1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



43 



Contents of this Number. 



A lulteration, To Detect.. -17 



Alfalfa, Caution Concerning til 



IJ illing. Cause of (13 



11 isswood, Kuropean (io 



I! e.s, Confus on of, Just from Cellar (il 



I! es, Hauling on Wagon 55 



H es. Improvement of 5!l 



li 'es I^eaving Because of Paint , t)6 



r.ees. Moving in Winter 6B 



Bees, ,Scent of. in Swarming (i5 



Brood frames, Shallow .5^ 



Carbolineum. Where Made (in 



Cellars. Ventilation of '. til 



Cells. Size of -18 



C trus p;xchange of California ... 49 



Colonies, Two in a Hive ''3 



Cover, Double. Not Satisfactory (i5 



Doolittle's Four Colonies ." (iO 



Kggs, Weight of 47 



I-'euces. Side-opening (il 



I'oumiation. .Super, f r Brood cliamber 51 



I'rame, ,Sawed-off HoiTman HI 



I'rimes, Mack's Extracting ()2 



Cilass, Negative ..58 



Orammatical Expressions 48 



Honey as a Food 48 



Honey Canard in Eng and 49 



J'ike. Standing (iii 



Male. Influence of tiO 



M)rth Dakota for Bees 55 



o itario's Inspector's Report (i.! 



r-pper-tree 5! 



I'oison of Bee, Weight of 17 



O leen Giving all Five-banders <1 



Q leens Mated in Tent 47 



O leeiis, Disappearance of ...fiii 



K imbler on Co-operation 51 



Roaring in the Cell ir (il 



Scale Record of a Colony lil 



Screw Eyes for Frame-spacers (i'i 



Sections. Full Weight 19 



Sections, ITnfinished >:l 



Sf^ctions. Wide v T,ong (il 



Separator, Aikin's Ho'ney and Wax 4" 



Si)okane for Bees 1"^ 



Twine. .Self-sealing . (iii 



Tool. Apiary (i5 



Fucapping-fork 4>' 



Wheelbarr.iws for Apiaries H(i 



Woids, I.ength of 17 



Honey Column. 



GRAniNG-RrLES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled. coml)s straiaht, firm 

 ly attacheil to all four si.tes, the combs uusoilcd by travel- 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells seali'il exce|it an occasional 

 cell, the outsiiU' surface of the wood well scrapcil of jiropolis. 



A No. l.~All sections well tilled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; combs straight ; oni'-eiKhtli part of comb 

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

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. ] - All sictions well tilli-d exceiit the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; coml)s comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soi led, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 'J -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, am ler, and dark ; that is, 

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



C/rr MARKETS. 



San Fr.\.\'Cisco. -Comb honey, 10(ail2!^ ; extracted, 

 watei--white, Ogiti 14 ; light amber, 4,015)4 ; dark, 3^@ 

 W2. Beeswax, 2<!(a:2S 



Dec. 25. E. H. SCHAEFFLE, Mnrphys, Calif. 



SCHKNECTADV. — Our market has been very quiet 

 since the holidays, especially comb honey, thedemand 

 being principally for buckwheat. There is quite a de- 

 mand for extracted, and stock on hand is limited. No 

 change in prices from our last 



Chas. McCulloch. 



Jan. 8. 1 Eagle St., .Schenectady, N. Y. 



Columbus. —Fancy white comb, 17; No. 1, 16; fancy 

 amber, 14; No 1, 13. Evans & Turner. 



Jan. 7. 



ToRO.NTO.— F^xlracted honey is selling at about 9 cts. 

 pev 11)., comb as follows: l'"an"cv $2 25 a doz.; A No 1, 

 $2 0(t. ' M. MovicR & Son. 



Dec. 2?,. 



MII,^v.■\l•KK^:. — The m rket for hone\' is witliout any 

 special ftatnres of inlerest lo note. The demand for 

 honey is not large The supply is fair ; the stipiily of 

 fancy section should be increased, an(i we encourage 

 all shippers of such. We cjuote fancy 1-lb. section.s, 1.5 

 (wl6; A No. 1, 14(al5; No. 1, 13" 14; amber nominal 12 

 (0)14. Extracted in bbls , kegs, or cans, white, 8(ai9; 

 dark. higlV^. Beeswax, 2()(g28. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Jan. 7. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Albany.- Honey market quiet, with light sff^ck and 

 light receipts. Improved demand for buckwheat and 

 dark grades of extracted, but light demand for light- 

 colored. MacDougal & Co., 



Jan. 3. 380 Broadway, Albany, N. \. 



