1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



543 



Contents of this Number, 



Apple-tree Borer Ji6fi 



Bee-keeping as a Business .5iil 



Bees and I'ears in California ooS 



Blacks V. Italians 5.\S 



California, Distances in .5").S 



Clover, Red, Value of ■)!! 



Clover, Sweet, for Hay .'57 



Drones Hatched from Queen-celN .">."j7 



Drone-trap Frick's .^56 



Drone-trap, New 5.5" 



Editors of Journals 5G0 



Editor's Travel ,551 



Florida, Editor in .5(i4 



Hives, etc., in Cuba .5.58 



Honey. Bottling .>17 



Lantern, Trap 5(ili 



Potato, Craig .5H7 



Queens, 5200 .5(i7 



Queens, High-priced .58 



.Sparrows and Bees .547 



Swarms, Absconding .5.15 



Swarms, To Make .55-1 



Swarm, Peculiar .557 



Wellspring, The 5(,7 



Wilkin, R ri(U 



Hooey Column. 



GRADING-RULES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled bytravel 

 stain, 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 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. 



San Francisco. — To the Trade.— Comb honey, 10@ 

 12. Extracted water-white, ^Yi&l; light amber, h@5l4\ 

 dark amber, 45^(a5. Beeswax, 2.5@27. To the Produc- 

 er. — Ic a pound less, and 5 per cent commission. Com- 

 mission houses charge Ic a pound more than they 

 al ow the producer. E. H. Sch.kffle, 



June 11. Murphys, Cal. 



New York. — The market for comb and extracted 

 honey remains dull. There is no stock on hand, and 

 but little demand for comb; while extracted seems 

 plentiful, but no buyers in the market at present. 

 Prices remain as per our previous quotations. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co., 

 Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 

 June 19. New York City. 



Chicago. — The new comb honey has not yet reached 

 this market. It would sell at 1.5@16 if choice white, 

 and the ambers at 12@].3. The market is entirely bare 

 with exception of a few cases of a lot that we had held 

 for us, expecting it would be needed. Advices are that 

 -shipments will be started by July 1st. Very little trad- 

 ing IS being done in extracted, as large dealers will 

 not contract this season unless at low figures. Some 

 sales of amber have been made at 4^ and 5 for early 

 autumn delivery. White is held at d}4. Beeswax sells 

 at 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



June 19. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Milwaukee. — There is a continued demand for 

 fancy quality comb honey, and if this should fall 

 under the eye of any shipper we advise him to ship to 

 us. as we can make sale readiU' at this time, and we 

 invite correspondence. Extracted very quiet, and not 

 much wanted. We quote fancy 1- lb. sections, 17@18 ; 

 A No 1, 16(g;17; No. 1, IS-ffilG; amber, 13@14. Extracted 

 white, in cans and barrels, 8@9; amber, in same, 7@ 

 7%. Beeswax, 25(^28. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



June 19. 119 Buffalo St. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Boston. — There is practically no comb honey in 

 our market, and owing to warm weather very little 

 c ill for it. Are expecting some new comb early n» xt 

 month. Market for extracted dull, and prices nom- 

 inally the same as last. Blake, Scott & t,EE, 



June 14. 31, 33 Commercial St., Bo-ston, Mass. 



Philadelphia. — It being now between seasons, it 

 is very hard to give an intelligent quotation on honty. 

 Some few sales of extracted honey (new Southei'n 

 crop) have been tnade in barrels at 51{(S.H. No con b 

 honey in this market, except some old lots which are 

 selling at biiyers' offers. Beeswax a little wtaktr, 

 selling at 26@r27. We are producers of honey— do iu,t 

 handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



June 20. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa 



Toronto. — There is very little honey in sight. The 

 old is nearly all sold, and there is no new honey ytt. 

 Being a little out of season, and to clear out what is 

 left, fancy comb would sell for J1.80 a dozen; A No. 1, 

 §1.50; dark, 81.00. M. Mover & Son, 



June 19. 408 Stadina Ave., Toronto, Canada. 



Detroit. — Very few sales of honey, but prices are 

 sustained on good lots. The new crop will start out 

 at good prices, and with little old honey. Beeswax in 

 fair demand at 27@28. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



June 24. Bell Branch, Mich. 



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, 



1318-1.324 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. 



GRAYCARNIOLANS 



We are the largest breeders and importers of this 

 race of bees in America. They are the most gentle 

 bees and the best of workers. Untested queen, 6.5c; 

 tested, 81.2.5; select tested, S2.25 ; best imported, $4.00. 

 Golden Italian queens, same prices. For prices on 

 large orders, nuclei, and full colonies, send for de- 

 scriptive price list. Address as below. 



F. A. LOCKHART & CO., Caldwell, N. Y. 



when a colony 

 swarms cut out 

 some of the 

 best cells, and 

 place them in Swarthmore Fertilizing Boxes; attach 

 the boxes to the outside of the hive, and the queens 

 will mate all in one colony and all from one stand. 

 No fuss — any child can do it. Sample box, by post, 

 with directions, 25c. Queens now ready, only 81.00. 

 Swarthmore Nursery Cage, 75c. Cell compressor, $2. 

 Compressed Cells, 2c each— will la.st a lifetime used 

 over and over. Address 



The Swarthmore Apiaries, 

 E. L- Pratt. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. 



If you want the most 



prolific oueens ; if you 



want the gentlest bees ; 



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



try my Albinos. Untested queens, Sl.OO ; tested, SI. .50. 



J. D. GIVENS, Lisbon. Texas. 



Of IPFN^ I F'"s, large, gentle, and prolific; long- 

 V/UCCi^O , tongue reach; either 3 or 5 banded; 

 75 cents each; six for |4.2o. Trv them and be plea.sed. 

 CHAS. H. THIES. Steeleville, 111. 



Q.. ^ ^ ^ ^ i I have now some very fine queens for sale, 

 yGSnS 1 either 3 banded or .5 banded goMens, at the 

 following prices : ITiuoted. iTif; (', !<i.-t>: 12. 

 .•?«.(l(l. Tested, A1.15 ; 6, ¥G..5i'> ; U. $12,011, Si-lect trsted, >-J.Uii. 

 Golden breeders, Jij.OO. We have Koot's bee-supplies at 

 Boot's iiriees. We have a special low price on honey-cans. 

 Giv e us your onlers. and I will guarantee you satisfaction. 



Albino Queens. 



