Oc'TOHKR, 1919 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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there will be further demand for honey, and rciu:iin- 

 ing stocks will move easily at these figures. 



Wallace & Bryant. 

 Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 3. 



MONTREAL. — Demand quiet. Supply apparent- 

 ly larse. Comb honey, extra fancy, per case, 30c; 

 fancy. 26c; No. 1, 27c; No. 2, 24c. Extracted hon- 

 ey, white, per lb., 21c; light amber in cans 20c, in 

 barrels lOMjc; amber, in cans 17c, in barrels 16c. 

 Gunn, Langlois & Co., Ltd. 



Montreal, Can., Sept. 15. 



HAMILTON. — Honey moving a little faster, as 

 we have been able to purchase at lower price than 

 a few weeks ago. The purchasers did not seem 

 willing to pay the high prices. Comb honey, none. 

 Extracted honey, white, per lb., 25i^c in 5-ib. tins; 

 light amber, in cans, none. Clean, average yellow 

 beeswax, none. F. W. Fearman Co. 



Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 15. 



TORONTO. — Quotations unchanged -since last 

 month. Eby-Blain Ltd. 



Toronto, Can., Sept. 15. 



CUBA. — Extracted honey, light amber, in barrels, 

 $1.25; amber, in barrels $1.25. Clean, average 

 yellow beeswax, per lb., 37c. A. Marzol. 



Matanzas, Cuba., Sept. 9. 



(4) Yes. 



(5) Still 



Quotations From Producers. 



Some of the actual producers have re- 

 quested that they also have a little space on 

 the market pages. We, accordingly, sent 

 out some blanks this month asking questions 

 that would be of general interest to bee- 

 keepers. The hearty response we received 

 leads us to believe it worth while to extend 

 our list next month. The questions, together 

 with their answers, are as follows: 



(1) What price is offered producers for 

 both extracted and comb honey in your 

 State? (2) What is the condition of" the 

 market? (3) What price are beekeepers 

 holding for? (4) Is the condition of colo- 

 nies normal for this time of year? (5) Have 

 the colonies plenty of good stores? 



ARIZONA.— (2) No offers. (3) 15c. 

 (5) Yes. — Wm. G. Hewes. 



CALIFORNIA. — (4) Yes, decidedly, 

 extracting. — M. C. Richter. 



FLORIDA. — (1) 14 to 16c for extracted; no 

 comb. (2) Poor. (3) 20 to 25c. (4) In small 

 yards, yes. Prospects not good for a fall flow. (5) 

 Yes, except in some big yards where some feeding 

 mav be necessary.- — Harry Hewitt. 



ILLINOIS. — (1) Comb honey 30c, extracted 25c. 



(2) Hardly established yet. (3) 30 to 35c for 

 comb, 25c for extracted. (4) Yes. (5) Yes. — A. 

 L. Kildow. 



INDIANA. — (1) No offers. We pay no attention 

 to "offers." (2) Good. (3) 25c f. o. b. shippers' point 

 in 601b. cans. Retail 30 to 35c in pails. (4) 

 About 85 per cent. (5) No clover. Gathering 

 goldenrod. Little or no feeding will be required, 

 may get some fall surplus. The above is a result of 

 observation in about 20 yards in Porter County. — 

 E. S. Miller. 



KANSAS. — (1) 20c extracted. (2) Good. (3) 

 20c. (4) Yes. (5) Most colonies have. — O. A. 

 Keene. 



KENTUCKY. — (1) Extracted 20-25c, comb 30c; 

 about Falmouth 2 6-2 7c. (2) Good demand. Supply 

 less than in 1918. (3) Extracted 25c. (4) Be- 

 low normal. (5) No. — H. Garman. 



LOUISIANA. — (1) No comb; extracted $1.10 to 

 $1.30 per gal. (2) Good. (3) No holding. (4) 

 Yes. (5) Fall flow .iust starting. — .]. T. Archdekin. 



MARYLAND. — (1) Extracted 22-25c. Comb 24- 

 28c; demand slow. (2) Not much honey on market. 



