1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



715 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa, Cutting in Bloom 721 



Ahnond-growing in California 732 



Asthma from Bee Odor 739 



Bees on Shares 73S 



Bee, Big Hum 730 



Bees, Getting out of Supers 72S 



Brood, Measuring 719 



Clover, White, Strange Behavior of 720 



Drones, Virilitj' of 737 



Formalin for Foul Brood 720 



Foundation, Using Full Sheets of 721 



Gandy, More About 723 



Government Aid to Bee-keepers 727 



Honey Market 723 



Honey, Extracted, for Children 736 



Mail Service, Quick 742 



Nucleus-boxes. Swarthmore 726 



Paralysis, Cause of 720 



Ptar-blight Remedy' 720 



Pear-blight Situation 731 



Propolis in .Smokers, Danger from 739 



Propolis to Attract Swarms 720 



Queens Injured in Mail 742 



Queens, Markings of 742 



Queens, To Keep a Surplus of 739 



Queen-rearing 725 



Rambler's Trip 733 



Swarms, Shook, Boardman on 724 



Swarms, Removing 73S 



West, Impressions Concerning 723 



Honey Column. 



GBADING-RDLES. 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled, 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 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. 



New York. — New crop comb honey from Pennsyl- 

 vania and New York is beginning to arrive in limited 

 quantities. There is a good demand for fancy white 

 at 14, and No. 1 at 13, and exceptionally fine lots will 

 possibly bring a little more; lower grades quiet at 10@. 

 12. As to extracted honey, fancy grades are in good 

 demand at from 6(a/ti^ for white, and 5(ft.)54 for light 

 pmber; southern, in barrels and half-barrels, quiet at 

 47'/^@60 per gallon, according to quality. Beeswax, 

 dull at 27@28. Hildreth & Segelken, 



Aug. 18. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York City. 



Albany.— We are receiving some light-colored comb 

 honey which sells at 15c, which is about all that can 

 be counted on for any amount. Extracted is in mod- 

 erate demand yet. We quote light color '(auVz; mixed, 

 6^(5;7; dark, (j@G^. Beeswax, 28(0)30. 



MAcboUGAL & Co., 



Aug. 20. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



San Francisco.— Comb honey, white, 11J4@'12; am- 

 ber, 10@11. Extracted, water-white, (i@6^ ; light am- 

 ber, 4^(a>5}^ ; dark, 4@5. Producers are posted this 

 season on the output, and are asking 54 to Ic over 

 market prices. Speculators are not buj'ing in conse- 

 quence, but consumers are stocking up. 



E. II. SCHAEKFLE, 



Aug 13. Murphys, Calif. 



Kansas City. — Receipts of comb honey increasing, 

 so is the demand. We quote new fancv white comb 

 H: No. 1, 13; No. 2 and amber, 12^@13c. Extracted 

 white, 6; amber, 5@554. Beeswax, 22(0.25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Aug. 16. . 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



.Schenectady. — The weather conditions are so 

 favorable that there is an unusual demand for new 

 comb honey We can not recall a season when our 

 sales were as large in August, and the quality is good. 

 We quote fancy clover 1.5(ajl6; No. 1, \\(a 15; No. 2, Yl% 

 13; no new buckwheat on the market yet. 



Chas McCuli.och, 



Aug. 19. 523 State St , Schnectady, N. Y. 



Cincinnati.— New comb honey is not coming in so 

 plentiful so far; but whatever has come in, and is 

 fancy water white, has sold to stores from 15(a<16. 

 Fancj' honey kept over from List year sells for 14. 

 The market for extracted is more lively, bringing as 

 follows: Amber. 5(a5;4 ; alfalfa water white, 6@(i^ ; 

 white clover. 7(a7'4. Beeswax, 30. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



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



Philadelphia. — Honey has been coming in quite 

 freely the last ten days. The East has produced as 

 large a crop of honey as we have had in many years, 

 but the short crop in the West has not reduced the 

 price. We quote fancy comb 15(ai(>; No. 1, 14(3)15. FIx- 

 tracted fancy white, 8. We are producers of honey, 

 and do not handle on commission. 



Wm. a. Selser, 



Aug. 21. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



New York. — There is now a good demand for 

 honey of all kinds. Fancy comb is selling at 15; No. 

 1, 12(a''14; amber, 11(3112. Beeswax, 28. 



Francis H. L,eggett & Co., 



Aug 26. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



ALBANY'. — More demand for honey. New white 

 comb receipts mostly sell at 15c. We quote fancy, 16; 

 No. 1, 15; A No. 1, 14. Extracted, white, 7(5(7^; light, 

 7; mixed, ^SdbSSYi. Beeswax, 28(5'30. Commission (5 

 per cent) with advances. ^IacDougal & Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Aug. 28. 



For Sale. — Fine quality of extracted honey, both 

 clover and sweet clover, in 60-lb. cans, at 8c; ahso bees 

 in L,. frames. Do not send local checks. 



Dr. C. 1,. Parker, Sta. A., r: F. D., Syracuse, N. Y. 



For Sale.— 100 cases (two cans each) of fancy white 

 clover extracted honey, at 8 cts. per pound. No better 

 gathered by any bees anywhere. Will shade J^c in 

 25case lots. ' Wm. A. Selser, Jenkintown, Pa. 



For Sale. — Extracted honey — clover, amber, or 

 buckwheat— in 170-lb kegs. Write for prices before 

 buying elsewhere. Sample, Sc. 



C. B. Howard, Romulus, N. Y. 



For Sale. — Light extracted honey; cans and kegs, 

 7@8c per lb. Sample, 8c. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park PI., New York City. 



FOR SAI^E— 5000 lbs. extracted honey in (iO-lb. cans,' 

 two cans in a case. This honey is of good flavor, very 

 thick and ripe, and suitable for table use. It was 

 gathered from raspberrv. clover, milkweed, and bass- 

 wood, and is mixed. Will sell in one or more case 

 lots f. o. b. cars or boat at 754c per lb. Address 



Ira D. B.^rtlett, Box 1.56, East Jordan, Mich. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7c p( r 

 pound. Send for sample. 



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



For Sale. — Several thousand pounds comb honey 

 in Danzenbaker 4x5 sections. Shall commence filling 

 orders in August. Wm. Morris Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale. —Extracted honey. Finest grades for ta- 

 ble use. Prices quoted on application. Sample by 

 mail, 10 cts. to pay for package and postage. 



Orel L. Hershiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



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

 ey; will be glad to correspond with parties having 

 .some to offer. We also solicit local consignments. 

 C. C. Clemons & Co., 30(i Grand Ave., 



Kansas City, JIo. 



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. 



