1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



627 



Contents of this Number. 



Apiary, Bailey's, under Rock 6^9 



Bee in L,aw 637 



Bees Crowding Brood-chamber 655 



Bee-keeper's Song 652 



Bleaching Honey with Sulphur 655 



Breeding from the Best 632 



Dadant. Charles 650 



Death of Thaddeus Smith 639 



Drugs for Foul Brood , 631 



Fagafones. Spanish 647 



Foul Brood, Burning 641 



Honey for Influenza 631 



Hone}' Report 642 



Honey with Watery Capping 634 



Honey, Comb, Selling 641 



Honey, Evaporation of 648 



Honey, Selling on Commission 641 



Humming of the Bees— Poem 652 



Moe and Wife in Home Apiary 646 



Morrison, W. K 639 



Nature's Way 651 



Phacelia as a' Honey- plant 653 



Queen rearing. Different Plans 636 



Rambler's Apiary 643 



Rambler at Moe's Yard 645 



Season of 1902 648 



Smokers, Aulomatic 632 



Swarming without Queen-cells 654 



Svrup, Thinning for Feed 632 



Tautology' 631 



Top-bars of Basswood 635 



Wheat-raising in California 645 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-RTILES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled 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 

 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. 



Kaxsas CrTY. — What new comb honey that has ar- 

 rived in market has found a fairly good demand at 

 14'al.5c per lb. for new white; new amber, 13(ajl4c; old, 

 ri^aiSc; white extracted, 6(a!,6!<c; amber, 5^4@6. Bees- 

 wax. 25''a30c. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



July 26. 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, MO; 



Denver. — New No. 1 comb honey, $3.00 per case of 

 24 .sections, and scarce. Old comb honey is now pretty 

 well cleaned up in this market. Extracted honey, 

 7(0-7^. Beeswax. 24fa',27. 



Colorado Honey-Producers', Ass'n, 



July 22. 1440 Market St.. Denver, Col. 



Albany.— We are having some demand for new 

 honey, but none coming yet. The unusual cool wea- 

 ther causes earlier demand tlian when hot Think 

 could get 16 for white now; 1o(4b16 for off color. Very 

 light demand as j'et for extracted. Beeswax, 29(532. 

 MacDougal & Co., 



July 22. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Philadelphia. — This has been the largest season 

 Pennsylvania has had for years on honey, though the 

 production is not very large as a ?-tate. We quote 

 extracted selling in a small way in 60-lb, cans at 7^ 

 (a8. Comb honey has verj- little call this early in the 

 season — some few sales at 15(q 16 for fancy. Beeswax. 

 27. We are producers of honey, and do not handle on 

 commission. ' Wm. A. Selser, 



July 12. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Chicago. — Not any comb honey of the new crop 

 yet on the market, but advices of this week wiuld in- 

 dicate that some sections of the country are now pre- 

 pared to ship as soon as any demmd apoeirs; and 

 beginning with August there has in ii^st seiso is been 

 more or less of a market, and it is lo"ked for to begin 

 this year on time. This for several reasons; one being 

 that we are going to have some choice w'lite clover 

 and basswood to offer, which has not been over plenti- 

 ful during the past three or four seasons. Prices are 

 nominally the same as during the past 90 days Bees- 

 wax sells'at 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



July 19. 199 South Water St., Chicigo, 111. 



Buffalo. — Below is the market price of honev Here, 

 but very little demand; no new honey in yet. T lere 

 has been too much v.-et weather in York State fo' bees 

 doing well. Old fanry white comb, 13(gl4; .\ No I 

 ]2^fol3; No. 1, \2(c0.]2y2 ; No. 2, 11^0,12; No. 3, 10 -till 

 fancy dark. lOfmll No 2, 8fa>,9. Extracted white, 6 ^7 

 dark, 4>4@5. Beeswax, 28® 30. 



W C. Town^send, 



July 22. 167 Scott St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



New York.— There is .some fair demand for comb 

 honev at 14c for strictly fancy white; 12(a)13c for No 1, 

 and lOotllc for amber. Extracted quiet at unchanging 

 prices. Beeswax dull and declining at 29c. 



Hildreth & Segelken, 



July 9. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York City. 



San Francisco.— Comb honey, 10'a)12. Extracted, 

 water-white, 5%rS65^ ; light amber, 4@5% ; dark. A(n^. 

 Beeswax, '21%(a'?,Q. Honey is steady, with trade of 

 moderate volume. E. H. Schaeffle, 



July 12. Murphys, Calif. 



For Sale.- Several thousand pounds comb honey 

 in Danzenbaker 4x5 sections. Shall commence filling 

 orders in August. Wm. Morris, L,as Animas, Col. 



For Sale —Four tons of choice extracted clover 

 honey, put up in 160-lb. kegs at 7c per lb. 



E. W. & F. C. Alexander, Delanson, N. Y. 



For S.^le. — About 5000 lbs. comb honey in Danz. 

 sections and 5000 lbs in A'% plain sections at 12c. f. o b. 

 at Macon; also 1000 lbs. extracted at 7c, in 5-gal. cans. 

 T'tc above was made from sweet clover, and is very 

 nice. Geo A. Hummer, Brazelia, Miss. 



For S.ale.— Four cases, of two five-gallon cans each, 

 at 5-!. 75 per case, f o. b. at San Marcial. Cause of sell- 

 ing cheap : It is willow honey and is slightly bitter. 

 It is good for feeding back or confectionery purposes. 

 H. E. Jaynes, San Marcial, N. M. 



AVe can place a few cars of comb and extracted hon- 

 ey; will be glad to corre-pond with parties having 

 some to offer. We also solicit local consignments 

 C. C. Clemons & Co., 306 Grand .\ve., 



Kansas City, Mo. 



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. Seavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



Wanted. —Honey and beeswax. Mail sample, and 

 state price delivered at here. C. H. W. Weber, 



2146, 2148 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.— Comb honey, white or amber, for cash 

 or on commission, clover preferred. Reference— The 

 A. I. Root Co. C. G. Turner, Mechanic Falls, Me. 



WANTED.- Offers of car lots of honey, especially 

 comb honey. Cash paid on delivery at your ware- 

 house or station. Thos. C Stanley & Son. 

 Apiarists and Honey Buyers, 

 JIanzanola, Col., or Fairfield, 111. 



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

 pound. Send for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins. Las Animas, Col. 



W.-VNTF.D. — Extracted white-clover honey. Will pay 

 highest price for the right article. 



H. B. Phillips. Auburn. Me. 



