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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



407 



Contents of this Number. 



Adulteration Punished in Switzerland 411 



Alfalfa in Kansas. Honey from 435 



Apiary of M. H. Mendleson 425 



Basswood for Top-bars 41!) 



nee Stories in Magazines 416 



ISees Preferring New Comb 411 



Bees, Importing 419 



Bees, Stingless 423 



Bee-keeper's Hope, The 4.36 



Bee-range, Controlling 429 



Combs, One-sided 411 



Death from Stings 414 



Denver Convention 416 



Editor's Notes 425 



Florida Letter, Mrs. Harrison's 436 



Kxtracting Green Honey in Cuba 435 



I'ormalin and Foul Brood 411 



F'oul Brood, Strange Cure 433 



Frames, Wiring 412 



Glucose Defined 434 



Government Apicultural Work 418 



Hive, Swinson Jutnbo 432 



Hives, Arabian 411 



Hiving Swarms, Frames to Use 414 



Hives, Opening 429 



Honey, Kellogg's 416 



Honey, Labeling 434, 435 



Honey, Spanish 423 



Los Angeles and Pasadena 425 



Money, Post Check 412 



Nuclei Management 421 



Oil from Basswood 414 



Pear blight 435 



Pear-blight Trouble 417 



Queen-rearing, Pridgen on 431 



Queens, Temper Changing 411 



Rambler at Somerford's 423 



Spraying Trees in Bloom 422 



Stahl and his Circulars 417 



Stings Preventing Disease 414 



Stores, Amount Consumed 412 



Swarthmore System Criticised 421 



Sweet-clover Bill Killed 416 



Tiering Up 413 



Wasps with Foul Brood 414 



Wintering in Cellar 413 



Wintering in Large Cellar 433 



Wintering with Dead Bees in Hive 434 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-RDLES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiltd 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 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 terras white, amber, and dark ; that is, 

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



CITY MARKETS. 

 Buffalo.— Demand for honey is very slow. Fancy 

 white comb, \m\iV?.\ A No. 1, \%y.(m\\ ; No. 1, 12^(^13; 

 No. 2, 11®,12; No. 3, 10(5)11; No. 1 dark, ll(5jl2; No. 2, 

 10(0)11. Extracted white, 6@6i^ ; dark, 5(g5i^. Bees- 

 wax, 28-330. W C. TowNSEND, 

 ^ May 10. 84, 86 West Market St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Chicago.— The trade in honey of all kinds is light; 

 especially is this true of comb ; the little trade that 

 exists is for the best grades. Basswood ranges from 

 11(0)15; that having more or less basswood, willow, or 

 other white nectar. 13; off grades of white, 10®.I2; 

 amber, S(fl9, Extracted white. 5^4fS6; amber, 5(5)5^. 

 Some lots of new extracted offered, but no sales have 

 been made. Beeswax is very scarce, and can be sold 

 upon arrival at 32. R.A. Burnett & Co., 



May 8. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



S.A.N F'rancisco. Comb honey, 10312. P^xtracted, 

 water-white, 5J^<S6J4 ; light amber, 4(W,r>% ; dark, 4(a)5. 

 Beeswax. 27J4(g30. E. H. Schaeffle, 



April 27. Murphys, Calif. 



Albany.— Honey receipts light with little demand; 

 season about over; old stock about all cleaned out and 

 will be in good sliape for new crop. We quote while 

 comb, H(w.\b; mixed comb. 13(all. Extracted while, 

 ()@6y2\ mixed, 5;^(a0. Beesvv:ix7 30(a32. 



MacDougal & Co.. 



May 6. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Toronto. — A No. 1 comb, $l.75(ai2 00 ; No. 1 comb, 

 81.50; dark, $1.00. Bulk honey," extracted, 8J^(r 9. 

 There is very little honey moving, and, although hav- 

 ing been a very light yield, there is still a good deal in 

 the hands of dealers who will not be able to hold their 

 own. Honey seems to be used only up to a certain 

 price, and when it gets bej'ond that it won't sell. This 

 has been the case this year. Good prospects for a big 

 crop this year are almost certain. The bees have win- 

 tered well, and the clover not injured by frost. In 

 view of this, those who have honey are anxious to get 

 rid of it even at a loss. M. Mayer & Son, 



Toronto, Ont., May 3. 



Philadelphia.— The present honey season is about 

 over with us in a retail way, and so little call that 

 there are not enough sales to fix a price. Car lots of 

 western honey on track, 5J^; and in a retail way from 

 6(a8, according to quality. Beeswax, 30c. I am a pro- 

 ducer of honey, and do not handle on commission. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 



May 9. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Boston. — Our honey market continues about the 

 same as our last report, with a light demand and am- 

 ple stock. Last quotations were as follows : Fancy, 

 15(§16; A No. 1, 14(0(15; No. 1, 13@14; honey in glass- 

 front cases about Ic less. California light amber, ex- 

 tracted, 7(g7}4; Florida honey in barrels, 6(016^. 

 Blake, Scott & Lee, 



May 8. 31, 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



Cincinnati.— As the warm weather sets in, the de- 

 mand for comb honey is as good as over. There are 

 no settled prices; for whatever is left, prices are made 

 to force sales. Extracted honey is in fair demand, and 

 finds steady sales. Amber is sold in barrel lots for 

 5(8)6'/^; water-white alfalfa sells at 0(36;^; white clover, 

 6^(®7. Beeswax scarce, and brings 30(a-31. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



May 8. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, 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 

 best prices delivered, Cincinnati, 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.— Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7c per 

 pound. vSend for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Col. 



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

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



Arkansas Valley Apiaries, Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale.— Clover and sweet-clover extracted hone5' 

 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. 



