in bees 

 and badly diseased. In the evening, in the 

 honey season, I pick out the weak colonies 

 that have the three crosses on, and shake the 

 bees of every three into an empty hive, so as 

 to make good, big colonies to start with, and 

 then give tliem the starters, which are to be 

 removed in the evening of the fourth day, and 

 fidl sheets of comb foundation put in their 

 place. I take the hives next that have two 

 crosses on, and put the bees of every two of 

 these into an empty hive and treat them. I 

 then remove the combs out of the hives that 

 have one cross on and shake the bees right 

 into the same hives, and treat them. 



Where I find only a few cells of the disease 

 in colonies that hSve large quantities of nice, 

 sound brood. I save this brood with some bees 

 on it and fill up two-story hives with it. I 

 then set these hives back a little distance 

 from the others, and when the most of this 

 brood is hatched I go in the evening aud 

 shake the bees into a single hive and treat 

 them and give them a iiueeu. 



The increase of colonies that I make by 

 hatching out the best combs of brood during 

 the honey season (which is the only safe time 

 to do this) more than makes up for the old 

 bees I united. 



All curing and treating of diseased colonies 

 shoulil be done in the evening, so as not to 

 have any swarming out and mixing in with 

 others, or bees returning to the old standi 

 after they have been united with others. 



This same method of curing can be carried 

 on at any time from May to October, when the 

 bees are not gathering any honey, by feeding 

 lilcnty of sugar .syrup in the evenings to take 

 the place of a honey-fiow. 



All the combs and pieces made in the four 

 days should be made into wax. — Wm. .McEvov, 

 in the Canadian Bee .Journal. 



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I HONEY MD beeswax! 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, Mav 20.— Market is nominal in al- 

 most all lines; a little comb sells at 15r*i 16c for 

 choice white, with the amber grades ranging 

 from 2<(li5c less. No movement of any conse- 

 quence in extracted, all dealers seeming to be 

 expecting; a lower range of prices. A little 

 fancy white clover and basswood sells at 7(" Sc, 

 depending on flavor, quality and quantity 

 taken; ambers, 0(ai7c: dark and buckwheat, 5^ 

 5J^c. Beeswax steady at 30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Detroit, May 21.— Fancy white comb, 14(2)150; 

 No. 1, 13(ail4c; dark aud amber, 10faH2c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, b^foiTc; amber and dark, S@6c. 

 Beeswax. 27@28c. 



Very little desirable honey in sight. The new 

 crop will find the market well cleaned up. The 

 demand is always light at this season of the- 

 year. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



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 J^ to 1 cent per pound. 



C. H. W. Weber. 



Boston, May 21.— Our market continues dull 

 on honey with very light stocks on hand. Our 

 normal prices are as follows: Faccv 1-pound 

 cartons, 17c; A No. 1, 16c; No. 1, ISc: No. 2, 12(si 

 14c. Extracted from 6H(af7J4c. 



Blake, Scott & I*er. 



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

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

 ber, $3.00. Peycke Bros. 



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,, 

 which 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(3;12c; 

 buckwheat, 9(n(10c. 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 4i4c 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 2>i(a'29c. 



HiLDRETH & SBGELKEN. 



Buffalo. May 18.— Fancy 1 lb. comb, 15(§il6c; 

 dark very dull indeed, 8(Sil2c. Berries hurt sale 

 of honey now. Batterson & Co. 



Kansas City, May 4.— Practically no ship- 

 ments arriving, and very little selling. We are 

 getting $3.50 to f3 (.5 per case of 24 sections No. 

 1 white; amber. $3.00 to $3.25. Beeswax scarce 

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



Successors to C. C. Clemous & Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Mav 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. 



San Francisco, Mayl5. — White comb ll@ 

 12 cents; amber, S@liic; dark, 6fe'7 cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5iatic; light amber 4v'a)4>4c; 

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



No large quantities of new honey have yet 

 put in an appearance, but the .inticipation of 

 heavy receipts at an early day is imparting a 

 weak tone to the market. Free purchases are 

 not possible, however, at current quotations, 

 and dealers may find it necessary to pay better 

 prices than now nominally current before se- 

 curing any considerable portion of this year's 

 crop. 



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