1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



927 



Contents of this Nnniber. 



Apiarit'S. Sliaded, in Arizona 9-Jo 



Arizona Apiaries 9-)3 



lice in L'Hvv !);i") 



Bees under Machine shop (Ml 



Bees with Heads in Cells i);>0 



Bees I'orcing into Sections 9^(5 



Bee-cellars, Ventilation of P33 



Bee-keeping. Starting in 938 



Feed for 15ecs, Proportions of 930 



Frames, Wired, withont Fonndation 937 



Heredity in Animals 930 



Hive-covers 946 



Hive-tool, England's 930 



Honey in Ireland, Pricesof 931 



Honey, Comb. Jones's Canard 942 



Honev. Different Flavors of 941 



Maeterlinck's Book on Bees 930 



Montserrat. Bee-keeping in 937 



Mountains, their Use 941 



Poison, Bee-sting 947 



Profits per Colony 929 



Smoking Bees, Excc-^sive 938 



Sulphuric Acid, Proportion of 947 



X'tter Brothers 947 



Wintering Indoors and Out 931 



Honey Column. 



GEADING-RtII.ES. 



Fanct. — All sect ions to be well filled, comb-* straight, firm- 

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled b.v travel- 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

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



A No. l.—All sections well filled e-^ccept the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; combs straight ; oue-eichth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or the entire surface slightl.v soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. I. — All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively e' en ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface si iahtly 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, am ler, and dark ; that is, 

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



CITY MARKETS. 

 Philadelphia. — Comb honey has lieen arriving 

 quite freely, and lower prices are the re.'-ult There 

 seems to be very li'tle fancy honey in the market. 

 'We quote fancy, lo; No. 1, 13a U: amber. VI. Extract- 

 ed white, 7; amber, (1. Beeswa.v, 21!. We are produc- 

 ers of honey -do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Sklser, 

 Nov. 21. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Denver.— No. 1 comb honey, $3.00 per case ; No. 2, 

 Sl.'i'i. White extracted, ~C<i%. Beeswax, yellow, 'l\{iv2'->. 

 CoLOR.Ano Honey-Producers' Assn. 

 Nov. 22. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



New York. — Demand for comb honey is not as 

 brisk as it has been, with the supply about equal to 

 the demand. We quote as follow-s to-day : Faiicv 

 white. lofatlG: No 1. 14;a,1.5: No. 2, 12fa.l3 ; buckwheat. 

 10Caii2, E.xtracted, dull; white clover or basswood, 6f5i 

 7; light amber, 55^(gi() ; amber and buckwheat, .Va.^'^. 

 Beeswax, 27@2 1. Ch.\s. Isr.'^el 6t Bros., 



Nov. 23. 48fi-490 Canal St., New York City, N. Y. 



Cincinnati.— There is a good deal of extracted hon- 

 ey offered, and prices if any thing, are a little lower. 

 P'ancy white coinb honey sells at 15(g.'l(i ; lower grades, 

 VZyiCaUy,. Extracted dark, o ; lighter, r,%(dii ; fancv, 

 6l4®g. C. H. W. wVber, 



Nov. 23. 214li Cetitral Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



MiLW.AUKEE.— The supply of honey of all kinds — 

 good, bad. and indifferent, comb and extracted - seems 

 quite sufficient for the demand, and values are rulitig 

 easy, especially for the grades below standard grade, 

 and we continue to quote fancy 1-lb. sections, 1.5fal(i; 

 A No. 1, 14(0,15; No. 1 amber or white, 13(g 14. Extract- 

 ed white, in bbls , kegs, and cans, 8fa9; amber, 7fa7i4. 

 Beeswax. 26ra 28. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Nov. 22. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



New York. — The receipts of comb honey at presetit 

 are ver>' good Prices are quite firm at the low quota- 

 tions below with a good brisk deinand. We quote 

 fancy white, 1.5: No. 1, 13fffil4 ; No. 2. 12fn 13 ; buck- 

 wheat, 10(rtll. Extracted, fair demand, oiali',, accord- 

 ing to quality. Francis H. Le«<'Ett & Co., 



Nov. 21, Franklin and VarickSts., New York. 