(3) Some expect 30c for comb. (4) Little above 

 normal. (5) Colonies are a little heavier than usu- 

 al, and we are hoping we won't have to feed much, 

 as sugar is hard to get. I would advise Maryland 

 beekeepers not to take of¥ their crop too close until 

 they have obtained sugar, as an early freeze might 



ruin our chances for the bees to fill up, and feeding 

 back extracted honey is a losing game. — S. G. 

 Crocker, ,Jr. 



MASSACHUSETTS. — (1) Poor season, little 

 comb. (2) Little demand. (3) A little early to 

 tell. (4) No. (5) No; very light. — 0. M. Smith. 



MICHIGAN. — (1) Extracted 20c. Tendency to a 

 rise. Believe price will be higher within the month. 

 Comb honey 25 to 35c. (2) Beginning to be active, 

 a decided variety in some markets. (3) Many not 

 holding; others holding for 25c. (4) Normal except 

 in a few places. (5) Some must feed. Unless sugar 

 can be secured there is bound to be a very serious 

 loss from starvation this year. — ^B. F. Kindig. 



MISSOURI. — (1) In jobbing way at stores, ex- 

 tracted 20c, comb 25 to 30c. (2) Almost bare, but 

 demand not strong. (3) Not holding. (4) In 

 some few apiaries, yes; but foul brood (European) 

 has played havoc with most yards. (5) Filling up 

 tine. — Louis Macey. 



(1) 25c for extracted, 35c for fancy comb. (3) 

 25c for extracted, 35c for comb. (4) Never better. 

 (5) Abundance. — J. W. Romberger. 



NEBRASKA. — (1) Retailing from 25c to 40 per 

 lb., for eiither one. (2) Good. (3) About 40 to 45c. 

 (4) Yes. (5) Yes. — F. J. Harris. 



IS^EVADA. — ^^No comb. Extracted, light amber, 

 by case, 15c per pound f. o. b. here. (2) Demand 

 good, supply practically gone. Verv light crop. (3) 

 Not holding. (4) Yes. (5) Yes. — Ti W. Riggs. 



NEW YORK. — (1) 25c. (2) Good. (3) None 

 holding. (4) Above normal. (5) Yes. — S. Powers. 



OHIO. — (1) 20c for extracted, 30c for comb. 

 (2) Active. (3) 25c for extracted, no comb. (4) 

 Yes. (5) No. At least 75 per cent will not survive 

 until Christmas unless fed. Sugar hard to get. — 

 Fred Leininger. 



OKLAHOMA. — (1) Extracted 30c. No comb 

 (2) Demand greater than supply. (3) Not holding. 

 (4) About 85 per cent normal. (5) Much of honey 

 badly mixed with honeydew and poor grades of 

 honev. Feeding necessary in some cases.— C. F. 

 Stiles. 



VIRGINIA. — (1) Comb, 20 to 30 cents a pound 

 in small lots ; little extracted honey — about same 

 price as comb. (2) No honey market. (3) None 

 holding for fixed price. (4) Normal or below. (5) 

 No. — J. Frank Fooshe. 



WASHINGTON. — (1) The best offer 19c in 60- 

 Ib. tins; comb honey 22i/ic. (2) Extracted moving 

 very slow. Comb honey, better demand. (3) Some 

 for 20c. Most of the local honey dumped on market 

 at any price. (4) Yes. Several hundred colonies on 

 the east side were killed with poison spray early in 

 the season. European and American foul brood 

 both spreading on west side. (5) Yes. — W. L. Cox. 



WISCONSIN. — (1) 20c wholesale. Retail 30 to 

 35c for extracted and 35c whole.sale for comb. 

 (2) Good. (3) 25- to 30c extracted. Little comb 

 honey offered. (4) Excellent. Brood-rearing in 

 from 4 to 8 frames. (5) Stores plentiful but per- 

 haps not of best quality. — H. F. Wilson. 



WEST VIRGINIA- — Retail price, comb honey, 

 35c; extracted, 35c. (2) Supplies low, price high, 

 demand good. (3) Honey all sold locally. (4) 

 Below normal. May build up. (5) Many have lit- 

 tle or no stores. — Chas. A. Reese. 



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