March 5, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



159 



the cellar, and the weight was SS'o pounds. 

 They had a good flight, and the colony was 

 strong. I left them until night, and the 

 weight was .Vi pounds. On April 4 I put the 

 bees on the summer stands, and their weight 

 was 44 pounds; so it lost 14 pounds, or .s 

 jiounds in one month after its flight; and the 

 rest consumed about 7 pounds during the 

 whole winter, and came out in good shape, 

 •too. Their cellar is under the house, with a 

 warm room on top ; the cellar is very damp 

 so the water stands on the walls, still the bees 

 winter in there all right. For example, last 

 winter I put in 64 colonies, kept them in 4'.j 

 months, and tj'i came out in very good shape; 

 3 were weak, and those 2 were Italians; they 

 quit breeding so early in the fall that the 

 most of them died from old age. 



Now, somebody might say that under the 

 house is not a good place, the bees get dis- 

 turbed too much; but that is not so with me, 

 because I am very particular with my bees. 

 Sometimes I go down with a light and look 

 over them, and the bees hang there as if they 

 were sleeping. I winter them without hive- 

 bottoms. 



If we want to winter our bees well, let 

 them have good, healthy stores and strong 

 colonies, a wet cellar, and an even tempera- 

 ture, then we do not need to be afraid to win- 

 ter our bees for five' months without giving 

 them any flight or fresh air. 



I would like to shake hands with Mr. Leu- 

 pold (page lost). I, too, have been working 

 among bees since childhood, nearly 53 years 

 now. I had more than 20 colonies in straw 

 hives when I was .'> years old. I can do the 

 same trick that he can; but I take a dead 

 colony. H. B. Stumpe. 



Stephenson Co., 111. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



New York.— The annual meeting of the Os- 

 wego Couniy Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at Fulton, N. Y., Saturday, March 7, 19[i3. 

 Prof. Frank Benton will be present and address 

 the meeting. An interesting program is being 

 prepared, and all persons interested in bees are 

 cordially invited to be present. 



Mortimer Stevens, Pres. 



Chas. B. Allen, Sec. 



New York.— A series of Bee Keepers' Insti- 

 tutes will be held in the State of New York as 

 follows: Canaudaigua, March 2 and 3 : Romu- 

 lus, March 4; Auburn, March 5; Cortland. 

 March 6; Fulton, March 7; Syracuse, March '» 

 and 10; and .\msterdam March 11. 



Prof. Frank Benton, Apicultural Investiga- 

 tor, furnished by the United States Department 

 of Agriculture at the expense ot the Bureau of 

 Institutes of the State Department of Agricul- 

 ture, will address the meetings. 



The New York State Association of Bee- 

 Keepers' Societies will hold its annual meeting 

 at Svracuse, March 10, at 10 o'clock a.m., in the 

 City Hall. Prof. Benton and other prominent 

 bee-men have informed us of their intention to 

 attend this meeting, and a profitable and inter- 

 esting session is in store for those who attend. 

 Special rales have been secured for entertain- 

 ment at the Manhattan Hotel. Fayette St., at 

 $1.25 per day. C. B. Howard, Sec. 



A Feeler.— Attention, bee-keepers of Missouri! 

 Let us organize a Missouri State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. What do vou sav? I move we 

 elect Mr. John Nebel, of 'High Hill, Mo., presi- 

 dent pro tern. Who will second the motion ? 



Other motions in order will be to elect a sec- 

 retary and treasurer, and other officers that 

 may be needed, and then adopt a constitution 

 and by-laws, and proceed lo business generally. 



This " feeler " goes to about 200 or more bee- 

 keepers who are readers of bee-papers. If you 

 appreciate it, please send me a dime to help 

 bear expenses, and your name will be recorded 

 as a charter member. If I get more than enough 

 to pay e.xpenses I will turn the balance into the 

 hands of the treasurer, whoever you may elect. 

 If I do not get enough to pay expenses' I will 

 tell the Association all about it, and they can 

 adopt any measures they please. 



Wakenda, Mo. Y'ours truly, W.T.Cakv. 



The above " feeler " was scattered over the 

 State of Missouri about two or three weeks ago, 

 as an open circular letter. I have received 32 

 replies containing money or stamps, and en- 

 couraging words. Fourteen of them seconded 

 my motion for John Nebel for president pro 



lem, and two nominations were made for secre- 

 tary and treasurer. Other replies will be gladly 

 received, aud vour names enrolled as char.er 

 members for lo cents, until further notice is 

 given. In your replies please vote for president 

 pro tem, and uonnnate candidates for secretary 

 and treasurer. W.T.Cakv.' 



