1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



811 



Contents of this Number, 



Balling of Queens 81-1 



Bee iu Law K18 



Bees, Moving, Holtcrniann on 816 



Bees, Uniting tor Winteiing 824 



Boyden'sTri • 82rt 



Buffalo Convention 827 



CoUingwood's Address at Buffalo 830 



Colonies, Double decker 82 J 



Convention. Joint, at Buffalo 829 



Ferree, J W 822 



Foul Brood in California 815 



Home cf the Honey-bees Growing 826 



Honev. Price of 827 



Qieeii. What is a Te>ted? 813 



Qu ens. Laving, Confinement of 819 



Rambler off for Cuba 826 



Ramblei's Sketches 820 



Selling-case, Franklin's 823 



Sugar, Beet v. Cane 826 



Sugar, Feeding to Finish Sections 815 



Wintering with Upper Entrance 825 



Honey Column. 



G R ADING-RULES. 



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

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

 Btahi.orotherwi.se; ail the cells sealed except an occasional 

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



A jSo. 1.— All sections well tilled 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 sect ions 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 tilled 

 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. — Comb honey, lOfti 12 Extracted, 

 water-white. 554@6J4; light amber, 4@5^; daik, 4@5. 

 Beeswax, 25(g27. 



Sept. 26 E. H. SCHAEFFLE, Murphys, Cal. 



Detroit. — Fancy white comb honey, 14® 15; No. 1, 

 14; dark and amber, ll(al2. Exirfcted white, 6^@7 ; 

 dark and amber, .5(3)6 Be swnx 26(a'27 



Oct. 21. M. H. Hu T & Son Bell Branch. Mich. 



Boston. — We quote oiir market as follows : Fancy- 

 white iu cartons, 16; A No. 1, 15; No. 1 14^. Extract- 

 ed white, 85^; light amber, 8: amber, 6^('a7^. 



Blake Scoit & Lee, 



Sept. 27. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Chicago — There is a very good demand for No. 1 

 comb honey at 15 per lb ; ihit whiten will not grade 

 No. 1 or fancy, sells at fiom 1.3@14; some small lots of 

 fanc% have bro :ght more than 15 lifjht amber selling 

 at 12(3)13: dark honey of various grades range at from 

 10(0)11. Extracted sells fairly well at ol4(a6% for white, 

 according to quality and flavor; white clover and bass- 

 ■wood bringing 7; light ambr r, 55^(0)5%; dark. 6@o5^. 

 Beeswax >!tcady at 2,S R. A BDKNhTT & Co , 



Oct. 10 199 South Water St , Chicago, IU. 



New York. — Demand for comb honey good ; re- 

 ceipts not as plentiful as we should like to see them, 

 particularly buckwheat. Comb honey is j-carce, and 

 slow in coming in. We quote you the market as fol- 

 lows : Fancj white clover, lb; No 1, 15(al6; No. 2 12 

 @,13: fancy buckwheat. Il(gl2 ; No. 1, 10(ail ; No. 2 9 

 @10. Extracted, white clover and basswood, 6(gi7 ; 

 light amber, 5l/,(Si6 ; buckwheat, 5^5}4- Beeswax is 

 steady; fancy, 28(0!29, good average, 26>i@,27. 



Chas. Israel & Bros , 



Oct. 10. 486-8 Canal St., New York City. 



Cincinnati. — The supplv for comb honey is rather 

 .short. Fancy Southern, 14J4; fancy white clover sells 

 1.5(^16. The market for extracted is rather dull. Dark 

 sells for .5(g)-5'2; better grades from 6@7; extra fancy, 

 8(0 9. Beeswax, 27. 



Octt. 9. C. H. W. Weber, Cincinnati, O. 



Milwaukee. — The offerings of honey continue to 

 be quite liberal from the fields of production, and the 

 supply on this market is seemingly enough at this 

 time to supply current demands: and values are fairly 

 well sustained on choice qualities, and we will quote 

 fancy white 1-lb. sections, 15(8)16 ; A No. 1, 14(8)15 ; No. 

