1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



323 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa, To Raise 350 



Apiaries on Roof iUl 



Apiarj', Somerford's 337 



Beaus, Soja 356 



Bees from Old Combs 332 



Bees in Fruit-orchard Xi^) 



Bees Puncturing Fruit 346 



Bees, Hallucination of 328 



Bees. Weight of 327 



Bee-book, Morley's 347 



Bee-keeping for'Wonien 339 



Brood-chambers, Shallow 331, 334 



Clipping Wings, How to Do it 345 



Combs, Position on Wagon 326 



Distance Bees Fly 328 



Florida, Travels 352 



Foul-brood I,aw in Michigan 346 



Frames, Hoffman, and Piopolis 329 



Havana, Street in 337 



Hives, Large, Advantage of 334 



Honey, Comb, as Freight 327 



Honey, Granulated, in Old Sections 337 



Miles, English v. German 328 



Mold on Combs 326 



Record for Honey Broken 345 



Sections by the Piece 326 



Sections, Size of, in England 327 



Sections, Unfinished 338 



Spraying in Bloom, Evidence Against 346 



Swarms, Brushed, for Comb Honey 333 



Tent for Controlling Mating 347 



Transferring, by Doolittle 343 



Queens, Good, To Rear 341 



Queens, To Introduce 343 



Worker, Load of 325 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiied Ijy travel 

 stain, or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

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



A !No. I.— All sections well filled exc«pt the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soiled, orthe entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side surface 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 white, amber, and dark ; that is, 

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



C/TV MARKETS. 



Buffalo. — The demand continues slow for honey. 

 Stock in market light, and no new arrivals. Fancy 

 white comb, 15@16; A No. 1, 14@15; No. 1, 13@14; No. 

 2, 12@13; No. 3, 11@12; No. 1 dark, 10@,11; No. 2 dark, 

 8@9. Ext'd white, 7@8; dark, 5J4@6. Beeswax, 28(a.30. 



Mar. 29. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Philadelphia.— Odd lots ot comb honey arriving 

 in the market quite freely with very little demand. 

 Prices are falling. We quote comb honey 13@14; am- 

 ber, 11; extracted white, 7@8; amber, 6. Beeswax, 28. 

 We are producers of honey — do not handle on com- 

 mission. Wm. a. Selser. 



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



Cincinnati. — The demand for comb honey is near- 

 ly over. The stock of it also well cleaned up. Fancy 

 white yet brings 16; extracted in fair demand; dark 

 sells for 6^; better grades bring i)(a>~]/i; fancy white 

 clover, 8J^@9. C. H. W. Weber, 



Apr. 9. 2146-8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Toronto. — There is very little of any kind of honey 

 in stock. What comb honey is in stock would about 

 class A No. 1, which is worth SI 75 a dozen; dark 

 comb, 81.00 a dozen. Extracted honey, 8@11, and 

 very little to be had. M. Mover & Son, 



Apr. 8. 408 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Canada. 



Chicago. — The choice grades of white comb honey 

 contiuue to sell at 16, and there is no surplus in sight. 

 Other grades of comb sell fairly well at the following 

 prices: No. 1 grades of white. 14(5)15; off grades, 13; 

 light amber, 12; dark amber, 10(&11; buckwheat and 

 other dark combs, 9fS)10; candied and mixed colors, 

 7(5)9. Extracted is dull, and prices very weak, with 

 the exception of some fancy linden and clover grades 

 quotable at 7@8 ; ambers, 6^(87^; dark and buck- 

 wheat, 5@6. Beeswax, 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Apr. 8. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Albany. — Honey market quiet and about over for 

 this year, with very little stock receiving in this mar- 

 ket A No, 1 white scarce at any price; No. 1, 13(5)14; 

 No. 2, 11@,13; No. 3, 10(5)11 Great deal of honey is 

 hard and candied more than usual this year. In'all, 

 it has been the poorest crop of comb honey in many 

 years We hope for better next season, which now 

 looks favorable. MacDougal & Co., 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Apr. 7. Albany, N. Y. 



New York. — The demand for both comb and ex- 

 tracted honey is very light just at present, with little 

 or no stock on hand. We quote as follows Fancy 

 white, 15; No. 1, 14; No. 2. 13; buckwheat, 10. Buck- 

 wheat extracted, 5^(3)5^. Beeswax, 27. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co., 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 

 Apr. 8. New York City. 



New York. — Comb honey in fair demand at un- 

 changed quotations, with verv little stock on the mar- 

 ket. Market on extracted dull, and prices are grad- 

 ually declining. Beeswax firm at 29. 



Hildreth & Segelken, 



Apr. 9. 120, 122 West Broadway, New York. 



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

 cans at 7 cts., and smaller cans. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Colo. 



For Sale. — 3000 pounds fancy comb honey. Write 

 for prices. William Morris, 



Las Animas, Col. 



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

 and light amber frotn Rockv Mountain bee-plant. 

 Two cans, 120 lbs. net. 88 40; a'l.so 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., 



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, $8.40. Also small cans. 



The Arkansas Valley Apiaries, 



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



\VANTED. — To sell or rent my entire apiaries of 250 

 '' colonies, and fixtures to work for extracted 

 honey, located in one of the best basswood belts of 

 southwest Wisconsin, town of 500 inhabitants. Good 

 schools and churches. Located on W. W. R R. Also 

 good, new 8-room house, and 2-acre block. Must sell 

 on account of health. 



A. J. MCCARTY, Viola, Wis. 



VV/'ANTED. — To sell ten-frame Simplicity hives, 

 ^^ brood-frames, combs, Barnes' saw, extractor, 

 etc., both new and second hand, at half price. Also 

 survej'or's transit. For particulars, address 



A. N. Clark, Agricultural College, Mich. 



\V^ANTED. — To correspond with anyone who can 

 ^^ use 2600 new No. 1 1-piece sections, 4J^x4JixlKi 

 open all around, at a bargain. 



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



\)^ ANTED. — Parties interested in ginseng culture to 

 ' ^ send 5 cts. in stamps for my illustrated catalog 

 and circulars, giving valuable information about this 

 plant. 500 000,000 Chinese u.se it; easy to raise; 300 

 per cent annually in profit. Book on culture, 81.00. 

 Six years' experience. W. E. Boyce, Houston, Mo. 



