1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



427 



Contents of this Number. 



Bee, Caucasian -JSl 



Bees and Dark Clothing 430 



Brown, Interview with 433 



California, Ceutral 437 



Caramels. Honey 431 



Clover, Yellow Sweet 434 



Comb V Extracted Honey 430 



Cook's Review 443 



Craig, W. J 442 



Cuban Bee-keeping 432 



Drink-bill of the Nation 429 



Eggs, Loss of 430 



E. R. Root's Weste n Trip 445 



High priced Breeding-stock 444 



Honey, To Get Light-colored 441 



Honey, Pennyroyal 431 



Nectar, Water in 429 



Nuclei, Mating 440 



Oldcomb Discussion 430 



Poison of Bee-sting 429, 430 



Queen- rearing, Swarthmore's 434 



Rambler's Retreat 437 



Roses, Late 429 



'Honey Column. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

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

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

 eel 1, t he 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 

 Burface soiled, or the 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 j that is, 

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



CITY MARKETS. 



New York. — We report a quiet market on all lines. 

 White comb honey is well exhausted — the old crop — 

 slill there is some arriving which has been carried by 

 the producers, evidently for a higher piice. Values 

 aie mostly nominal now, and it is only a first-class 

 fancy article that will sell at quotation prices. We 

 quote fancy white, 1.5; No. 1, 13; amber, 11@12; buck- 

 wheat, 9@10. Extracted is decidedly dull, and very 

 little inquiry. Old crop California light amber and 

 partly white is now being offered as low as 4^4 f- o. b. 

 cjast, which, of course, hurts the sale of other grades 

 to a large extent. Beeswax is firm, and sells on arriv- 

 al at 28(g;29. Hildketh & Segelken, 



May 3. 120, 122 West Broadway, New York. 



Boston. — Our market on comb honey is firm, with 

 light stocks and a fairly good demand for this time of 

 the j-ear. Fancy white comb honey we quote at 17; A 

 No. 1, 16; No. 1, 15^16. Absolutely no call for dark 

 honey this year. Extracted, water white, 8@8^; light 

 amber, 7%@8. Beeswax, 27. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



May 4. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Albany. — Honey market very dull; prices nominal. 

 Honey pretty well cleaned, and very little call for it. 

 MacDougal & Co., 

 May 7. Albany, N. Y. 



Buffalo. — Our honey market is about the same as 

 last quoted, with a pretty slow^ demand. Fancy white 

 comb, l.i^lB; A No. 1, 1401.5; No. 1, 13@14; No. 2, 12@ 

 13; No. 3. 11@12; No. 1 dark. 10@11; No. 2, 8@9. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 7@8; dark, .5@6. Beeswax, 28@32. 



May 8. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Cincinnati. — No demand for comb honey any 

 more. Stock of it well cleaned up. Extracted honey, 

 dull; prices about the same. Dark sells for 5}^; better 

 grades bring tJ@7J4; fancy white clover, 8^@9 



C. H. W. Weber, 



May 7. 2146-8 Central Ave , Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Chicago. — There is very little being done in honey 

 at present, with practically no demand for the ex- 

 tracted grades; several consignments on sale here for 

 .some time, without any bids being made. A little 

 choice white comb sells in a retail way at 16c, with all 

 other grades scarce, and firmly held at about former 

 prices. Extracted, 7@8 for fancy white; ambers, 6@7; 

 dark, 5@5J^. Beeswax scarce, and in demand at 30. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



May 7. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Philadelphia. — The trade is not very active in 

 honey at present. Very little call, as fresh fruit is 

 taking the place. We quote comb honey 13(5; 1.5, and 

 extracted honey 6@7. Very little variety in the mar- 

 ket, and parties are accepting offers as to grade. We 

 are producers of honey — do not handle on commis- 

 sion. Wm. a. Selser, 



May 7. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Denver. — The demand for comb honey is light ; 

 stock on hand very light. No. 1 brings S3. 00 per case 

 of 24 sections; No. 2, 82.6o@S2.7.5. Extracted white, 

 6^@7J^. Beeswax, 24@26. 



The Colorado Honey Producers Ass'n, 



April 24. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



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

 dark and amber, 10@12, Extracted white, 6%@,7; 

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

 light, and but little in sight, for all grades of honey. 



May 10. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



New York. — This market seems to be almost en- 

 tirely bare of all grades of comb honey. There is 

 little, if any, demand for comb or extracted at pres- 

 ent. Beeswax is in fair demand at 27@.28. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co., 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 

 May 8. New York City. 



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

 cms at 7 cts., and smaller cans. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Colo. 



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

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



163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted. — Extracted honey— amber or dark. State 

 pice. W. C. Townsend, Buffalo, N. Y. 



PpffilWInO'-frflmPC explained in this issue of 

 rcrilllAlllg-Il dllica gleanings sent postpaid 

 all complete, with one sample box nailed, for 81.75. 

 Each frame has capacity for mating six queens. Any 

 bt e-keeper can rear queens by the Swarthmore plan. 

 Send for queen circular. Address 



The Swarthmore Apiaries, Swarthmore, Pa. 

 E, L. Pratt. 



B ■»*»<: «lf/=k • • To keep down increase I will 

 -'CS <Xl C . . ship, after May 1st, Full Colo- 

 Cimro »-rvi Jt-irr ""'-S of Italian bees, with queen, 

 OWctniilll^. in Dovetailed hives or light 

 ^^^^~^~~^~''^~^~ shipping-boxes, six L frames 

 of bees, brood, and honey, for S3, .50 ; five for $16 00 ; 10 

 for S3000, Tested queens, «1 00 each. My bees are 

 honey-gatherers and white cappers. Having 15 years' 

 experience I put them up so they go through o. k. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. Order now, 

 as bees are ready. 



J. N. COLWICK, Norse, Texas. 



Northern Italian Queens 



Reared from Imported Mothers. 



Our stock is so carefully bred and selected as to 

 secure carloads of honey. Locality free from foul 

 brood and other bee - diseases. Prices : Untested 

 queen. 81.00; 6 for 85.00; tested queen, 81 .50; 6 for $7.50; 

 best imported quten, 86 00; fair imported queen, 85,00. 



Ada L. Pickard, 



Richland Center, Wis. 



nilPPNQ TN STATE OF WASHINGTON.-I will raise 

 yu[:,l^l«0 Italian queens this season— the best that can 

 be s(-cured-by swarming method. Have had many years' 

 exptTience in queen-raising. The three-banders are the 

 best— not so cross. Ready to mail about the last of May. 

 Untested. %\m each. 



KOBT. MIRRING, Dryad, Lewis Co., Washmgton. 