Chicago. — Honey is selling fairly well at about the 

 prices that have prevailed for the last two motiths : 

 viz.. choice grades w-hite comb honey, 14'/2ff' 1-i ; good 

 to No 1, 14 ; light amber, 13 : dark grades, i0(a),12. Ex- 

 tracted white, 5}i(a>7 : amber, 554'(a>5%, according to 

 qualitv, flavor, and package Beeswax, good demand 

 at 28.' R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



ALii.ANV.— Hotiey luarket steady, with a .scarcity o' 

 buckwheat comb honev. Fancy white comb, 15(0/16 

 No. 1, 14*15; amber and buckwheat, 13®14. Extracted 

 white, 7@~yi; mixed. 6@6'/i; dark, 6. Beeswax, 27@29. 

 M.A.CDOUGAL & Co., 



Nov. 21. 380 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Boston.— The demand for honey is easing up some- 

 what, due in part to the holiday season, at which time 

 it is much neglected Our market at the present time 

 runs as follows: Strictly fancy in cartons, 16; No. 1, 14(ai 

 15; No. 2, 12J^(ajl3. Extracted light amber, 754(aS; am- 

 ber, 7. Blake, Scott & I<ee, 



Nov. 20. 31. 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Schenectad'v.— There are no new features to note 

 in our market. Sales are about equal to receipts, and 

 prices unchanged. We quote fancv clover, 10 ; No. 1, 

 14(«15: No. 2, 13^14: buckwheat, 12(ail3 F;xtracted is 

 selling freely at 6(«6;/2 for light, and 5®5i/4 for dark. 

 Chas. McCulloch. 



Nov. 20. 1 Eagle St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Wanted. Cotnb honev in anv quantity. Please ad- 

 vise what you have to offer. Evans & Turner, 

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



For Sale. — Two car^ extracted alfalfa and sweet- 

 c L,ver honev. Vogeler Seed & Produce Co., 



Salt Lake C it\ , Utah. 



For ,S,\le.— E.xtracted honey, basswood or clover, in 

 100-lb. kegs, at 7c; amber, 6c: buckwheat in kegs, cans, 

 or 30 to 75 lb. wooden pails, o^c; sample. 6c. 



C. B. Howard, Romulus, N Y. 



For Sale.— How much am I offered for 500 lbs. of 

 Michigan white clover and basswood comb honey, 

 mostly in plain sections, put up in new 12-lb. 3-row 

 cases," with 3-inch glass, all labeled? 



Ch.4,s. C. Chamberlin, Romeo, 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. Seavev & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue. Kan.sas City, Mo. 



For Sale —30lo 35 cases heartsease honey, twoc^ins 

 to a case (I'iO lbs ); new cars: 7 cts. per pourd. 



JOH.v A. Thoknton, l^ima, Ills. 



For Sale — Basswood, clover, and sweet-clover ex- 

 tracted honey, at 7c. in kegs and cans 



Dr. C. Iv. Parker, Station A, R. F. D., 



Syracuse, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey in 160-lb. kegs. Buck- 

 wheat, 5^ ; mixed, 6 ; basswood, 7, Send postoifice 

 money-order on Moravia, N. Y., and will ship prompt- 

 ly. N. I,. Stevens, Venice, N. Y. 



W.anted. — Honev; car lots or otherwise. Will send 

 man to receive when sufficient amount to ju.stif^-, and 

 pay highest market price, spot cash. Address, stating 

 quantity, qualitv, and price desired at your station. 

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



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

 2000 lbs. or more. Wm. Morris, l,as Animas, Col 



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. ,Stringh.\m, 105 Park Place, New York. 



