1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



315 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa in Kansas and Nebraska 329 



Apiary, Where to Start 339 



Apis Dorsata 321 



Bees Giving; a Flight lo 323 



Pees in Walls of House .336 



Bennett. B. S. K 333 



f alifornia Notes 332 



Cia:arettes, Effect of 320 



Clipping Queen's Wings 321 



Clover, Red, Wheu Bees Visit 319 



Clover. Sweet, as a Weed 323 



Colonies, Naked 320 



Coinbs on which Bees have Died 339 



Covers, Porous, for Wintering 338 



D.inz. Hives, Two-story 337 



Kxtracting-frames .Spreading 339 



I'oul Rrood Cured with Sulphur Smoke 328 



Foundation, roughness of 320 



Glucose. To Detect 337 



Hives, Two-story, for Michig-<n 338 



Honey I<aw of New York, Anti-bogus _. 324 



Papers, .Sunday 320 



Pen ch-gro wing. High-pressure 343 



Pear-blight Question in California 325 



Queens Flvingfroni Combs 337 



Queens, Alley v. Doolittle Method 326 



Questions. Bunch of 338 



Rain in California 336 



Rambler at -^omerford's 330 



Spanish Names 339 



S\igar. Beet, When First Used in America 3-'0 



S varthmore System not a Success 327 



Swarming, Plan for Natural 319 



TiMigues, Measuring, at L,ansing 323 



Traver-e Region Notes 340 



Ventilation. Night. Not .Satisfactory 337 



Wintering and House Apiaries .339 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-BULES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled, combs 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. 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 scraiied of propol is. 



No. ].— All sections well tilled 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. 



Chicago.— Choice white comb honey produced from 

 bassvvood and white clpver is scarce, and biings 15c 

 per lb. All other kinds of white is in over supply, and 

 the market is we 'k at 12(gil3; light-amber grades, lOra), 

 11; dark, 8'- 9; candied and mixed lots. 7(S)8. Extract- 

 ed weak with white ranging from 5'/^(gi6^ ; amber 

 and dark, 5(g5}^. Beeswax selling at 32, and in good 

 demand. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Boston. — The demand for comb honey is fairly 

 good considering the time of year. Stocks oti hand 

 ample for the demind Prices remain as per our last 

 quotation. Fancy, 15(0)16: A No. 1, 14@15; No. 1, 13'<p14; 

 honey in glass-front cases about Ic less. California 

 light amber, extracted, !•.( 7%; F^lorida honey in bar- 

 rels, d'OiHl^ Blake, Scott & 1,ee, 



April 7. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Buffalo.— The stock of honey in our market is 

 light. Demand is slow, but prices hold quite steady. 

 No jobbing demand, or prices would be shaded in lot 

 sales. Fancy white comb, 14fg»15; A No. 1. 135^(0,14 ; 

 No. 1, ]3fa>l3'^ : No. 2, 12(aiV2V.[ No. 3, 11(3)12 dark. 10 

 (3)12. Extracted white, 6J4(§*7 ; amber, 6(a6^ ; dark, 

 5(g»5H- Beeswax, 28ta30. W C. Town'send, 



April 9. 84, 86 West Market St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



New York. — Comb honey. — l,ast year's crop is prac- 

 tically cleaned up but as we wrote a little while ago 

 we had received a new crop from Cuba, and are now 

 receiving a new crop from the South. Demand is fair 

 at 14c for fancy white; No. 1, 13 ; No, 2, 12; amber, 10@ 

 11. FIxtracted. — The market is decidedly dull. Very 

 little demand, with large stocks on hand, .some of 

 which no doubt will have to be carried over, and indi- 

 critions point to a further decline in prices. We quote 

 white, (i; light amber, !i]4; amber, 5; Southern, 52'/^(a> 

 58 per gallon, according to qtiality. Even these prices 

 are shaded in car lots Beeswax scarce and firm at 29 

 (§30. Hildreth & Segelken, 



April 7. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York City. 



Cincinnati. — The general tone of the honey market 



is lower. Water-white comb honej' sells from 14r«ll4^, 



and is hard to oVitain; extra fancy. 15. Extracted has, 



weakened a little, and sells from 5(ai5H; fancy, 6(0*6^. 



C. H'. W. Weber, 



April 17. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



San Francisco. — Comb honey, 10'®.] 2. E-xtracted, 

 veater-white, hl^fd 6^^ ; light amber, 4(aih)4 ; dank, 4'3)5. 

 Southern California reports 10 inches of rain to date; 

 this makes a half crop secure. Should additional 

 rains follow, the percentage will increase. The cen- 

 sus bureau credit^ New York State with producing, in 

 1899. 3.342.497 lbs. of honey; California, 3,(;67,738; and. 

 "Tell it not in G&th," Texas, 4.780.204 lbs. Now let 

 the Texans blow their " lyOng Horns," while Califor- 

 nia "goes way back (of Texas) and sits down." Pros- 

 pects in Central and Northern California are excellent 

 for a good season. Wax, 27 — 30. E. H. Schaeffle, 



March 26. Murphys, Calif. 



Detroit. — Fincy white comb honey. 15; No. 1. 13(^ 

 14; dark and amber. 11(3)12. Extracte'd white, 6%@7; 

 dark and amber, .5(0)6 Beeswax 29'« 30. 



Apr. 8. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Migh. 



MiLWAtiKEE. — The market continues very quiet on 

 honey. The supply is fair, and demand not urgent. 

 Sales slow, especially on the extracted of all grades. 

 Choice comb honey meets with more favor, 3'et sales 

 are not as usual at this season of the year. We con- 

 tinue to quote: ANo, 1 sections. 13(§15c; No. 1, 13@14c. 

 Off-grades entirely nominal. Extracted in barrels, 

 kegs, and cans, white, 7}4(a)8c; amber, 5'i7c. Beeswax, 

 2hm28 ' A. V. Bishop & Co.. 



March 19. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



For Sale.— 2000 lbs. honey, buckwheat mixed, at 

 7c, freight prepaid, in 60-lb. cans, two cans in a case. 

 B. F. Averill, Howardsville, Va. 



Wanted. Comb honey in any quantity. Please ad- 

 vise what you have to offer. Evans & Turner, 

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



Wanted — Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted.— Extracted honey, either large or small 

 lots; parties having same to offer, send .samples, and 

 be.st prices delivered, Cincintiati, O. We pay cash on 

 delivery. The Fred W. Muth'Co., 



Front and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O. 



Wanted.— Comb honey in Danzenbaker sections. 

 We can use both white and amber. 



The a. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



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

 2000 lbs. or more. Wm. Morris, 1,3S Animas, Col. 



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

 pound. Send for sample. 



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



F"oR Sale. —Whitest alfalfa honey, f 9.00 ; tinted, 

 $7.80, per ca.se of two 60-lb. cans, net. 



Arkansas Valley Apiaries, I^as Animas, Col. 



For Sale.— Clover and sweet-clover extracted honey 

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



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



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. Seavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



