1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



127 



Contents of this Number. 



Apple-blossotns, Honey from Good 150 



Bees Freezing to Death, Dooliltle on 146 



Bees on Shares in California 1-13 



Bees, Large, in rhilippines 13S 



Comhs, Old, for Brood-r«-aring .' 141 



Convention in Grand Traverse 155 



Cuba, Bovden in 134 



C\iba, Howe on 135 



Cuba. I^uaces on 136 



Dzierzon, Services of 132 



Eggs I'nfer'ilized, and Drones 148 



Exposition. Pan-American 133 



France. N. E , at Madison 150 



Fumigating Queens 136 



Ginseng CultTire, Difficulties of 160 



Glossometer, To Make 147 



Grape Fruit in Florida 159 



Hall, J. B 151 



Honey Candying in Uncleaned Sections 136 



Honey, Retailing 140 



Humbugs. Dunning Inciters 161 



Jaws of Bees and Wasps 152 



Legislation, Foul-brood, Needed in Michigan 153 



Legislation, Pure food 132 



Legislation, Vicious, in Wisconsin 151 



Old Grimes— Poem by Miller 142 



Planter, Acme 159 



Potato-planter, Grand Traverse 157 



Questions from a Beginner 148 



R'lnibler Resumes Rambles 143 



Representatives of Michigan 153 



Royal Jellv in Medicine-dropper 150 



Sections Relative Weights of 147, 1-18 



Soja Bean in Ohio 159 



Trap Nests 160 



W-x, Adulteration of in Europe 132 



Wintering in Cellar 1 19 



Wintering, Indoor and Outdoor 132 



Honey Column. 



GRADING RULES. 



Fancy.— All flections to be well filled, combs straight, firmly 

 attachefl 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 propolis. 



A No 1.— All sections well filled e.Kcept the row of cells next 

 to the wood: combs straight; one-eigrhth part of comb surface 

 soiled, or the entire surface slierhtly 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 ; comhs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled; or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three-fourtlis 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, u.-ing the terms white, amber, and dark; that is, there 

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



CITY MARKETS. 



Cincinnati. — The market for comb honey is be- 

 com\ng bare, although the prices did not change. 

 Fancy white comb is still selling for 16. No demand 

 for darker grades. Extracted in fair demand; dark 

 sells for 554. better grades from 6^ to 8; only white 

 clover brings from 8^ to 9. Beeswax, 28. 



Feb. 9. C. H. W. Weber. 



Boston. — We quote our market as follows : Fancy 

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

 with a fairly good demand. Ab.solutely no call for 

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

 light amber, 7J^@,8." Beeswax, 27. 



Blake Scott & Lee, 



Feb. 2. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



New York, — Demand for comb and extracted hon- 

 ey is verv dull. We quote : Fancy white, 15@16 ; 

 A No. 1. 14@15; No 1, 14(oj15; No. 2, 12@13; fancy buck- 

 wheat, 11; No. I, 10; No. 2, 9. FCxtracted, white, 8; 

 light amber, 7(a/7J4; amber, 6(S6^; buckwheat. 5^@6. 

 There is no great stock of either white or buckwheat 

 comb honey on hand; tut the extracted buckwheat is 

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

 demand. Beeswax, 26(^28. 



Chas. Israel & Bros. 



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



Philadflphia.— As we predicted some weeks ago, 

 the cars of California honey in comb have been unload- 

 ed, and pushed to gi^-t returns, and market broke 

 down. We quote : Fancy comb, 15; No 1, 13(g<14. 

 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. 



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

 1, 914; No. 2, 714. Extracted white, 7; light amber, 6J^. 

 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, S8 40; also 5 and 10 lb. pails. 

 In ordering state if you want white or amber. 



M. P. Rhoads, Las Animas, Col. 



W.\nted. — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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



163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



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

 lbs. net. whitest, 89 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 honey from alfalfa ; 60-lb 

 cans at 7 cts., and .'■mailer cans. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas Colo 



For Sale.— I have a few 161-lb. kegs of well-ripen- 

 ed buckwheat honey left which I will sell at 5^c per 

 lb. by the keg, f. o. b. Special price on the lot. 



N. L. Stevens, Venice, N. Y. 



For- Sale. 

 for prices. 



-3000 pounds fancy comb honey. W.rite 

 William Morris, 



Las Animas, Col. 



AHftnf»v ^1\r\i(^i Don't think that your crop 

 IIUIIC^ JTiai IVCl. 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 quantitv, quality, and nrice. 

 Thns. C. Stanley '& Son, 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. 

 E.stablished 1875. 



PURE MAPLE SYRUP. 



MEDIN.A. is the home of the honev bee 

 and also the home of the MAPLE TREE, 

 and the maple tree produces sap in the 

 spring, which is boiled down and makes 

 the fincit flavored sweet in existence when 

 you get it pure. One of onr cu.stomers call- 

 ed it "Delicious Nectar." We have pure 

 maple syrup to sell to the trade in several 

 sizes of packages. Write for prices to 



R. E. FRENCH, - MEDINA, OHIO. 



Reference, The A. I. Root Company. 



Strawl)erry"plants7 



I have a large supply of Lady Thompson, F;xcelsior, 

 and Crescent plants. A limited supply of Bismarck, 

 Clyde, Barton's Eclipse, Brunette, Gertrude, Brandy- 

 wine, Wm, Belt, Bubach, Haverland, Gandy, and 

 Warfield, S2.00 per 1000, f. o. b. here, or 70 cts. per 100, 

 postpaid. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



J. P. LEA, Fayetteville, Arkansas. 



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RANTED.- 50 customers for great big strong farm- 

 raised Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels, at SI. 00 

 each ; from high-scoring and most fashionable strains. 

 H. N. MussER, Blachleysville, Ohio. 