New York --The annual meeting of the New 

 Y'ork Stale Association of Bee Keepers' Socie- 

 ties will be held in the Citv Hall, Syracuse, 

 N. Y., commencing Monday, March '5,1903, at 

 7 p. m., following the Oaondaga Co. Bee-Keep- 

 ers* meeting and institute which is to be held at 

 the same place during the day. Program: Mon- 

 day, y p.m., " In Search of New Bees— Reminis- 

 cence," Prof. Frank Benton: Tuesday, March 

 10, ') a. ra.. Secretary and Treasurer's report, 

 C. B. Howard; President's annual message, 

 W. F. Marks; Discussion, opened by Dr. C. L. 

 Parker; " Objects lo be sought and methods to 

 be employed toward increasing the usefulness 

 aud efliciency of our i-rganization," O. L. Her- 

 shiser, F. (.reiner, Cnas. Stewart; Question- 

 Box; Appointment of Committees; Adjourn- 

 ment for dinner. 



1:30 p.m., presentment of credentials and pay- 

 ment of dues by delegates; Election of officers; 

 Reports ol committees; Miscellaneous busi- 

 ness; *' Breeding bees for the harvest," Prof. 

 Frank Benton; Discussion, opened by N. h. 

 Stevens; Reports by State Bee Inspectors; 

 Ouestion-Box; 5p.m., Adiournment. 

 "Prof. Frank Benton is the Apicultural Inves- 

 tigator for, and is furnished by, the U. S. Dept. 

 of Agriculture, and his expenses are paid by 

 the State Bureau of Institutes. 



Special rates have been secured for entertain- 

 ment at the Manhattan Hotel, Fayette Street, 

 $1.25 per day. C. B. Howard, Sec. 



Romulus, N. Y. 



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Cbicaoo, Feb. 7.— The market is in ralheran 

 uusettled state. The offerings of late have been 

 numerous, and there is a tendency towards 

 lower prices, owing to the supply being much 

 larger than expected at this season of the year. 

 The fancy grades of white will sell at 15(a)16c 

 per pound, but anything below this grade is dif- 

 licult to place at anything above 10@12c. Ex- 

 tracted honey is also easy, with the best grades 

 of white obtainable at 7'u.sc, and ambers at 

 6(a 7c. Beeswa.t steady at 30c upon arrival. 



R. A. Bdrnrtt a Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Feb. 20. — Honey demand 

 quiet; receipts and stock light. Comb selling, 

 light, 15c; mixed, 14@15c; dark, 13(a)i4c. Ex- 

 tracted, dark, at '@1%c. Beeswax firm, 30@32c. 



H. R. WSIOHT. 



Kansas City, Feb. 21.— The demand for both 

 comb and extracted honey is better, receipts 

 light. We quote as follows: Extra fancy white 

 comb, per case, $3.40; strictly No. 1, f3.30; No. 1 

 amber, |3@f3.25; No. 2, white and amber, $>.S0. 

 Extracted, white, per pound, 7c: amber, i<@6>4c. 

 Beeswax, 30c. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Cincinnati, Feb 7— The demand for all kinds 

 of honey has fallen off considerably in the last 

 few weeks, owing to the many other sweets of- 

 fered at this season of the year. Lower prices 

 are no inducement to increase the consumption, 

 as the demand is not there, aud will not be un- 

 til about the end of the month; consequently it 

 is folly to offer at lower prices. We quote am- 

 ber extracted in barrels at SJi(a6i^c; white clo- 

 ver and basswood, 8@9H,c. Fancy white comb 

 honey, 16(ail7c; lower grades hard to sell at any 

 price. Beeswax firm at 30c. 



The Fred W. MnxH Co. 



Nbw York, Jan. 23. — Demand for comb honey 

 quiet on all grades, and prices show a down- 

 ward tendency. Supply quite sufficient to meet 

 demand, if not more so. We quote fancy white 

 at 15c; No. 1, at I4c; No. 2, at from 12(5 13c; dark 

 and buckwheat, at from \\iaj-\2c. 



Extracted also quiet with abundant supplies 

 with the exception of white clover. We quote 

 white at 7c; amber at bHc. and dark at 6c. Com- 

 mon in barrels from (.0(oJ65c per gallon. 



Beeswax firm at from 2'i@30c. 



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Cincinnati, Feb. 7.— The comb honey market 

 continues to be draggy and hardly any demand 

 and therefore prices have weakened. Fancy 

 white clover comb sells for 15(aiiSJ4c; for am- 

 ber there is no demand. The market for ex- 

 tracted is fair and prices rule as follows: Am- 

 ber. 5'4@5J^c, by the barrel; in cans it brings a 

 little more; alfalfa, 7^c; white clover, 8@SMc. 

 Beeswax, 2s<@30c. C. H. W. Wbbbk, 



San Francisco, Jan. 14.— White comb honey, 

 llj^@12^c; light amber, 10@llc; dark, S@biic. 

 Extracted, white, 6@6Mc; light amber, i$S%c; 

 amber, A@4%c. Beeswax, good to choice, light, 

 26(a27}^c; strictly fancy I'ght, 29@30c. 



The country merchant, representative of 

 trade interests, estimates "entire stock of hone; 

 of l')02 in the Slate at IS cars," worth SK@6cper 

 pound at primary points, subject to a $1.10 

 freight-rate to the East. 



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2000 lbs. Basswood Extracted honev, at ''c a 

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