1917 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



387 



tccnth of each nioiitli during the 

 honey-shipping season. The informa- 

 tion is secured by representatives of 

 the Bureau located in the markets, 

 and is transmitted to Washington by 

 wire. For tlie present the bulletins 

 will be issued only from Washington. 

 These bulletins will l)e sent by mail 

 free to any person rc(|ucsting them. 

 All inquiries should be addressed to 

 Charles J. Brand, Chief, Washington, 

 D, C. 



Telegraphic Reports From Today's 



Markets — Jobbing Prices 



(L. C. L. prices on large lots to 



jobbers). 



Note: Arrivals include receipts 

 during preceding two weeks. Prices 

 represent current quotations. 



Cincinnati — Arrivals, 1 car Wiscon- 

 sin comb, 5 barrels and 6 cases Iowa, 

 28 cases Alichigan, 10 cases Alabama, 

 1 barrel and 9 crates Kentucky; near- 

 by receipts light. Demand good, mar- 

 ket very strong, movement moderate, 

 account of high prices. Extracted 

 honey: Light amber, 15c; orange and 

 white sage, 17c per pound. Comb 

 honey: Fancy white heavy, $4.75; No. 

 1, white heavy, $4.50 per 24-section 

 case. 



St. Louis — Extracted honey: South- 

 ern bright amber in barrels, ll;.^-12c 

 per pound; in cans, 12-12j4c per 

 pound. Beeswax: Light supplies; 

 36-37c per pound. Honey arrivals : 1 

 car Porto Rico and moderate 1. c. 1. 

 Southern. 



Minneapolis — Light local receipts ; 

 no rail arrivals. Demand and move- 

 ment' slow, market steady. Colora- 

 dos : White comb honey, 24-section 

 cases, $4.00-$4.25. Extracted honey, 

 white, in 60-lb. cans, mostly 14c per 

 pound. Minnesotas: Comb honey, 24- 

 section cases, fancy, mostly 18c; 

 choice mostly 16-17c per section. Ex- 

 tracted honey: White, in 5 and 10- 

 Ib pails, mostly 15-16c per pound. 



St. Paul — Arrivals, approximately 

 700 cases Minnesota comb, 10 cans 

 extracted and 2 barrels; approxi- 

 mately 1020 lbs. mixed comb and ex- 

 tracted from Wisconsin, 1 car from 

 Ohio, mostly extracted, and light lo- 

 cal comb receipts. Demand moder- 

 ate, market firm. Minnesota and Wis- 

 consin : White comb, 24-sectiou cases, 

 18-19c per section; extra fancy, small 

 lots, 20c per section ; no sales extract- 

 ed honey reported. Beeswax: no 

 sales reported. 



Chicago — No carlot arrivals; re- 

 ceipts from nearby States very light. 

 Demand active, market strong. Comb 

 honey: White clover, fancy mostly 

 22c per pound; No. 1, 20-21c per 

 pound. Extracted honey : Fancy white 

 clover and basswood, mostly 15c per 

 pound; other stock MYz-lAVzC per 

 pound. Extracted honey : California, 

 practically cleaned up ; no sales re- 

 ported. Beeswax, 35-38c per pound, 

 according to purity. 



Denver — Arrivals, approximately 

 3500 cases white comb and 60,000 lbs. 

 v/hite to light amber extracted. De- 

 mand and movement moderate for 

 comb; demand light, movement drag- 

 gy for extracted honey; market firm. 

 Quality and condition generally good. 

 White comb honey: Firsts, $4.05 per 

 24-section case; seconds, $3.60. Ex- 



tracted honey: White to light am- 

 ber, 14j-i-15c per pound. Beeswax: 

 Receipts very light; price to pro- 

 dnrcr, 34c per pound. 



Philadelphia — Arrivals, 300 cases 

 and 35 kegs extracted, approximately 

 1200 cases comb, all from New York 

 Slate ; approximately 100 cases local 

 comb; no imported stock arrived. De- 

 mand moderate, market steady. Few 

 sales Southern extracted; amber, ti- 

 ll J/.c per pound. New Yorks : quality 

 only fair; very few sales of mixed 

 grades; light amber to white, 19c per 

 pound. Beeswax, demand slow, mar- 

 ket steady, 37-38c per pound. 



New York — Arrivals, 1 car Cali- 

 fornia, 5 barrels Florida, 15 barrels 

 Key West, 9 barrels Texas, 39 half- 

 barrels Texas, 408 barrels Porto Rico, 

 871 barrels Santo Domingo, 216 bar- 

 rels Cuban, 30 cases British Hon- 

 duras. Market fair, demand moder- 

 ate. Extracted honey: West India, 

 $1.2S-$1.50, mostly $1.35-$1.40 per gal- 

 lon ; California, dark, 12^-13c per 

 pound; light, 14-14J/2C per pound. 



