1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



883 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa, Time of Cutting 8!« 



Bees Going into Supers H'lO 



Bees, Distance apart to Insure Purity SS!) 



Bees, Stingless il(M 



Bees, Working Power of (105 



Bee-j'ard in Indiana !)()() 



Clover, Nectar of SO") 



Convention, Colorado Sl)7 



Cotton tor Honey !•()!! 



Covers, Sealed, Condemned 907 



Drones from Virginsas Good as Any 894 



Drones, Virility of S94 



Eucalyptus of California itlO 



Foundation, To Cut 1110 



Frames, Closed-end 007 



Gandv, Hutchins-on's Visit with SSS 



General Manager for 1903 S9t) 



Honey in Glass Jars S97 



Honey, Acid, from Oak-trees ^95 



Honey, Amount Needed in Brood-nest S90 



Honey, Candied, Aikin's Package for SOU 



Horses, Rendering Immune to .Stings 909 



Idaho as a Bee Country H99 



Irrigation in Idaho >99 



Jugs, Spanish OOS 



Newman, S. F., Death of 89(5 



Ogden Canyon 901 



Organization of Bee-keepers SS9 



Palm, Royal 902 



Phacelia as a Honey-plant 90S 



Queen Laying Eggs' in Super m90 



Queens to Australia 909 



Queens Reversed in Cell 908 



Salt Lake, Bath in 902 



Scare Concerning Cutting Alfalfa 895 



Swarms, Brushed or Shook 910 



Swarms, Brushed, Stachelhausen on 892 



Utah as -a Bee Country 900 



Honey Column. 



GKADING-KDLES. 



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

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel- 

 etain 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. 

 Denver — No. 1 white comb honey, per case of 24 

 sections, f^.lO to $:! 25. Fancy white comb honey 

 scarce, and brings $;?.50 per case. E.xtracted, 7^^fe8c. 

 Beeswax, 22fa;2(5 



The Colorado Honev Producers' As.s'n., 

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



Boston. — Our honey market remains firm, with 

 good demand and fair stocks on hand. Honey is not 

 coming forward as fast as usual and the tendency of 

 prices is steady. We quote you our maiketas follows: 

 Fancy white, 1-lh. sections in cartons, 15c; No. 1, 15; 

 No. 2, verv light supply, 14; glass front sections gener- 

 ally Ic less than this", light amber, 8c; amber, 7}^. 

 E-'itracted honey, light supply. 



Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Oct. 20. 31. 33 Commercial St., Boston, Ma.ss. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for comb honey is good, 

 and prices are a little better, as the supply does not 

 meet the wants. Extra water-white fancy is selling as 

 high as 1() and 17 cents; other grades less, according 

 to quality. Extracted is verj' active, and prices are a 

 little better. Amber, 5i<(@5^; alfalfa, «!^fa.7 ; white 

 clover, 7^. Beeswax, 28. C. H. W. Weber, 



Oct. 27. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Alb.\ny. — Honey receip's here are light — not equal 

 to demand at present — and pric - ruling high. Fancy 

 white. Hi; No. 1, 15; mixed, 14; buckwheat scarce at 

 iS%(mU%. Extracted, white, 7C§^^^ ; mixed, t>J^@7 ; 

 buckwheat, 6^@7. Beeswax, 30. 



MacDougal & Co., 



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



Chicago. — The advance noted in our last quotation 

 has been maintained, and there is a very good demand 

 for honey at the present time. No. 1 to fancy white 

 comb brings l-5i®10 per lb., with the lower grades sell- 

 ing at from 2 to 3 cts. less. This includes the light 

 amber. Dark grades of amber sell at about lOCall. 

 and buckwheat OfojlO. Extracted is steady, with white 

 bringing (i54@8, according to color and quality. The 

 ambers bring from (ia"; dark, 5^(g(l per lb. Beeswax 

 in good demand at 30c per lb. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Kansas City. — The receipt of comb and extracted 

 honey is light, and the demand steady. We quote 

 fancv white comb. U'ACairr, No. 1, 1 4(0)14 54; No. 2 white 

 and amber, 13(3)13'/^. Extracted white, 7(5(75^; amber, 

 6@fiVz. Beeswax, 'IVw'Hi. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Oct 20. 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



Detroit.— Comb honey, A No. 1, 17(5)18; No. 1, 15@16. 

 Extracted, white, 6!4(®7!4; amber. 5^/i@,6%. Beeswax. 

 26'a28. Very liitle honey in market; demand good. 



Oct. 20. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch. Mich. 



San Francisco.— Comb honey, 10®yl3. Extracted 

 water-white, 654^7 ; light amber, G®Q% ; dark amber, 

 4(^5 Beeswax. 28. Buvers report all the honey 

 bought up in the .southern end of the State, and car- 

 lot orders "declined with thanks." 



Oct. 22. E. H. SCHAEFFLE, Murphys, Calif. 



Philadelphia.— Comb honey is getting very firm, 

 as the demand this sea.son is greater than usual at 

 this time of year We quote fancv white comb, 16(gd7; 

 No 1, 15; No. 2, 14. Extracted, fancy white. 8; amber, 

 7. Beeswax, 28. We are producers of honey, and do 

 not sell on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



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



New Vork.— Fancy comb honev is worth 16; strictly 

 No. 1. 15; off grade.s. 13014 ; buckwheat, 12^13. Ex- 

 tracted, .Southern, in barrels, 454®, 5 per lb. Bees- 

 wax 27-^28. Francis H. Leggett & Co.. 



Oct. 21. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



For «5ale.— Sixty-five L- frames of clover and gold- 

 enrod honev; well filled; no pollen; suitable for win- 

 ter feeding! Price 10c per lb., including frame. No 

 bee-disease in vicinity so far as known. 



O. Beckman, Box 14, Portland Mills, Elk Co., Pa. 



For S\LE.— 1500 lbs clover extracted honey at 8c; 

 in small lots, 85ic . 



W. D. SoPER. Route 3, Jackson. Mich. 



For Sale.— 380 barrels prime Mexican honey. Sam- 

 ples and prices cheerfullv furnished. State quantity 

 wanted Stromeyer Si Metzel, 



31 South Water St., Philadelphia. 



For Sale. -.Several thousand pounds comb honey 

 in Danzenbaker 4X5 .sections. Shall commence filling 

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



For Sale.— White extracted honev from alfalfa in 



60-lb, cans, at $4.50 each; light amber honey mixed 



with Rocky Mountain bee-plant, fine flavor, $1.20 



each. Prices on small cans and pails on application. 



M. P. Rhoads, Box 216, Las Animas, Colo. 



For Sale.— Fine quality of extracted honey, both 

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

 in L- frames. Do not send local checks. 



Dr. C. L Parker, Sta. A., R. F. D., Syracuse, N. Y. 



For Sale.- Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7%c 

 for No. 1 select, 7c for No. 1, 6^ for No. 2; discount on 

 1000-lb. lots. Send for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Col. 



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, 



1318-13M Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



