1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



499 



Contents of this Number. 



Adulterator, German, Fined 502 



Anti-saloon I^eague at Buffalo 530 



Ants. To Kill 519 



Bees and Grapes 518 



Bets and Grapes, Illustrated 514 



Bees, Long-tongued, for the South 520 



Bees, Uniting with Peppermint 518 



Blue-head 502 



Capping 507 



Cell compressor, Grace 505 



Co onies, Value of Strong 502 



Combs. Old, for Brood-rearing 516 



Comb, Old, Thickness of .503 



Compost-heap Fertilizer 528 



Covers for Warm Climates .507 



Drone Comb, Cost of 521 



Editor in Florida 526 



Flower-tubes, Deep 521 



Foul Brood in Michigan 520 



Foundation, Non-sagging, Without Wires .509 



Foundation, To Fasten in Brood-frames 509 



Ginseng Culture .528 



Glucose for Bees a Poor Food 518 



Heat and Honey-flow ,502 



Hives of Plaster of Paris ,502 



Hive-covers, Paper-covered 501, 522 



Honey-plants in Texas .520 



Honey, Comb or Extracted, Which? 510 



Honey, Straining Extracted 516 



Loadthat Bees can Carry .502 



Martin, Dr. G. M .522 



Out-apiaries for Comb Honey 523 



Pollen. Value of 501 



Profanity in Packing-houses .530 



Queens, Fertilizing in Confinement 507 



Queens, Our Premium 518 



Queen-nursery Cage, Swarthmore 506 



Queen-rearing, Modern Methods 507 



Queen-rearing, Swarthmore's System .504 



Railroads and Liquor 530 



Rambler and Ferris Extractor 511 



Recipes, Secret, for Canning 529 



Rhododendron 528 



Sales of Honey, To Make 517 



Separators, History of 503 



Spraying, Time of 502 



Swarming Problem Solved .523 



Swarming with Deep Frames 517 



Swarming, How Conducted 515 



Tongues of Bees Measured in 1882 .502 



Tongues, Long, Value of 508 



Trap Nest, Improved 528 



Wax from Old Combs 518 



Wax press. Economy of 518 



Wings, Clipping .'^22 



Workers, Fertile, Remedy'for 517 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

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

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

 cell, the out.side 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 slightly soiled j 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. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 Chicago. — Not any new comb honey has come to 

 this market up to date hereof, but promises are being 

 made for some before the month closes. A little good 

 white comb still on sale which easily brings 16. Not 

 any other kind here. Extracted very dull; practically 

 no sales made. Beeswax firm at 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 

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



Albany. — Honey market very quiet now, with no 

 stock on hand and no call. It is between seasons now. 

 Beeswax wanted at 30 cts. MacDougal & Co., 



June 9. Albany, N. Y. 



Detroit.— Strawberries are taking the attention, 

 and very few sales of honey are made, but prices 

 seem to keep up on good lots. Beeswax in fair de- 

 mand at 27@,28. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



June 8. Bell Branch, Mich. 



New York.— There is some demand for white comb 

 honey; and while the old stock is well cleaned up, 

 new crop is beginning to arrive from the South, and 

 receipts are sufficient to supply the demand. We 

 quote fancy white, 15 ; No. 1, 13@14 ; No 2 white, 12 ; 

 amber, II. Extracted honey is dull, and while there 

 is more or less moving there seems to be no settled 

 market for the time being. We quote white 7@7J^; 

 light amber, 6 ; dark, 5@5J4 ; Southern, in barrels, 

 55@65 per gallon, according to quality. Beeswax 

 firm at 28@29. Hildreth & Segelken, 



June 3. 265 Greenwich St., New York City. 



Buffalo. — Honey is selling very slow now. Fancy 

 white comb, 14@15 ; A No. 1, 13@14 ; No. 1, 12@13 ; No. 

 2, 11@12; No. 3, 9@10 ; dark, 8(ai0. Extracted, white, 

 6@7; dark, 5@5J4. Beeswax. 28@30. 



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



New York. — There is no comb honey to speak of 

 on this market at present. Our prices for comb given 

 you in last issue, represent nominal market prices at 

 present. Extracted honey will be very much lower 

 than last year. California and Florida are offering at 

 very much lower prices. Beeswax is in good demand, 

 and sells readily at 28. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co., 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 



June 7. New York City. 



Denver. — Stock of comb honey all cleaned up now. 

 Extracted, white, 6^@7J4; beeswax, 22@.25. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n, 

 June 10. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



We will be in the market for honey the coming sea- 

 son in carloads and less than carloads, and would be 

 glad to hear from producers everywhere what they 

 will have to offer. Seavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



Wanted. — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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



163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



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

 cans at 7 cts., and smaller cans. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Colo. 



IHE PRIZE WINNER. 



My breeding queen has been awarded the 825.00 prize 

 offered by The A, I. Root Co. for the longest-tongue 

 bees bred from their celebrated queen, producing bees 

 with a TONGUE REACH OF 2;B 100. This is not the 

 whole length of tongue either. Do not fail to notice 

 this. The demand is so heavy for daughters of my 23- 

 100 breeder that I have been obliged to make another 

 large addition to my queen-rearing apiary in order to 

 accommodate my increasing trade. Untested queens, 

 81.00; six, 85.00; dozen, 89.00. Select untested, 81.25; 

 six, 86.00; dozen, 811.00. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Descriptive circular sent free. Address 



J. P. Moore, Lock box 1, Morgan, Pend. Co., Ky. 



(Mr. J. P. Moore is entirely reliable. — A. I. R. Co.) 



Alhinn Olieen*; if you want the most 



/MUlllU yUCCIia. prolific queens; if you 

 ~"~~"~"^^^^^^^^^^^^~^ want the gentlest bees ; 

 if you want the best honey-gatherers you ever saw, 

 try my Albinos. Untested queens, 81.00 ; tested, 81.50. 

 J. D. QIVENS, Lisbon, Texas. 



01 IFFNS f ^'ne, large, gentle, and prolific; long- 

 X *-^ *-'*-' ^'*^ , tongue reach ; either 3 or 5 banded ; 

 75 cents each; six for $4.25. Try them and be pleased. 

 CHAS. H. THIES, Steeleville, lU. 



