1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



175 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa in Canada 179 



Apiculture in Tunis 181 



Arizona, Travels in 191 



Bees and Fruit .' ..183 



Bees in l,aw 189 



Bee^!, Taking from Winter Quarters 186 



Bellows, Improvements in 179 



California Prospects 180 



Cellars, Ventilation of, Doolittle 187 



IJadant, As><ociate Editor with Bertrand 181 



Dzierzon as an Inventor 180 



Electricity, Lighting Houses by 202 



Honey, Blasting from Rocks 180 



Glncose Trust, New 18:^ 



I 'troduction, .Simniin's Plan ISO 



Nominations for Office 180 



Packing-houses of San Francisco and Glucose 183 



> lants. Growing in Greenhouse 199 



Purity as a Chief Essential in Bees 181 



Romarin for Foul Brood 181 



Rosemary for Foul Brood 181 



.'ialoons in the We.st 180 



Tartaric Acid for Foul Brood 181 



Turner's Apiary in Peoria 194 



Wax-press, Miller on 179 



Wax-worms in Basswood 179 



Wiudmills and Electricity 2U2 



Honey Column. 



GRADINO-RUL,E8. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel- 

 stalu 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 ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. ].— 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. 



Chicago. — There has been a decline in the market 

 on comb honey of one cent per pound since the month 

 came in. Best grades of white now slow at 14; sales 

 chiefly at 13^4, with .some western choice at 13. No 

 buckwheat comb offered, and other dark grades are 

 meeting with little attention ; prices range from 9 to 

 12. Extracted is .steady ; white, 5'/^(a.7, according to 

 quality and what it is gathered from; ambers, '^Jicaw^i; 

 off grades, 5. Beeswax wanted at 30. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Feb. 18. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



San Francisco. — No change in prices since last 

 quoted Raining throughout the State at this date. 

 My bees are at work on alders, willows, buttercups, 



Johnnie Jumpers," and manzanita. 



Feb. 12 E. H. SCHAEFFLE, Murphys, Calif. 



Buffalo. — Demand for honey is pretty slow, and 

 still there is demand enough to take all that arrives, 

 at the following prices : .Fancy white comb, 15fg;16; 

 A No. 1, 14^4(al-'); No. 1, V?,Vz(a}\\\ No. 2, 12tol3; No. 3, 

 ll'^(ail2. White extracted, (3(0)7; dark, bia^^i. Bees- 

 wax, 2.SfS30. W C. Townsend. 



Feb. 19. 84, 86 West Market St.. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Schenectady.— There is but very little demand for 

 comb honey We quote fancy white, 15; No. 1, 13@14; 

 buckwheat, 12tel3 There is considerable demand for 

 dark extracted, with no stock on hand. We quote 

 light 6^'a>7; dark, tifeli^. Chas. McCulloch, 



Feb. 18. 1 Eagle St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Albany. — Honey market bare of any kind of comb 

 honey. Clover, 1.5(gjl6; buckwheat, 13'a)14 Extracted 

 buckwheat, 6(ai6^, Light demand for light extracted. 

 Beeswax wanted at 30c. MacDougal & Co.. 



Feb. 22. 380 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Milwaukee. — This market does not present any 

 new or very interesting features as regards the honey 

 trade. The ^'erv low prices which have characterized 

 the sugar supply, and the good supply of extracted 

 honey, have evidently had an effect on the appetite of 

 consumers of honey, and sugar has dominated the 

 choice, and sweet, sweet honey is behind in the race 

 for the race; yet we advise shipments of comb honey, 

 f-s the supply of j:hoice is small. We now quote fancy 

 1-lb. sections lb(ml6: A No. 1, 14@1.5; amber, nominal, 

 ]3(&j15. Extracted, in barrels, kegs, and cans, nomi- 

 nal, white, 7(^8; amber, 5(0)6. Beeswax. 26(5 28 



A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Feb. 20. 119 Buffalo St., Milfvaukee, Wis. 



Cincinnati. — The honey market has been rather 

 dull this year. Comb honey is selling fairly, and 

 brings as follows : White clover, 15c; lower grades, 

 12%io 14. Extracted honey sells very slow, the lower 

 grades bringing 5@0; fancv, {i]4fa)7%. Beeswax, 28(3)30. 

 C. H. W. Weber, 



Feb. 19. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Denver.— No. 1 white comb honey, $2.75 to $3.00 

 per case of 24 sections; No. 2, S2.25 to *2..')0. Extract- 

 ed, 7r«i7J4. Beeswax, 22' 2o. 



Colorado Honey-Producers' Ass'n, 



Feb. 24. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



For Sale. — Choice amber comb honey, in 24-lb. 

 cases, at lie. Edw. Wilkinson, Wilton, Wis. 



For Sale— a quantity lot of well-ripened clover 

 honey in 60-lb. cans. B. Walker, Clyde, 111 



For Sale. — .8000 lbs. fancy and No. 1 comb honey. 

 Walter Martin, Globeville, Colo. 



P'oR Sale. — Extracted honey from alfalfa, in 60-lb. 

 cans, tinted or white, 7 cts. a lb. Also honey in small 

 friction-top pails. M. P. Rhoads, Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale. — White.st alfalfa honey, |9.00 ; tinted, 



$7. SO, per ca.se of two 6!)-lb. cans, net. 



Arkansas Valley Apiaries, Las Animas, Col. 



Texas Queens!! 



from the 



Lone Star Apiaries. 



G. F. Davidson & 

 Son, proprietors, have 

 made great prey a a- 

 tions for the coming 

 season to accommo- 

 date their many cus- 

 tomers with either 

 Long-tongue, Import- 

 ed St'Ck. or Golden 

 Queens They have 

 * -»-■''-'' bought out the queen- 



rearing business of O P. Hyde & Son, of Hutto. Tex., 

 and by buying more bees and increa.sing their num- 

 ber of nuclei, they are better prepared than ever to 

 cater to the trade of the bee-keeping public. One of 

 Root's Long-tongue Breeders; Imported Stock direct 

 from Italy; Goldens from leading queen breeders. 

 Fine breeders of each of the above have been added 

 to their yards. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. Send for queen circular and price list Address 



G. F. Davidson & Son, Box 190, Floresville, Tex. 



Do You Need Early Oueens? 



We can supply you from a liue strain 

 of Italians which has no superior. 

 Choice tested queens by return mail, 

 $1.00 each. Satisfaction g-uaranteed. 



J. W. K. Shaw & Co., Loreauville, Iberia Co., La. 



There is money in poultry. See advertisement of 

 Sure Hatch Incubator on page 207. 



