1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Contents of this Number. 



Bees, Weight Can Carry SO 



Belgian Hares, Morrison on 8rj 



Belgian hare Business Dead 81 



Brteding-slock So 



Brood chambers, Shallow 88, 89 



Cans V. Barrels 81 



Chickens, Visit to Mapes' Yard 108 



Clipping Wings. Barber's Plan S.j 



Clover and Snow 70 



Conihs 25 Years Old SO 



Counties, Dry, of Ohio 107 



Cuba. Disadvantages cf 90 



Dojliltlein Arkan.sas 102 



Eggs in Winter 109 



Honey. To Lad on Wagons 101 



Honey bottling Symposium 93 



Map of Honey Centers 83 



Negroes Position of 107 



Officiary of N. B. K. A 102 



Organization, Cooperative 82 



Pollen in Shallow Brcod-chambers 100 



PiiL~e Rate in Colorado 101 



Sage, Rambler on 81 



Salve from Propolis 101 



Sp'aving, Prof. Beach on 103 



Stings, Immunity from 79 



Sngsras Food 80 



Sulphuric Acid in Refini- g Wax 101 



Surplus Arraneement, Adju.stable 99 



Swarms, Artificial Brushed 86 



Symposium on Bottling Honey 93 



Tipping 82 



Tongues, Charton's Measurt mcnt 80 



Tongues, Rankin's Measurenients 84 



Tongues, To Measure 101 



Utter Trial, Personnel of 91 



Wax, To Prevent Cracking 79 



Wintering at Ontario Con vtn lien 102 



Wintering in the S uth 90 



Wintering under Snow lOl 



Honey Column. 



GRADING RULES. 



Faxcy.— All sectiins to be well tlUed. combs straight, firmly 

 attachefl to all tour sides, the coinb.s unsoiled by travel stain, 

 or otherwise; all the cells sealed except an occasional cell. 

 the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No 1.— All sections well tilled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs straight; oneeiKhth part of comb surface 

 soileil. or the entire surface sliirhtly soiled; the outside sur- 

 face of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

 the wood ; combs comparatively even ; onp ti>.'hth ]iart of 

 comb surface soiled; or the entire surface slightly vnih-il. 



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

 sealed. 



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

 section. 



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

 color, u.-ing the terms white, amber, and dark; that is, there 

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



CITY MARKETS. 



Denver. — Demand not verv active. Fancy white, 

 S3 25 per case of 21 sections ; 'No. 1, S3 00 ; No. 2, $2 75. 

 Eittracted white, 7],ifS8. Beeswax, 22(a25. 



The Colorado Honey Produceks' Ass'n. 



Jan. 23. 1440 Market St. 



Buffalo. — The h-uey tnatket is very dull. I think 

 if prices were lower it would not increase the demand 

 very much It is a time of the year when honey al- 

 ways moves slowly. Fancy whi e comb, 16(S)17; A 

 No.'l, 15tol6; No. 1, 14®15: No. 2, 13(&14: No. 3, 12(313; 

 buckwheat, 10(a]2. Extracted, white, 7(0,8; dark, 6@ 

 6>4. Beeswax, 28(S30. 



Jan. 21. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



New York. — The supply in hand for all grades of 

 comb honey seems equal to the demand, which at 

 present is but moderate. We quote: Fancy white 

 comb, 15(3)16 ; No. 1, K%14 ; No. 2 \2(a)}2y2 ; buck- 

 wheat. 10@11. Buckwheat extracted, ol{@b%. Bees- 

 wax, 28. 



FRANCLS H. IvEGGETT & Co., 



Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 

 Jan. 19. New York City. 



Boston. — We quote our market as follows : Fancy 

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

 with a fairly good demand. Absolutely :io call for 

 dark honey this year. Extracted, white, 8(^8}4; 

 light amber, 7^(g)S. Beeswax, '21. 



