1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



131 



Contents of this Number. 



American Bee-keeper in Florida 137 



Apiary, Dolsoii's H7 



Apifnge 18(i 



Bt-es Do Not Work by Rule l;i8 



Bee Making 040 Visits IM 



Bee-repn'-itories, Bingham on Ii4 



Cellar Wintering in Canada ,U9 



Cellar. Holterniann's ].")2 



Colossal Ladino 185 



Comb. Weight of Drone 136 



Comb-honey Canards 141 



Combs. Watery Appearance 18.5 



Covers in Colorado - 186 



Dolson at Home 149 



Drunkenness in United Kingdom 187 



Dzierzoir.s Claims 186 



Fonl Brood in the Month 135 



Gold-prospector 147 



Hens and Bees 136 



Hives. Two story, for Comb Honey 155 



Honej' statistics 155 



Honey. Untidy 137 



lydssing Family 148 



Notes of Travel in Arizona 116 



Sali-bnry Method of Glassing 139 



Tongues. lyength ■ f 145 



Trusts. Rambler on 143 



Ventilation and Temperature 150 



Wasps, Value of ..138 



Honey Column. 



GBADING-HBLES. 



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

 ly attiichert to all four sides, the comb.s unsoikd b.v travel- 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 cell, the outsidf 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 ; oue-ei^'ht h part of CDmb 

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

 side of tlip wood well scraped of propolis. 



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

 to the wood ; combs comparativel.v even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. ',; -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')er, and dark ; that is, 

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



CITY MARKETS. 



San Francisco.— No change in prices since last 

 quoted. The As ociation of San Francisco Commis- 

 sion Houses set the price-buying and selling— of hon- 

 ey, in consequence there is no advance in price to the 

 producer, though wheat, hay, and all other crops have 

 advanced in price, owing to the unusually dry winter. 

 Clear and cold throughout the .State at liiis date. 

 Kainfall to date le s than any year in past 30 years. 

 Prospects poor for honey crop, and good lor higher 

 prices E. H. Schaeffle, Murphys, Calif. 



Jan. 29 



Chicago. — Hope of Februar\' bringing a good de- 

 mand for honey, is so far disajjipointing The weath- 

 er is extremely cold, yet this should not curtail the 

 demand, for honey is a cold-weather luxury, and to 

 most pec pie more inviting when cold tliHii when it is 

 hot Perha)-s one of the causes (for there are manj) 

 was the holding back of the crop by producers in the 

 tarly autumn, on the supposition that the yield was 

 light, taking the country as a whole; the result was 

 that consumers rea.soned that it was going to be scarce 

 and substituted other things in lieu th< reof. Comb is 

 freely offered, with prices weak at I4(a>15 for choice to 

 fancy; No. 1, 13(ad4 ; amber and buckwheat, li®12. 

 I eeswax strong at 29. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Schenectady.— Thefe is only a moderate demand 

 for comb honey, and most of that is for ihtickwheat, 

 with some to offer Extracted moving off fairly well, 

 sut ply of dark quite limited. No change of note in 

 prices of comb or extracted. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



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



Boston.— There is a good stock of honey on this 

 market, but should the demand keep up at its present 

 rate we shall all be consumed before wnrm weather. 

 We are not advising further shipments of comb at the 

 present time. We quote fancy 1 lb. cartons, 15; A No. 1, 

 141^; No. I, 11; pr, ctically no No. 2 ijeing offered. 

 Extrai ted light amber, 7^"a8; amber, 7; Florida hon- 

 ey. 6(at7J4. Blake, Scott & i,EE:. 



Feb. 8. 31, 38 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



New York. — There has b-en very little movement 

 of late in comb honey, and while there is no buck- 

 wheat on the market to amount to anything, there is 

 sufficient quantity of the different grades of white 

 honey The demand having been slow of late, prices 

 have h d a downward tendency and are likelv to re- 

 main so during the spring. We quote fancv white, 14, 

 and exceptiouHlly fine stuck at perhaps 15: No. 1. 13; 

 amber, llfHil2. Extracted remains dull at unchanged 

 prices Arrivals of late are quite plentiful of all the 

 different grades. Beeswax firm at 28 « 2S14. 



Feb. 8. Hildreth & SeGELKEN. 



Cincinnati.— The honey market has been rather 

 dull this year. Comb h ney is selling faiilv, and 

 brings the following : White clover, 15; lower grades, 

 12'/4Cail4. Extracted .sells very slowly, the lowergrades 

 bring 5(a6; fancy, 6>^(&i7}4. Beeswax, 28o30. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



Feb. 7. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Milwaukee.— The honey market is rather slow 

 just now. It seems that the cold weather has a cool- 

 ing effect on trade. Offerings and supply of extracted 

 are good Fancy comb is what is needed here, and 

 we encourage s-hipments. We quote fancy 1-lb. sec- 

 tions lotoKi; A No. 1, 14(0 15; No. 1, 13 ' 14; amber, nom- 

 inal 12(ail4. Extracted, in bbls , kegs, or cans, white, 

 85^(g;,9; amber, 5^@7^. Beeswax. 2(iraj28. 



A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Feb. 8. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Buffalo. — Fau'-y white comb, 15@16; A No. 1. 14(^ 

 15 No. 1. V?,-" 11; No. 2, 12(3)13; No. 3, 11« 12; dark. 10(# 

 12 Extracted white, 6'^(c»7 ; dark, 0-5^4. Yellow 

 bt-eswax, 2Sin .30; dark. 2'^'a2'->. There is not much hon- 

 ey in our market. Demand is fair 

 'Feb. 8. W C. TowNSEND. 



Detroit.— Fmcy white comb honey, 14(al.5c; No. 1 

 white, 14; dark and amber, lla!l8; extracted, white, 

 ''(^'16'. dark and amber, Hm 6'/. Beeswa.x, 27(aJ2S. 



M. H. Hunt & s'on. Bell Branch, Mich. 



New York. — Stock of comb honey on the market is 

 almost cleaned up, and <lemand good for this time of 

 the year. Comb honey will bring the following prices: 

 Fancv lib. clover. 15'cal(> : A No. 1 1-lb. clover. 14'^15; 

 No. K 3(6 14; No. 2. 11(«12; fancv buckwheat. 11(^12; 

 No. 1 buckwheat, 10 1 11; No. 2 buckwheat, 9 ailO. Ex- 

 tracted-honey market dull. Fancy white, 0)7; light 

 amber. 6(616^2; amber and buckwheat, 5^(^ai(i Bees- 

 wax. 2S.'3J. Chas. Israel & Bros., 



Feb. 10. 486-490 Canal St.. New York City. 



For Sale.— Four 10-gallon kegs white extracted 

 honey, clover and basswood mi.xed, now candied, price 

 7'A cts. per lb., f. o b. here. Also four 10-gallou kegs 

 a:id five .5-gallon jacketed cans of fine amber honey 

 just extracted, fine flavor and doubly ripened, very 

 thick and waxy. G'/i cts. per lb. L,arge sample free. 

 O. H. TovvNSEND, Otsego, Mich. 



Wanted. Comb honey in any quantity. Please ad- 

 vise what you have to offer. Evans & Turner, 

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



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 evervwhere what they 

 will have to offer. Skavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



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

 2000 lbs. or more. Wm. Mokris, I<as Animas, Col. 



For Sale. Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7c per 

 pound. .Send for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins, I,as Animas, Col. 



For Sale.— Clover and sweet-clcA-er extracted honey 

 at 7c, in kegs and cans. Dr. C. !,. Parker 



Sta. A, R. F. D., Syracuse, N. Y. 



