1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Contents of this Number. 



Amateurs 10 



Bees in Clamps 14, 15 



Bees in Court 18, 21 



Bee-keepers, Amateur 10 



Black Brood in New York 18 



Clamps, Hutchinson's H, 15 



Clover, Sweet 9 



Exposition, Buffalo .• 17 



Giraud Pabou 11. 12 



Honey v. Sugar as Food 8, 9 



Honey, Candied, Fowls on 12 



Honey, To Sell 9 



Legislation for Bee-keepers 9 



PropoHsin 9 



Queen-rearing in France 11 



Secor's Report of N. B. K. A 17 



Snakes and Bees 10 



Stings as a Remedy 8 



Utter V. Utter 18 21 



Wintering. Doolittle on 15 



Honey Coiumn. 



Faxcy. — All -ecti ms to be well filled, combs straight, flrmly 

 attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel stain, 

 ■or otherwise; all the cells sealed except an occasional cell, 

 ■the outside surface of the wood well scraped of pi-opolls. 



A No. 1.— AH sections well filled e.xcept the row of cells next 

 to the wood; combs straight; one-eii^hth jiart of comb surface 

 soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled; the outside sur- 

 face of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells next to 

 the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled; or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled and 

 sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full weight 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according to 

 color, using the terms while, anibei, and dark; that is, there 

 will be " fancy white." " No. 1 dark," etc. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Albany. — Honey market not so brisk as it was. 

 We don't change quotations, but to move any amount 

 we would have to shsde our quotations. Extracted 

 very dull, and prices are asking prices at present. 

 White comb. 17; No. 1, 16; No. 2, 15; mixed, 13@14; 

 buckwheat, 13(0)13^. Extracted, white, 8@854; mixed, 

 '^@1Vi\ buckwheat, 6. MacDougal & Co., 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Dec. 19. Albany, N. Y. 



New York.— There is a good and steady demand 

 for all grades of comb honey; but very little is coming 

 into this market. If producers have any on hand, we 

 advise marketing it at once. We quote: Fancy white 

 comb, 15(ait); No. 1, 14; No. 2 12@13; buckwheat, 11® 

 12. Beeswax, firm and in good demand at 28. No 

 large demand for buckwheat extracted as yet. ,Some 

 sales are being made at 5^. 



Francis H. I,eggett & Co., 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 



Dec. 17. New York City. 



Detroit.— Fancy white comb, 15@16; No. 1, 13@14; 

 dark and amber, 10@12. Extracted white, 7J^@8 ; 

 dark and amber, 6@7. Beeswax, 26@28. 



Dec. 22. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



New York —Our market for comb honey is firm, 

 with shipments coming in less frequent; demand is 

 not what we can call good, but fair, and equal to the 

 stock that is here and that is arriving. We quote : 

 Fancy white, 17@18; A No. 1 1.5(ffl6; No 1, 14® 15- No 

 2, 12@13; fancy buckwheat, 11®,12; No. 1, 10(241; No. 2," 

 9@10. Extracted, white, 8@8^; light amber, 7@7i/^; 

 buckwheat, 5^@6^. Beeswax, demand limited, 27@ 

 28. Chas. Israel & Bros. 



Dec. 18. 486-8 Canal St., New York City. 



Cincinnati.— The market for comb honey here is 

 becoming a little bare, although higher prices are not 

 obtainable. Fancy white comb sells for 16, lower 

 grades do not want lo sell at all. Extracted is selling 

 slow, amber sells for 554 and higher; fancy white clo- 

 ver brings 8@8^. Beeswax, 28. C. H. W. Weber 



Dec. 26. 



Chicago. — The honey market is dull. Extracted is 

 lower; also amber coml), with fancy white steady, 

 there being very little of the latter offered. Beeswax, 

 28. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Dec. 18. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Boston. — We quote our market as follows : Fancy 

 No. 1 white in cartons 17; A No. 1, 16; No. 1, 15(5 16, 

 with a fairly good demand. Absolutely no call for 

 dark honey this year. Extracted, white, 7J4@8; 

 light amber, 7@7^. Beeswax, 27. 



Blake, Scott & I,ee, 



Dec. 18. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



San Fr.'^.ncisco. -Fancy comb. 14; A No. 1, 13; No. 

 1, 1254; No. 2, 1054: No. 3, iy.. Extracted, lightamber, 

 5-gallon tins, 2 tins to case, 6>4; white, 1%. 



Dec. 21. Guggenhime & Co. 



New York. — Good demand continues for all grades 

 of comb honey. We quote fancy white, ]5(8).16 ; No. 1 

 white, 14; No.' 2 white, r2ra)13; ainber, 12; buckwheat, 

 10(ffill. Extracted in fairly good demand at 7%(wH for 

 white, and 7 for amber; off grades and southern, in 

 barrels, at 65(5)75 per gallon, according to quality. 

 Not much demand for extracted buckwheat as j et. 

 Some little selling at 554@6. Beeswax firm at 28. 



HiLDKETH & SeGELKEN, 



Dec. 22. 120, 122 West Broadway, New York. 



Wanted. — Comb and extracted honey. State price 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



163 South Water St., Chicago, II;. 



For Sale.— 20,000 lbs. extracted honey from alfalfa 

 and light amber from Rocky Mountain bee-plant. 

 Two cans, 120 lbs. net, S8 40; also 5 and 10 lb. pails. 

 In ordering state if you want white or amber. 



M. P. Rhoads, Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale.— Extracted alfalfa honey, 954c per lb.; 

 light amber extracted, 854c : in cans. Sample, 5c. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park Place, New York. 



For Sale.— White alfalfa honey at 18.50 per case of 

 ten gallons, weighing 122 pounds net. Buyer to pay 

 freight charges. H. L. Weems, Lemoore, Cal, 



For Sale.— Choice alfalfa honey. Two cans, 120 

 lbs. net, whitest, $9 00 ; tinted, partly from other 

 bloom, $8.40. Al.so small cans. 



The .\rkan.=)as Valley Apiaries, 



Oliver Foster, Prop., Las Animas, Btnt Co., Colo. 



For Sale. — Buckwheat extracted honey, in large or 

 small quantities. Write for prices. 



C. B. Howard, Romulus, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey from alfalfa ; 60 lb. 

 cans at 7 cts., and smaller cans. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Colo. 



About 

 Bees. 



revised edition. 



How to get 



QILT-EDGEO HONEY 



Send '2c stamp to 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



Medina, Ohio, 



or F. Danzenbaker, 



Box 66, Wa,shiugton, D. C. 



A Honey Market. 



Don't think that your crop 



is too large or too small to 



interest us. We have bought and sold five carloads 



already this season, and want more. We pay spot 



cash Address, giving quantity, quality, and i>Tice. 



Thos. C. Stanley & 5on. Fairfield, III. 



CHAS. ISRAEL & BROS., 



486, 488, 490 Canal St., 

 Corner Watt Street, N. Y. 



HONEY & BEESWAX. 



Liberal Advances made on Consignments. 

 Wholesale Dealers and Commission Merchants. 

 Established 1875. 