Blake. Scott & I,ee, 



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



Chicago.— -Honey is selling slowly. This applies to 

 all grades, with the exceptions of white-clover and 

 basswood comb honey. It bells readily at 16. provid- 

 ing it grades number one or better. All other kinds 

 of white comb honej' sell at from 14 to 15, and candied 

 white comb honey at ft om 8 to 10: travel-stained and 

 ofT grades, comb, 13(5)14; amber, 12'3)13. amber extract- 

 ed, 7®~]{; dark and buckwheat, 9(3 10; white, 7^(58; 

 basswood and white clover bring the outside prices; 

 buckwheat and other dark grades, 6(5 6i/{. Beeswax, 

 28. R. A Burnett & Co., 



Jan. 19. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Detroit. — Fancy white comb, 15(316; No. 1, 13@14. 

 Extracted white, 7(§(7J^ ; dark and amber, 6^6^. 

 Beeswax, 26(327. 



Jan. 19. M. H. Hunt & Son. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Cincinnati. — Market very quiet. No change in 

 prices. Fancy white comb sells for 16. Extt acted 

 dark, sells for 5%. and better grades bring 6J4 to 7}^; 

 fancy white table honey brings from 8 to 9. 



Jan. 16. C. H. W. Weber. 



Schenectady. — Market was very quiet dur'ng the 

 holidays, but we note an improved demand again lor 

 comb honey, with prices unchanged. Extracted con- 

 tinues selling very slowly, and producers are ge'ting 

 anxious to sell, and are willing to accept a lower price 

 than they would early in the season. 



Jan. 21. C. McCulloch, Schenectady, N. Y. 



Albany. — Honey market quiet, with light stocks 

 of h'lnev. Prices nominal. White clover, 16'017; mix- 

 ed, 13(3,14; buckwheat. 11(3,12 Extracted white, 7J4@8; 

 mixed, 1@7% ; buckwheat, 5J^(3 6. 



MacDougal & Co., 

 Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 

 Jan. 21. Albany, N. Y. 



Philadflphia.— As we predicted some weeks ago, 

 the cars of California haney in comb have been unload- 

 ed, and pushed to g'^'t returns, and imrket broke 

 down. We quote : Fancy comb, 15; No 1, 13(gl4. 

 Extracted white, 7 ; amber, 6. Beeswax. 28. We are 

 producers of honey, do not handle on commission. 

 Wm. A. Selser. 



Jan. 24. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



New York. — Demand for comb and extracted hon- 

 ey is verv dull. We quote : Fancy white, 1.5(316 ; 

 A No. 1. 14@15; No 1, Utg/15; No. 2, 12(^13; fancy buck- 

 wheat, 11; No. 1. 10; No. 2, 9. Extracted, white, 8; 

 light amber. 7(37^^; amber. 6(2 6^; buckwheat. 5^(36. 

 There is no great .stock of either white or buckwheat 

 comb honey on hand; lut the extracted buckwheat is 

 plentiful, with prices ransing from 5 to 6c, with little 

 demand. Beeswax, '26'a28. 



Chas. Israel & Bros. 



Jan. 25. 486 8 Canal St., New York City. 



San Francisco.— Fancy comb. 14; A No. 1, 12; No. 

 1, 9^; No. 2, 7%. Extracted white, 7; light amber, BJ^. 

 Jan. 22. Guggenhime & Co. 



For Sale. — 20.000 lbs. extracted honey from alfalfa 

 and light amber from Rocky Mountain bee-plant. 

 Two cans, 120 lbs. net. 88 40; also 5 and 10 lb. pails. 

 In ordering state if you want white or amber. 



M. P. Rhoads. Las Animas, Col. 



Wanted. — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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



163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



For Sale. — Light amber extracted honey, in bar- 

 rels, 754c a lb.; bu:kwheat. in kegs, 6 : per lb. 



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



For Sale— Choice alfalfa honey. Two cans, 120 

 lbs. net. whitest, 59 00 ; tinted, partly from other 

 bloom, $8 40. Also small cans. 



The Arkansas Valley Apiaries, 



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



For Sale. — Extracted honty from alfalfa ; 6'J-lb. 

 cans at 7 cts., and smaller cans. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Colo. 