Comb honey, per 12 sections, $3. Ex- 

 port : demand slow; market quiet ; no 

 prices reported. Beeswax : Arrivals, 

 328 packages Cuba, 421 packages 

 Santo Domingo. Market quiet, de- 

 mand slow. Yellow stock, 38'^-40c 

 per pound ; dark stock, 36-38c per 

 pound. 



Kansas City — Comb honey arrivals, 

 1 car Colorado, approximately 100 

 cases native by express. Extracted, 

 120 cans Colorado. Demand and 

 movement moderate, market firm. 

 Colorados : Comb honey, quality and 

 condition good, 24-section cases, few 

 fancy, $4.50; No. 1, $4.35; No. 2, $4.15. 

 Extracted honey, white and extra 

 light amber, 14-15c per pound; dark 

 and extra dark, 10-12c per pound. 

 Native comb honey: all sales in small 

 lots; quality and condition good; 24- 

 section cases, mostly $4.50. Beeswax, 

 approximately 400 pounds arrived; 

 demand limited, market steady; all 

 sales in small lots; mostly 40c per 

 pound. 



Dr.Miller*s ^ AnSWERS5^ 



Send Questions either to the office of the American Bee Journal or direct to 



Dr. C. C. Miller. Marengo. Il\. 



He does nut answer bee-keeoin? Questions bv mail. 



It is inferred that all readers have access to the book "A Thousand Answers to Beekeeping 

 Questions." This will avoid duplication in answering, as the book contains answers to practically 

 all questions ordinarily asked on beekeeping. Subjects not specifically treated, or which arc_ not 

 clear to the reader will be further explained in this department at the request of any subscriber. 



Drones — Splints — Diseased Hive 



1. Why do drones buzz around in front of 

 a hive apparently anxious for bees to swarm, 

 if drones do not mate with queens at swarming 

 time? 



2. Where do you get the splints you use for 

 fastening foundation in the frame? Do you 

 split them out by hand? 



3. Would broom splints be heavy enough? 



4. Would a hive that had bees die of foul- 

 brood in it be safe to use again without fumi- 

 gating , but painted on the inside? 



PENNSYLVANIA. 

 Answers. — 1. I don't know. In some cases 

 I think queens do mate at swarming time. 



2. I bought them from the A. I. Root Co. 



3. They might be heavy enough, but other- 

 wise objectionable. 



4. Some would think it unsafe, while some 

 think such a hive can be safely used with 

 neither painting no fumigation of any kind. I 

 should not be afraid to risk it. 



Keeping Foundation and Combs Over 

 Winter 



1. How is foundation kept over winter. Is 

 it just as good the next spring? 



2. How are empty combs kept over winter? 

 Combs with uncapped honey? With capped 

 honey? ILLINOIS. 



Answers. — 1. No special care is needed in 

 keeping it over, and it will be good to use the 

 next spring or five years later. 



2. Empty combs may be kept almost any- 

 where, but it is well if they are allowed to 

 freeze, so as to destroy any eggs or larvse of 

 the bee-moth. Combs with honey, either cap- 

 ped or uncapped, should be kept where it is 

 warm and dry. 



badly granulated by the middle of July, a 

 hive-body used as a super and containing about 

 60 pounds of otherwise first-class honey be- 

 ing practically all more or less granulated. I 

 found some which could have been made only 

 a few days, and still uncapped, where two 

 frames had previously been removed, to be 

 almost solid sugar. This occurred about the 

 tenth of July. I found the same condition in 

 the bottom of a number of other hives; how- 

 ever, have not as yet removed the section su- 

 pers, but fear my entire crop is in like con- 

 dition. 



I have had experience with bees and honey 

 here in this locality for the past twenty years 

 and have never before known such a state of 

 affairs, only occasionally a few of the last- 

 made sections being more or less granulated 

 when removed from the hive at Christmas 

 time, which I credited to some late honey- 

 plant. 



As yet the source is all a mystery. How- 

 ever. I shall make an investigation of the mat- 

 ter for solution. VIRGINIA. 



/ANSWER. — Something of this kind has been 

 reported before, but it is very unusual, and it 

 would be interesting to know the source of 

 the honey. Even then what could be done 

 about it? 



Granulated Honey in July 



I beg to inquire if it would interest you as 

 a beekeeper to know that my new comb honey, 

 produced since the latter part of May, became 



Granulated Comb Honey 



1. Is there any way to prevent comb honey 

 from granulating in cold weather? If so, how? 



2. If granulated, is there any way it can ue 

 brought back to the liquid state. MAINE. 



Answers. — 1. There is no small difference in 

 honey as to the matter of granulating, and 1 

 am not able to say about all kinds, but I know 

 that some kinds can be kept through the se- 

 vere freezing of a Northern winter without 

 granulating or having the combs crack. I put 

 some sections of clover honey in an attic where 

 it was as cold as it had been hot in summer, 

 but the combs kept beautifully. I suppose that 

 the roasting of the summer ripened it so 

 thoroughly that th^ freezing of winter couW 

 not affect it. 



