1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Contents of this Number. 



Bees and Fruit 7(U 



Bees Cleaning Extracting Frames 77S 



Bees, Plan to Get into Supers 777 



Betting on Honey 778 



Clover, Sweet, in the South 777 



Drouth in Texas 767, 776 



Editor in California 7 9 



Hive, Ortou 777 



Hives, Danz., Criticised 775 



Honey, Bitter 776 



Rambler at Guines 772 



San Francisco 769 



Sting-trowel Controversy 779 



Toepperwein's Visit 767 



Wax, Getting under Pressure 767 



Wintering in Danz. Hives 778 



Worker Comb, To Secure 7ti5 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-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 

 Burface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— 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. 



Columbus. — Fancy white comb, 17; No. 1, 16. 

 Sept. 9. Evans & Turner, Columbus, O. 



Chicago.— Comb honey is beginning to come for- 

 ward, and is meeting with fair demand, the prices at 

 present being 15(3)16 for the best lines of Noi 1 to fancy 

 white; other grades wanted at 2'o 5c less per pound, 

 but they are scarce. Extracted sells at (>(a8 for white, 

 according to kind and quality; 5^(&7 for the amber 

 grades. Dealers are seeking what they term a honey 

 flavor more than ever before, as they say their custom- 

 ers demand more than a pleasant sweet taste in 

 honey. Beeswax is scarce, and brings :Wc. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Sept. 9. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



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 16fgtl6. 

 Fancy honey kept over from last year sells for 14 

 The market for extracted is more lively, bringing as 

 follows: Amber, 5^5;2; alfalfa water-white, 6(0)6^; 

 white clover, 7@7J4. Beeswax, 2S. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



Aug. 29. 21-t6 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



San Francisco.— Comb honey, 10r3ll2. Extracted 

 water-white, 6@6^ ; light amber, H^fd^ii ; dark am- 

 ber, 4@5. Beeswax, 27 54@ 30. Honey is firm at prices 

 quoted. E. H. Schaeffle, 



Aug. 22. Murphys, Calif. 



Kansas City. — The demand for comb honey is 

 good. Receipts are not large. We quote to-dav fancv 

 white comb 14; No. 1, 13@18i^; No. 2 light aniber, 12 

 WlSc. Extracted white, 6; amber, 5(5.5^. Beeswax, 

 22(0125. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Aug. .'10. 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo. — New honey is coming in very slowly. 

 The demand is very light owing to the warm weather 

 and lots of fruit in the market. New fancy white 

 comb, 15fai6; A No. 1, 14J^(al5; No. 1, 18i4(ail4 ; No. 2, 

 12(^13; No. 3, 11®12 ; amber, ll(ail2>^; dark, 10(g;ll. 

 Extracted white, 6@i)%; dark, 5(^5^. Beeswax, 28^30. 

 W C. Tovi'nsend, 



Sept. 9. 167 Scott St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Schenectady.— Mv have received one lot of buck- 

 wheat couil) lioiiey, and troui present indications it 

 will be as .scarce again this season as last. We quote 

 No. 1 clover 14(nl5. No 2. l.S'aU; buckwheat, IKg^l'lYi. 

 Extracted, in kegs, light, 0(5*7; ilark. 5'd-6. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



Sept. 9. 523 State St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



New York.— Comb honey is now beginning to ai rive 

 freely and finds ready sale at following prices: Fancy 

 white, 15; No. 1, i:l*14; No. 2 and amber, ll(gl2. No 

 arrivals of any buckwheat as yet. Good demand for 

 extracted at unchanged prices. Beeswax quiet at 27@ 



28. HiLDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



Sept. 8. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York City. 



Toronto.— Fancv comb, S1.60(^f2.C0; A No. 1, $1A0® 

 |1.50; No 1, $1.25(g:fl.:?0. Extracted honey, white clo- 

 ver, good body. 8c per lb Some was bought at 9, and 

 even at 10, but the crop turned out better than was 

 anticipated, and bee-keepers are willing to take less. 

 It seems a mistake that bee-keepers are all crowding 

 their produce in the market at the same time, and 

 what they can not sell they consign to commission- 

 houses, who will alwavs break the price. 



Sept. 10. M. Mayer & Son, Toronto, Can. 



Albany — Honey market improving in demand, and 

 weather colder. Receipts light as yet We quote fan- 

 cy white comb 16; A No. 1, 15; No. 1, 14(al5; mixed, 1:5 

 (ttl4; buckwheat. 1:5. t;xtracted, mixed, 6J^(^7; buck- 

 wheat, 5%(o6. Beeswax, 28(0180. 



MacDougal & Co., 



Sept. 11. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



New York. — There is now a good demand for 

 comb honey. Fancy comb is .selling at 16: No. 1, 13(3)' 

 15: amber, 11(^13. Southern extracted in barrels, 414 

 (a5J^. Beeswax, 27(®,28. 



Francis H. L,eggett & Co., 



Sept. 9. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



For Sale. — Fine quality of extracted honey, both 

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

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



Dr. C. Iv. 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 I4c in 

 2-5case 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. 8c. 



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



For Sale.— I^ight extracted honey; cans and kegs, 

 7(g8c per lb. Sample, 8c. 



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



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, 



Wanted. — 10,000 lbs. choice basswood extracted 

 honey and 2000 lbs. well-ripened light amber at once. 

 Will pay 7^c for basswood, f. o. b. West Bend. 



H. C. Ahlers, West Bend, Wis. 



For Sale.— White extracted honey from alfalfa in 



(>0-lb cans, at $4.50 each; light amber honey mixed 



with Rocky Mountain bee-plant, fine flavor, S4-20 



each. Prices on small cans and pails on application. 



M. P. Rhoads, Box 216, l,as Animas, Colo. 



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, 

 Apiaris's and Honey Buyers, 

 Manzanola, Col., or Fairfield, 111. 



