1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



271 



Contents of this Number. 



Apiaries on Roofs 275 



Average. A Ivarge 294 



Bees and Fruit in Farm Papers 295 



Bees Dying of Old Age 292 



Bees. Long-tongned, Whv Wanted 286 



Clover and Long-tongued Bees 295 



Comb, Black, How to Render 29() 



Combs. Melting up Old 276 



Cook's Rfview of A B C Book 297 



Crop of Honey, Increasing 289 



Cuban Bee-keeping 283 



Cyprians. Doolittle on 275 



Extractor, Cart-wheel 288 



Florida Matter, by Editor 299 



Foul -brood Law, California 29fi 



Frames, Wiring 287 



Gemmill Hatch Machine 280 



•Gifford, Shooting of 294 



Hicks and the Weather. ..^ 302 



Honey as Freight in Canada 274 



Honey, Chunk, in the South 284 



Hon*- y- houses. Portable 287 



Mo'd on Hives in Winter 292 



National Bee-keepers' Association, Fowls on 290 



Pecan Industry 302 



Presses, Wax. German 281 



■Queen, =, Caging 294 



•Queen-rearing, Strenuous 291 



Rambler at Fray's 287 



Rambler, Poem on 275 



Smoker, Passage's Double-blast 293 



Spraying During Bloom .284 



Stand for Painting Hives 288 



Symposium on Melting Combs .....276 



Tongues, Possible Disappointments 295 



"Wander- wagon 288 



"Wax-extractor, Ferris 276 



Wax-press, Hatch-Gemmill 278 



"Yazoo Region 275 



honey Column. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filler!, combs straight, firm 

 Iv attached to all four >*ide.s. the combs unsoiled b.v travel 

 stain, or otherwise ; all the cells sealed e.xcept an occasional 

 cell, the outside surface of the wood well scraped ot propolis. 



A No. 1. -All sections w.-ll filled except the row ot c.-lls 

 next to the wood ; combs straisht ; one-eishth ixirt ot comb 

 surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; ttie out- 

 side surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.--A11 sections well filled except the row of c^llsnext 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eifihth part ot 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soilen 



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



No^l— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, using the terms white, amber, and dark ; that is, 

 there will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



CITY MARKETS. 



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 no call for 

 dark honey this year. Extracted, white, SfSSJ^: light 

 amber, 7^(Si8. Demand is good, with light stocks. 

 Beeswax. 27. Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Mar. 12. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Milwaukee. — This market on honey is almost in- 

 active because the stock here offered for sale is gener- 

 ally of such a quality that our trade will not buy. The 

 ■white section or fancy grade of comb is wanted, and 

 any shippers of this grade will get good values on 

 such now. and we can quote fancy 1-ft). sections 17@18; 

 A No. 1. I6'g)17 The lower grades are entirely nomi- 

 nal. Extracted white, in barrels, kegs, or cans, 8(2)10; 

 •dark, iu same, 7,^@8, Beeswax, 28. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Mar. 19. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for comb honey is near- 

 ly <vrr The stock also well cleaned up. Fancy white 

 brings I6c. Extracted is in fair demand; dark .sells 

 for 5^; better grades bring 6 to 754; fancy white 

 clover from 8^ to 9. C. H. W. Webkr, 



Mar. 19. 2146-8 Central Ave , Cincinnati, Ohio. 



New York, — Comb honey is pretty well cleaned up. 

 There are a few odds and ends lying about, but are 

 not desirable goods. The demand is about over; how- 

 ever, there could be .some nice lots placed if they could 

 be had. We quote fancy, 1. 5(a), 16 ; No 1, 13a)14; No. 2, 

 11(»I2: fancy buckwheat, lO-ffill; No. l,9rft'10; No. 2. 8 

 (5;9. Extracted honey has been moving freelj'. The 

 buckwheat extracted market is about over, with a lit- 

 tle stock on hand. Prices: New York State white. 1(^ 

 8; light amber 7(5)7J4 amber and buckwheat, 5@5}^- 

 Beeswax steady, 274'28 Chas. Israel & Bros , 



Mar, 21. 486 8 Canal .^t., New York City. 



Philadelphia.— We find quite a lot of comb honey 

 being held back that is now pushed on the market, 

 and the demand is growing less e.very day. New ex- 

 tracted honey will soon arrive from the South with 

 good prospects. No fancy comb honey in this mar- 

 ket. We quf^te No. 1 white. 14®15; amber, r2(^13; 

 buckwheat, 11. Extracted, S We are producers of 

 honey — do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selser. 



Mar. 20. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



New York. — Our market is virtually bare of comb 

 honey, and there is a fair demand for all grades. 

 Fancy w^hi'ic is still .selling readily at from \h(a 16: No. 

 1 white, 133)14: amber. l'ii'a)13; buckwheat, lOrSll, ac- 

 cording to quality and style of package. We certain- 

 ly would advise bee-keepers, who have any cotnb 

 honey to dispose of, to send it to market now. As to 

 extracted, the market is quiet and inactive, and a cer- 

 tain amount will have to be carried over again Prices 

 a'e declining .somewhat, and if the honey is not 

 moved in large lots conres.'ions will have to be made. 

 We quote California white, 7'a7^: light amber, 6'i(2)7; 

 other grades and Southern, 6.5fa 75 per gallon Bees- 

 wax very firm at 28(2)28'/^ and f ir exceptionally fine 

 yellow, 29. Hildketh & Seoelken, 



Mar, 19. 120, 122 West Broadway. New York. 



Chicago. — The choice grades of white comb honey 

 sells at 16c, with supply about equal to demand. All 

 other grades arc slow of sale at th- following range 

 of prices Fair grades of white, 14@15 : best ambers, 

 12(5)13: mixed colors. 10@,11: buckwheat, 9'»10 Ex- 

 tracted white ranges from 7(5)8; amber, 65^(5:7^: buck- 

 wheat, 5^4(5)6^. All of the extracted is g ivernt d by 

 quality and flavor in the range of prices. The lowest 

 figure in either of the colors applies to the sour or off 

 flavored and unripened. Beeswax, 30c. 



R. A Burnett & Co., 



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



New York. — There is but a very small stock of all 

 grades of comb honey in this market. We quote as 

 follows: Fancy while, 15: No. 1, 14; No. 2 r2®,13; mix- 

 ed. 10(ail; buckwhe.^3t. 10 Buckwheat extracted, 5^ 

 @5J4. Beeswax, firm. 27(5)28. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co., 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 

 Mar. 19. New York City. 



Detroit. — Fancy white comb. 14@.15; No. 1, 13(ffil4. 

 dark and amber," 10(^12. Extracted white, 65^(^7; 

 dark and amber. 5@6. Beeswax, 27(5)28. 



Mar. 21. M. H. Hunt & .Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



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

 13; No 1. light amber, 12;4 : No 2, 11 ; No 3 10. 

 Mar. 11. Guggenhime & Co. 



Denver. — Market practically cleaned up of comb 

 honey. Extracted slow ; amber, 65^(5)7 ; white, 7(^8. 

 Beeswax, 22(5)26. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n. 



Mar. 21. 1410 Market St. 



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. A. Burnett & Co., 



16:3 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



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

 lbs. net. whitest, 89 00 ; tinted, partly from other 

 bloom, S8 40. Also small cans. 



The Arkansas Valley Apiaries, 



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



