July, 1913. 



231 



American Itae Journal 



Bee-Keeping 



In Dixie-^ 



conveniences, the bee-keeper is fully 

 convinced. Right here lies the great- 

 est field of work for our promoters. 



Conducted by J. J. Wilder. Cordele. Ga. 



Honey Marknt and Prices 



There lias been a great crop of honey 

 produced, but most bee-keepers are 

 not in touch with the market. We have 

 no great honey market or honey deal- 

 ers in the South, consequently we have 

 to ship to northern markets or try to 

 develop our own, which is by far the 

 best thing to do. Any first-class gro- 

 cery store will take honey, if it is prop- 

 erly packed. Much can be sold in this 

 way, if the grocers be allowed time to 

 dispose of it. If this cannot be done, 

 wholesale grocers will take it and place 

 samples in the hands of traveling men, 

 with the command to push it, but as 

 these men are jobbers, we have to make 

 them jobber's prices. The most of 

 them represent reliable firms, and but 

 little loss will occur. In the long run, 

 this is the way to dispose of a crop. 



Any of our cracker factories will 

 take an off grade of extracted honey at 

 5 and 6 cents per pound. Jobbers us- 

 ually pay from 7 to 8 cents per pound 

 for extracted honey, plus the price of 

 the cans or jars. Comb and chunk 

 honey sell for !) and 10 cents per pound, 

 and the wholesale trade from 1 to 2 

 cents per pound more. 



The Caucasian Bees Highly Praised 



"Mr. Wilder: — I have tried many 

 different races of bees, and lam not 

 yet suited, but I have one colony of 

 Caucasians that come the nearest to 

 my ideal. They have many good 

 points. The queen keeps so much 

 brood in the hive all the time, and yet 

 the bees are not inclined to swarm." 



Spencerville, Md. H. V. Black. 



"Mr. Wilder: — I bought some Cau- 

 casian queens about 3 years ago. I do 

 not think, they were pure stock, but 

 mixed badly with Italians. They were 

 always crowded with brood and honey, 

 but that was not the case with the Ital- 

 ians." Jlian M. Curnow. 



Palmer Soriano, Oriente, Cuba. 



The Caucasians are praised by those 

 who have tried them. Many bee-keep- 

 ers are adopting them in preference to 

 other races. There are several vital 

 points in their favor. I adopted them, 

 and have more than 1000 colonies. My 

 bee-business was once at a critical 

 point, so far as stock was concerned, 

 and I would have had to "call a halt" 

 had I not had Caucasians. Their good 

 traits made it possible for me to con- 

 tinue spreading my business, and do 

 so at a profit. 



Modern Hives Best 



"Mr. Wilder: — I have until recently 

 been an "old timer" in bee-keeping, 

 but I find the modern movable-frame 

 hives the proper kind, and I am getting 

 cranky over my little 'pets.'" 



Lawrenceville, Ga. J. A. Smith. 



Crude hives with no conveniences 



are still prevalent in the South, simply 

 because those who have them do not 

 believe it would pay to use anything 

 else. This is a great mistake our 

 f. lends are making. When once in- 

 duced to investa fewdollarsin modern 



Apiary Work 



There is very necessary apiary work 

 to do at this time of the year. The 

 spring honey crop is over in most sec- 

 tions, and all the surplus honey should 

 be removed as early as possible and 

 marketed. The bees should be made 

 ready for the next honey-How, which 

 will be on in about 30 days. 



By closely examining the brood-nest 



Bees hived in trees are setting more scarce every season. J. S. Turner, of Lima. N Y., 

 secured tins " beeeum ■ from a broken basswood tree-top. 2 miles from home. The 

 log was sawed off and hauled home, after nailing a board on each end. The bees oc- 

 cupy a space lo inches in diameter by 42 inches in height. It is the strongest colony in 

 his yard. 