Boston. — Comb honey is in good supply, and not 

 working off as well as we would like to see at this 

 tinte o\ the year. Prices are ranging as fidlows : 

 Strictly No. 1, 1.5ra 15^; No. 2, 14. Extracted, white, l^<^ 

 714; light amber, (i%. 



Blake, Scott & L,ee. 



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



Denver.- No. 1 white comb honey, $2 75 to $3.00 

 per case of 24 sectionsj No. 2, 52.50 to $i.6o. Extract- 

 ed, 7(a!8. Beeswax, 22(ai26 



Colorado Honey-Producers' Ass'n, 



Jan. 8. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



Cincinnati.— The demand for honey is fair. Ex- 

 tracted honey is offered very freely. Dark brings 5 ; 

 lighter. F,^4(M; fancy, 6J^@7;-2. Fancv comb, 15; low- 

 er grades, 12^(g!l3i.4. C. H. W. Weber. 



Jan. 7. 214(j Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



New York. — Comb honej' continues in good de- 

 mand, with supplies prettv well exhausted. We quote 

 fancy white, 15; ^ o. I white, 14; No. 2, 13; amber, 12; 

 dark, lO'Dll. Extracted, dull, with large supplies, and 

 quotations on large lots are generally shaded in order 

 to efTect .aales. We quote white, 654(3)7; amber, 5V<'t6; 

 dark. 5(a5i4. Beeswax firm, and rather scarce at 2S(g> 

 28'/^. Hildreth & Segelkf.n, 



Jan. 9. 82, 84 Murray .St., New York City. 



New York.- Demand for comb honey is quiet after 

 the holidays. Supply light ; a little demand for ex- 

 tracted, particularly buckwheat, of which there is a 

 meager supply. We quote the market to-day as ful- 

 low.s": Fancy white, 1.5(016; ANo 1 white, llfo l5 ; No. 1 

 white, 13*14; No. 2, 1 Kg; 12 ; fancy buckwheat, 11(((12; 

 No. 1 buckwheat. lOgdl ; No 2 bifckwheat, WqilO: white 

 clover and ba.sswood extracted, 6'^(gt7 ; light amber. 6 

 (a,6'4 ; amber and buckwheat, 5!4(O'0. Beeswax, 27(0 29. 

 Chas. Israk;l & Bros.. 



Jan. 8. 486-490 Canal St., New York City. 



Buffalo. — Below I quote you the honey market as 

 it is now. Fancv white comb, 1.5(o 16; A No. 1. 14fn'15; 

 No. 1. 13(014; No. 2, 12 0113; No. 3. Il(gd2; dark, lOodl. 

 Extracted white, 6V^Cai7 ; dark, .SfO'S^. Beeswax, vellow. 

 2S(d.30 ; dark, 23'.a 25. ' W. C. Townsend, 



Jan. J3. 81, 86 W. Market St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



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

 14c; dark and amber, ll(0il3 ; extracted, white, 7(g»7^ ; 

 dark and amber, 5(a/6J^ ; beeswax, 26(o27. . 



M. H. Hunt & .Son. 



Jan. 13. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Philadelphia. — Market on honey has been a little 

 q liet si ce Christmas; supply has been equal to the 

 demand. We quote fancy comb, 16; No. 1, 15. F'ancy 

 extracted, while, 8 ; amber. 7. Beeswax, 2S. We are 

 producers of honey- do not handle on commi.ssion. 

 Wm. A. .Sklskr, 



Jan. 10. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Wanted - Comb and extracted hone}'. State price, 

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



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wa.ntki). -Honey; car lots or otherwise. Will send 

 man to receive when sufficient amount to justify, and 

 pay highest market price, spot cash. Address, stating 

 quantity, quality, and price desired at vonr station. 

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



