1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



927 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa Honey, I'lavor of flSl 



Bees, Stingle>s 947 



Bees, Yellow, Turning Black it 17 



Bee-tree, To Get Colony from 91,'5 



Clover, Sweet 947 



Colorado Convention Report !''?9 



Colorado, Editor in 943 



Exhibits at Conventions ! 85 



Feeding when Introducing 947 



Frames, Wiring 946 



General Managership 986 



Handles on Sides of Hives 947 



Honey, Annual Product of 980 



Honej', Eiating Boiled 947 



Idaho for Young Men 936 



Ma.son. Death of Dr. A. B 985 



Organization and Co-operation 938 



Pear blight. Cook on 987, 942 



Phacelia 932 



Queens, Why they Fail 946 



Salt for Pear-blight 946 



Seasons, Changing 931 



Shook— the Word Discussed 983 



Stings, ElTects of ..933 



Sugar, Confectioners' 932 



Sugar-beet for Alkali Soil 948 



Swarms, Forced 940 



Taxes on Bees 948 



Temperature of Hive 932 



Ventilation of Bee-cell irs 948 



Ventilation, Sub-earth i'34 



Wintering in Cellar 948 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-RDLES. 



Fanot.— All Bections to be well filled, combs straight, flrm- 

 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 vood ; 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. 



Tn 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. 



MiLW.\UKKE. — This market is very quiet on honey, 

 and the receipts are fair and the offerings more fre- 

 quent, indicating that there is a good supply unsold. 

 The demand is moderate, mainly from the smaller 

 dealers- the larger buyers being very well supplied at 

 present. We continue to quote fancy comb 15'a 17 ; 

 No. 1, 14@15; old and amber, nominal, 12(S'14. Extract- 

 ed, in barrels, kegs, pails, and cans, white, 75^@8^; 

 amber, o}i(aSl4- Beeswax, 28(g),80. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Nov. 4. 119 Buffalo .St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Chicago. — Prices remain steady but the demand is 

 small. We are not selling the quantity that we have 

 ordinarily done at this season of the year. The ad- 

 vance in' price has checked the trade, in addition to 

 which retailers have got the impression that honeyis 

 going to be verj' scarce and they are not pushing its 

 sale. Fancy white comb brings 15(316, with travel- 

 stained from l(&.2c less ; amber, 12(ail8, according to 

 kind and style of package; amber and buckwheat, 

 very little_ call for. Extracted white, 7fai8; dark and 

 amber, (ifai7 ; Southern slow at about 5^. Beeswax 

 sells upon arrival at 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



Philadelphia. — Comb honey in brisk demand. We 

 are now in the height of the season. We quote fancv 

 white comb, 15(a 17 ; No. 1, 14(S)15; culls, 10@12. Ex- 

 tracted, fancy white, 9 ; amber, 7@8. Beeswax, 29. 

 We are producers of honey, and do not sell on com- 

 mission. Wm. a. Selser, 



Nov. 10. 10 Vine St., I'hiladelphia, Pa. 



New York. — There is a gond demand for comb 

 honey ; extra fancy is worth 16|,< ; fancy, 15>^ ; buck- 

 wheat, 12 «'l:! Extracted, .Southern, in "barrels, l%(^ 

 b'/i, and supply limited. Beeswax 27. 



Francis H. L,eg(;ett & Co., 



Nov. 7. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Detroit. — Very little honey in market — mostly in 

 small lots held by retailers. Fancy white. 17; No. 1 

 dark. 12. 14. with no great s\ipplj- and not much de- 

 mand. Extracted white, 7'a),7J.^. Beeswax, 26@2S. 



Nov. 9. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Mich. 



New York. — Demand for comb honey is good, and 

 same finds ready sale at 15rS16 for fancy white; No. 1 

 white, 14; No. 2 white, 12ral3; buckwheat, 12@,13. Ex- 

 tracted in fair demand at 7^ for white; light amber, 

 (3%; dark, 6; southern, in barrels, 60(5)65 per gal. Bees- 

 wax, quiet, 27@,28. Hildreth & .Segelken, 



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



Kansas City.— The receipt of comb and extracted 

 honey is light, and the demand good at quotations. 

 We quote fancy white comb, 15(a:16 ; No. 1, ]4^(a:15; 

 No. 2 white and amber, 13^@14. Extracted white, 7}4 

 @8; amber, 6^@7. Beeswax, 27@30. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Nov. 7. 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



Buffalo. — Fancy white-clover comb, 15(3)16; A No. 

 1, 14(ai5; No. 1, 1354(3)14; No. 2; 12(^13; No. 3, 11J^@12; 

 No. 1 dark, 11^@.12; No. 2, 10(5)11. Extracted white, 

 G@7; dark, 5(3)554. Beeswax 30(3)32. Comb honey is in 

 extra good demand. Can sell in large quantities by 

 shading prices about He. W C. Townsend, 



Nov. 8. 167 Scott St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



Schenectady. — Both comb and extracted moving 

 freely at the following prices: Fancy clover in cartons, 

 16; No. 1, 14(^15; buckwheat, r2(gil8,'and quite scarce. 

 Extracted, in 60-lb. tins and 1.50-lb. kegs, white, 7@7%; 

 dark, 6(3)65^. Chas. jMcCulloch, 



Nov. 7. 528 State St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Albany. — Honey market .still firm and in better 

 shape than for many seasons— comb selling for 14(^16. 

 Extracted buckwheat grades most in demand now at 

 (i]4 : light grades, 7@7]4. Beeswax,- 30. We can get 

 our quotations easier now than when market lowers. 

 Commission 5 per cent. MacDougal & Co., 



Nov 7. 375 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Fo" 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. 



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

 7(g8c per lb. Sample, 8c. 



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



r^OR .Sale.— Several thousand pounds comb honey 

 ill Danzenbaker 4x5 sections. Shall commence filling 

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



For Sale.— White extracted honey from alfalfa in 



60-lb cans, at 14 50 each; light amber honey mixed 



with Rocky Mountain bee-plant, fine flavor, $4.20 



each. Prices on small cans and pails on application. 



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



For Sale.— Fine quality of extracted honey, both 

 clover and sweet clover, in l)0-lb. cans, at 8c; also bees 

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



Dr. C. t,. PARKER, Sta. A., R. F. D., Syracuse, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7Hc 

 for No. 1 select, 7c for No. 1, ii]4 for No. 2; discount on 

 1000-lb. lots. Send for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Col. 



Wanted —Comb honev, all grades, carload lots or 

 less than carloads, for cash. Correspondence solicited. 

 Jos. M. McCaul, 

 120 and 122 West Broadway, New York. 



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. Skavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