 1. 13(3)14. amber honev not in demand, nominal, 12@ 

 13. Extracted white in barrels, kegs, or cans, 8^8% ; 

 amber, 7@75^. Beeswax, 25(^30. 



A V. Bishop & Co., 



Oct. 10. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Albany, — Honey market in good shape. Moderate 

 receipts and good demand. White comb, fancy, 16; 

 No. 1. 15; No. 2. 14@15; mixed, 14; buckwheat, comb, 

 12(g)13; extracted, light, 7^7^; mixed, 654(3"; buck- 

 wheat, 6@6K. McDouGAL & Co., 



Oct. 11. Albany, N. Y. 



Schenectady, — We can reoort a very firm market. 

 No. 1 clover selling at 15@16; No. 2, 13(3)14; buck- 

 wheat. 12@13. There is also quite a demand for ex- 

 tracted at 6(g6'/^ for light, and .5@5i4 for dark, in 150- 

 pound kegs. Chas. McCulloch, 



Oct. 11. Schenectady, N. Y. 



New York. — Arrivals of comb honey are good at 

 present, and qualitv first-class We quote fancy white 

 at lira 15; No. 1 w'hite, 13@14 ; mixed white, 11(812; 

 buckwheat, 10. There is little doing in extracted 

 honey— prices ruling from 5(36, according to quality. 

 Beeswax dull at 27. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co. 

 Franklin. West Broadway, and Varick Sts., 

 Oct. 11. New York City 



For Sale —Extracted honey, cans and kegs 7 to 8 

 cts. per lb Sample, 5 cts. Comb honey, 13 to 14 cts. 

 Beeswax wanted. 



I. J. Stringham. 105 Park Place, New York. 



For S.ale.— SOOO lbs. clover and basswood honey, 

 mixed, in 60-lb. cans, as white as Michigan produces ; 

 good body and flavor ; the best I ever produced in 26 

 years' bee-keeping. A free sample will convince you. 

 Eight cts. per lb. at Carson City. 



E. D. TowNSEND, Remus, Mich. 



Wanted — Fancy white honey in Danz. sections, 

 al-o buckwheat honey, comb and extracted. Send 

 sample of extracted, and let us know how much you 

 h've. comb or extracted, and how put up, and price at 

 which you will ^ell. The A. I. Root Co. 



Wanted.— Western honey in c. r lots, also northern 

 fnucy while comb in no-drip cases; state price deliver- 

 I d. We pay spot cash. Reference, German National 

 B.^nk, Cincinnati. Fred W. Muth & Co., 



Front and Walnut Streets, Cincinnati, Ohio 



Wanted.— Honey; car lots or otherwise. Will send 

 man to receive when >iifficient amount to ju.stify, and 

 pny highest market price, spot cash Address, slating 

 quantity, quality, and price desired at your station. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, 111. 



For Sale — 30 to 35 cases heartsease honey, two cans 

 to a case (120 lbs.); new cans; 8 cts. per pound. 



John A.Thornton, Lima, Ills. 



For Sale.— Fancy and No. 1 comb honey; about 

 2000 lbs. or more. Wm. Morris, Las Animas, Cal. 



Wanted —Comb honey and beeswax. State price 

 delivered Cincinnati. C. H. W. Webrk, 



2146 2148 Central Ave.. Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Wanted —We are in the market for honey, either 

 local or carlots commission or purchase. We espe- 

 cially desire Wisconsin basswood. and will be pleased 

 to hear from that Stale Evans & Turner, 



Town St., Cor. 4th , Columbus, Ohio. 



Wanted.— Fancy and No. 1 white-clover honey, one- 

 pound sections, paper cartons preferred. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 

 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



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 pioducers everywhere what they 

 will have to offer. Seavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



