1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



3£9 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa on Unirrigated I,and 3()3 



Alfalfa, Discouraging Outlook 367 



Alfalfa, Time of Cutting 386 



Bees and Peaches 381 



Bees in a Canyon 385 



Bees in Greenhouse 368 



Bee in L,aw 375 



Bees Killed by Furnaces 385 



Bees Not a Nuisance 376 



Bees Preferring Old Combs 363 



Bees, Chinese 385 



Bee-keeping, Amateur 386 



Benton's Reply to Dr. Miller ; 372 



Blacks Preferred in Europe 363 



Breeding from P'reak-best Queens 364 



Brood, Pickled, Character of 384 



Clipping, Time for 363 



Clover, Sweet, Soil for 385 



Feeding in Fall 375 



Fertilizers, Chemical 392 



Figwort, Good Report of 385 



Honey Crop of California 384 



Honey I,ocalities, Best 368 



Honey Recipes 370 



Honey, Candied Comb, Disposing of it 384 



Honey-dew, Black, Wintering on 385 



Larch Lumber 363 



Lies, Inflation, from California 369 



Manures, Green 392 



Market, Bearing Down 369 



Money, Post Check 370 



Noise Disturbing Bees S'*<i 



Queen, Value of Supersedure 363 



Queens, Clipping 375 



Question-box 382 



Railways, Electric and Out-yards 367 



Rambler at Somerford's 379 



Real Estate, Buying without Seeing 391 



Reporters, Getting Ears of 369 



Somerford Extracting 381 



Statistics Government 368, 386 



Stores, Estimating 384 



Swarms, Hiving with Clipped Queens 366 



Swarms, To Hive 3S3 



Texas, Truth about 367 



Trees, Planting for Nuts 383 



Wind in Wintering 364 



Wintering Outdoors at Medina 371 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-BCLES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs uasoiled by 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 tilled 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 tilled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 oomb 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. 



Buffalo. — There is very little demand for honey. 

 Prices do not change much and still the prices would 

 be cut to effect sales. Fancy white comb, 14(g)15; A No. 

 1, 13;^fa,14 ; No. 1, 13r^l3^^ ; No. 2, 12(al3; No. 3, ll(aU2; 

 fancy dark, 10@11; No. 2, 8rai9. Extracted white, 6@ 

 654; dark, 5@5J^. Beeswax, 28(»30. 



W C. TOWNSEND, 



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



Boston. — With the approach of warm weather the 

 demand for honey is easing off. Stocks are not heavy 

 and the price is fairly firm at last quotations, which 

 were as follows: Fancy, 15@16; A No. 1, 14(g)15; No. 1, 

 13'a'14; honey in glass-front cases about Ic less. Cali- 

 fornia light amber, extracted, Kaiy,; Florida honey in 

 barrels, 6(g)6;4 Blake, Scott & Lee, 



April 18. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



San Francisco.— Comb honey, 10(®12. Extracted, 

 water-white, 5^®6% ; light amber, 4@5'4 ; dark, 4(&;5. 

 Beeswax, 27J4^30. Honey is in light demand, but as 

 holdings are not heavy values are well sustained. 

 There was shipped this week, to Hamburg, 15;^7, and 

 to London 4900 lbs. of wax. E. H. Schaeffle, 



April 11. Murphys, Calif. 



Denver. — Considering the time of year we are hav- 

 ing a good demand for strictly No. 1 white comb 

 honey at from $2.50@$2.75 per case. We are now prac- 

 tically cleaned up on this grade. Off grades and 

 honey which is partly candied is not in demand, and 

 is offered at |1.75@2.25 per ca.se. Extracted No. I 

 white, 7@7J^. Beeswax. 24@26. and scarce. 



Colorado Honey-Producers' Ass'n, 



April 20. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



Cincinnati. — Stock of comb honey is here larger 

 than it ought to be this time of the year, and this has 

 caused that it is offered at very low figures. Water- 

 white is sold at 14@14}4, and hard to obtain; extra 

 fancy. 15. Extracted finds a steady sale, and amber 

 is sold in barrel lots iox b&^y^; water-white alfalfa, 

 6@6>^; white clover, 6!4@7. Beeswax, scarce, 30. 

 C. H. W. Weber, 



April 18. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Chicago.— The season in which comb honey sells 

 prior to the new crop is now practically at an end; 

 therefore prices are more or less irregular, as some 

 sections in a case will be grained more or less, and 

 others free. The best lots of basswood and clover sell 

 at 14(ailo; other kinds of white, 10@13; ambers, 9@ 12, 

 and not in heavy supply. Extracted white, dull, 5(0 

 6 '4, and amber. 5 a 6, depending upon flavor and other 

 qualities. Beeswax scarce, and wanted at 32. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Wanted. Comb honey in any quantity. Please ad- 

 vi.se 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 

 besi prices delivered, Cincinnati, O. We pay cash ou 

 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 

 20)) lbs. or mori. Wm. Mokris, Lis Animas, Col. 



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

 pound. Send for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale. —Whitest alfalfa honey, |9.00 ; tinted, 

 f7.80, per case of two 60-lb. cans, net. 



Arkansas Valley Apiaries, Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale.— Clover and sweet-clover extracted honey 

 at 7c, in kegs and cans. Dr. C. L- 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. 



MAIL ANY DAY. 



Orders are now being booked for queens, untested 

 and tested. Golden Italian selected tested, $1.50. 

 Breeders, r2.50 to 85.00. None better. 



H. C. TRIESCH, Jr., Dyer, Ark. 



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