1880 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



243 



OUR CARTOON FOR MAY. 



M CCORDING to the best information I 

 Jfy^, have, it was another neighbor of friend 



' Merrybanks, who believed in the good 



old way of a tin pan serenade, when the l>ees 

 swarmed. Of course the queens 1 wings 

 were not clipped for that was one of the 

 new fangled notions, and as it was an im- 

 ported queen from his best swarm, all hands 

 were called to assist. His good wife got the 

 dish-pan, his son George got the drum, and 

 the whole family turned out, and did the 

 best they could. The dog, catching the in- 

 spiration", joined in with his sonorous voice, 

 the chickens also added their high keyed 

 notes, and even the neighbors rushed to 

 their doors, and gazed with the usual inter- 

 est in such proceedings. The oldest boy 

 has got a hive on his shoulder, and, with 

 broad grins in keeping with the general ju- 

 bilee, is marching for the bees. Suddenly 

 the swarm rises higher and higher, and final- 

 ly starts over the fence for the woods. At 

 this juncture, friend Merrybanks arrives, 

 for he had just stepped into his buggy, to 

 drive to the postorlice for Gleanings ; but 

 hearing the melee, he hastens his horse, per- 

 haps a little excitedly, and, like all the rest, 

 hurries to the scene of action. 



" SWAUMING TIME." 



Alas ! alas ! His well-trained nag hearing 

 so much noise and din, with a sudden snort 

 and jump capsizes the wagon, and, as the 

 bees soar away for their leafy home, Mr. M. 

 comes tumbling into the dust. As there is 

 no more' room, I think I shall have to tell 

 you the rest about the runaway swarm next 

 month. 



The ground in our apiary is so yellow with dan- 

 delion blossoms it is almost laughable to look at. 



To-day, April 27th. we have 4.475 subscribers. 

 This is the highest point that Gleanings has ever 

 reached; thank you all. 



Even with improved machinery, and facilities far 

 in advance of what we had last season, it takes 68 of 

 us to keep the business going. 



In making wired frames, slip your frame over a 

 board form, and then you can draw the wires tight, 

 without bending the bars of the frame. 



The main feature for our cartoon this month was 

 furnished, with a sketch, by Samuel Bittenbender, 

 Knoxville, Iowa. 



Only one man has complained because wo left out 

 the table of contents, and so I suppose that most of 

 you, like myself, prefer to have the space occupied 

 by something that conveys more practical informa- 

 tion. 



So far as I can learn, friend Alley has satisfacto- 

 rily settled up with all who were dissatisfied. 

 Should there be any more, they are hereby request- 

 ed to make it known now, or "forever hold their 

 peace." 



Peat for smokers is furnished by our friend 

 Frank Chapman, Morrison, 111. If this notice gets 

 him into trouble, he must have a stack of barrels of 

 it put up ready to ship, and then ''hang out his 

 shingle." 



Barthelemy & Sons of New Orleans, La., sent us 

 15 queens by express, in some of their own cages, 

 and only 5 reached us alive. They then sent us IS in 

 our usual glass-bottle cages, and every one came 

 alive and hearty. ___ 



conventions. 

 May 5. -Southern Michigan Bee-Keepers Associa- 

 tion, at Battle Creek, Mich., at 10 a.m. May 12.— 

 Northern New York Bee-Keepers' Association, at 

 Glens Palls, N. Y. May 18.— Rock Eiver Valley Bee 

 Convention, at Davis Junction. 111. May 18.— South- 

 western Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' Association, at 

 the residence of E. Prance, Platteville, at 10 a. m. 

 sharp. 



Nails are down about lc per lb. already, and we 

 hope to sec- them go more. We ke*'p careiully posted, 

 and you shall have the full benefit of each "drop." 



Under this head will be inserted free of charge, 

 the names of all those having honey to sell, as well 

 as those wanting to buy. Please mention how 

 much, what kind, and prices, as far as possible. 

 As a general thing, I would not advise you to send 

 your honey away, to be sold on commission. If 

 near home, where you can look after it, it is often 

 a very good way. By all means, develop your home 

 market. For 25cts., we can furnish little boards 

 to hang up in your door yard, with the words "Honey 

 for Sale" neatly painted. If wanted by mail, 10c. 

 extra for postage. Boards saying "Bees and Queens 

 for Sale," iarne price. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— Best White-clover Honey in 

 bbls. and half-bbls., 10 @ lie. Ditto, in 1 lb. jars, per 

 dozen, $2.20; per gross. $25.00. Ditto, in 2 lb. jars, 

 per dozen, $3.75; per gross, $12.00. Ditto, in V, lb. 

 tumblers, per dozen, $1.50; per gross, $10.50. Pop- 

 lar, Buckwheat, Linn, and fall honey in bbls., 8 @ 9c. 



Comb Honey not much in demand, with no stock 

 in the market. 



Beeswax.— Dull and quoted @ 20c. 



Cincinnati, O., Apr. 21, 1880. Chas. F. Muth. 



New York.— Honey.— Best white Comb Honey, in 

 small neat boxes, 15 @ 17c. : fair ditto, 13 @ 14c. No 

 dark honev in market. Extracted Honey, White 

 Clover and Basswood, 9 @ 10c; Golden Rod, 8 @ 10c; 

 Buckwheat, 7 @, 8c. Southern strained, per gal., 70 



(fr 85C. 



Beeswax— Crude, 2 > (g 25. A. Y. Thurber. 



158 Duane St., New York, April 22, 1880. 



Chicago.— Honey.— The market is well supplied 

 with honey, and with the demand only fair, prices 

 are weak. Good to choice comb in small boxes is 

 salable at 18 and 20c. per lb., and extracted is quoted 

 at 8 @ 9c. 



Beeswax. — Steady at 21 and 23c. per lb. for good to 

 choice yellow, and' at 15 and 18c. for common dark- 

 colored to fair lots. Thomas G. Newman & Son. 



974 West Madison St., Chicago, 111., Apr. 22, 1880. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— Our honey market is pretty 

 nearlv bare of any good comb honey, and prices are 

 as follows: Onoice comb, 18 (ay 21c. Medium rather 

 active at 15 @ 10c. Extracted, slow, sells at 9 @ lie. 



/; i swax. Steady at 21J4 @ 23c 



R. C. Greer & Co. 



No. 117 N. Main St., St. Louis, Apr. 19, 1880. 



