1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



375 



Contents of this Number. 



Adulteration in Germany 381 



Adulteration, To Detect 881 



Apiary, Marchant's -106 



Apples, Rawles Genet 410 



Bees, Number in Hive '. 379 



Bleaching-house, Higgins' 387 



California Prospects 398 



Cellar Blasted in Rock 399 



Chickens Hatched over Bees 399 



Comb Honey, Working for 396 



Comb Honey, Removing from Dovetailed Supers ...398 



Cook's Review 401 



Corns Cured with Beeswax 381 



Dzierzon's Invention 388 



Extracting from Sections Partly Filled 398 



Foundation, Light, for Brood-nest 391 



Hive 133 Years Old 381 



Hive, Dzierzon's Movable-comb 389 



Hives on a Bench 397 



Honey, Comb, Bleaching 387 



Honey, Comb v. Extracted 384 



Honey, Cuban, in Square Sections 385 



Honey, Rose 381 



Jackson, Mrs., as Bee-keeper , 392 



I,angstroth v. Dzierzon 388 



Organization for Bee-keepers Needed 386 



Parthenogenesis, by Benton 395 



Pineapple-shed 408 



Poi.son of Bees, Composition of 382 



Pollen, How Gathered 390 



Queens Fertilized in Hive 3S6 



Queens, Thoroughbred 382 



Red clover. Honey from 398 



Skin of Fruit v. Old Cells 397 



Stands for Hives, Marchant's 407 



Theory, Dickel 393 



Tongues, How Measured 399 



Tongues, Measuring 383 



Tongue-reach v. Tongue-length 401 



Top-bars, Thick v. Thin 380 



Trap Nests 410 



Winter L,osses t 401 



Wintering in High Temperature 390 



Wiring, Vertical v. Horizontal 391 



Hooey Cohimr!. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

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

 Btain, 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 except the row of cells 

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

 surface soiled, or the entire surface si ightly soiled ; the out- 

 side surface of the wood well scraped or 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 mnch 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. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Milwaukee. — At pre.sent writing; the demand for 

 honey is for something fancy in quality and condition, 

 and but a limited supply of such. Have of late re- 

 ceived some shipments of fancy white and sold read- 

 ily at 18, while common and amber honey moves but 

 little. We can now quote fancy 1-fi). sections, 16@18 ; 

 No. 1, 15@I6; common grades and amber, 13@14. Ex- 

 tracted white, in barrels, kegs, or cans, 714®S}4; am- 

 ber, 7@7^. Beeswax, 26@28. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Apr. 19. Milwaukee, Wis. 



NEVif York. — Demand for comb honey about over, 

 with stock well cleaned up. Prices nominal. We 

 quote fancy white, 1.5@16 ; A No. 1, 14@15; No. 1, 12@ 

 13; No. 2, 10@11; buckwheat, 8@10. Extracted honey, 

 demand dull; fancy white, 7@8; light amber, 6@7; 

 amber and buckwheat, b®b%7 Beeswax is dull but 

 steady; fancy, 28@29; average, 27@28. 



_ Chas. Israel & Bros., 



Apr. 22. ^ 486-8 Canal St., New York City. 



Chicago.— The choice grades of white comb honey 

 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(3)15; off grades, 13; 

 light amber, 12; dark amber, 10@11; buckwheat and 

 other dark combs, 9@10; candied and mixed colors, 

 7@9. Extracted is dull, and prices very weak, with 

 the exception of some fancy linden and clover grades 

 quotable at 7@8 ; ambers, 6@7; dark and buckwheat, 

 5@6. Beeswax, 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Apr. 20. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Nev(^ York. — We have to report a small stock of 

 comb honey in this market. Prices rule about .same 

 as our last report, while there is but little demand, as 

 follows Fancy white, 15; No. 1, 14; No. 2, 13; buck- 

 wheat, 10. Buckwheat extracted, 55<@5^. Beeswax, 

 27. Francis H. I^eggett & Co., 



Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 



Apr. 20. New York City. 



Philadelphia. — As the season advances there is 

 less call for comb and extracted honey. The market 

 is now nearly bare of comb honey except some refuse 

 lots. Extracted honev quite abundant. We quote 

 fancy white extracted honey, 7^; amber, 6^^; dark, 6. 

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

 mission. Wm. a. Selser. 



Apr. 19. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Schenectady. — Notwithstanding the lateness of 

 the season we have had a number of small consign- 

 ments of comb honey recently; and while there is 

 still some demand a few warm days will curtail it to 

 an occasional case or two. We quote clover, 13@15; 

 buckwheat, 10@12. No demand for extracted. 



Apr. 20. C. McCuLLOCH, Schenectady, N. Y. 



Albany. — Honey market dull; hardly stock enough 

 on demand at present to change quotation any from 

 last issue. A No. 1 white scarce at any price; No. 1, 

 13@14; No. 2, 11@12; No. 3, 10@11 



MacDougal & Co., 

 Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 

 Apr. 24. Albany, N. Y. 



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 5^: better grades bring 6@,7i^; fancy white 

 clover, 854@9. C. H. W. Weber, 



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



San Francisco. — We beg to state that 1900 comb 

 honey is practically exhausted, and it is difficult to 

 state what the ruling prices are. 



Guggenhime & Co., 



Apr. 23. San Francisco, Cal. 



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

 dark and amber, 10@12. Extracted white, 6J^@7; 

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



Apr. 20. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Buffalo. — Honey is moving slowly, but prices hold 

 steady. Fancy white comb, 1.5(a),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. 8@9. Extracted, white, 7@8; dark, 5@6. 

 Beeswax. 28@30. 



April. 26. W. C. TowNSEND, Buffalo, N. Y. 



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

 cans at 7 cts., and smaller cans. 



D. S. Jenkins, I^as Animas, Colo. 



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

 and light amber from Rocky Mountain bee-plant. 

 Two cans, 120 lbs. net, $8 40; aLso 5 and 10 lb. pails. 

 In ordering state if you want white or amber. 



M. P. Rhoads, I^as Animas, Col. 



Wanted. — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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



16;? South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



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

 lbs. net, whitest, S9 GO ; tinted, partly from other 

 bloom, 18.40. Also small cans. 



The Arkansas Valley Apiaries, 



Oliver Foster, Prop., I<as Animas, Bent Co., Colo. 



