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to estimate from that basis what an averase 

 colony of l)ees will produce during a season. 

 Suppose there are only 40,000 bees in a colony 

 during the 'it! days, and only half of them do 

 business, according to Mr. Wilson, they 

 should carry in 5000 pounds. Perhaps ','00 

 pounds of honey would be an exceptional 

 yield. for 20 days; then what became of the 

 other 4800 pounds? 



The thing can not be figured out. It is all 

 guess-work. And one man's guess is about 

 as good as another's in such a case. 



AVe" guess" we'll eat the honey and let 

 the other fellow do the figuring. — Editor. | 



A PecullaF Year— Swarming. 



The last month and a half has been any- 

 thing but favorable for honey-production ^in 

 this locality. I think the crop will fall much 

 below the estimate of many. And 1 fear many 

 colonies, unless they are looked after and 

 fed, will not go through the winter, if we 

 should have a severe one. 



I said this had been a peculiar year ; well. 

 it seems so to me. Let me tell you some- 

 thing — bat, say nothing about it, for I feel 

 almost ashamed of myself when I think of it. 

 I have had 54 swarms from 31 colonies, and 

 how many more there would have been no 

 fellow can tell if I had not struggled contin- 

 ually to prevent swarming. 



I have made a colony from a caged queen 

 left on a table with a box over her to protect 

 her from the sun. Bees came from all parts 

 of the yard and clustered on the cage. They 

 did not come at swarming-time, but one at a 

 time, till there were 200 or 300 bees, which 

 stayed day and night till the fourth day, when 

 they swarmed as naturally as any swarm as 

 you ever saw; but the queen being caged, 

 they returned and clustered again. I made a 

 nucleus colony for them ; added a comb at a 

 time as they needed, and now they are a good 

 colony. Who says one cannot get a colony of 

 bees if he has a queen? Wm. M. Whitney. 



Walworth Co., Wis., Sept. 31. 



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Cherry Valley, 111. B. Kennedy, Sec. 



Connecticut. — The Connecticut -tJee-Keepers' 

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Mrs. Edwin E. S:mith, Sec. 



Watertown, Conn. 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



-M.\KKET 2l'0T.\T10NS 



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Chicago, Sept. 18.— Sales are not frequent 

 enough to keep receipts cleaned up. They are 

 made on a basis of 13(§14c for comb of the best 

 grades. Extracted, white, 6!^'<! 7c for clover 

 and basswood.and 6@7c for other white honeys; 

 amber, S^@o^c; accordiug to flavor and pack- 

 age. Beeswax, 30c. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Kansas City, Aug. 25.— Receipts of comb 

 honey more liberal; demand improving. We 

 quote fancy white comb, 24sectiott case, $3.25; 

 No. 1, white amber comb, 24-section case, $3.00; 

 No. 2, white amber comb, 24. section case, $2.75; 

 Extracted, white, per lb., 6Mc; amber, SUmc. 

 Beeswax, 2Ste 30c. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Albany, N.Y., Sept. 19.— Honey market firm 

 on light receipts so far and good demand. We 

 quote: Fancy white, 16c; No. 1, white, 15c; No. 

 2,14c; buckwheat, 13(o(t4c. Extracted, good de- 

 mand just now for Jewish holidays, (or candied 

 honey, at 6@(,J^c for dark; white clover,7((;i7}ic; 

 mixed amber, b]4@'c. Beeswax, 30c. 



H. R. Wright. 



Cincinnati, Oct. 1.— Comb and extracted 

 honey are coming in freely, and the demand is 

 good with steady prices. We are making sales 

 at the following prices: Amber extracted at 

 SK@65ic: white clover, i.h'e'Hc. Fancy comb 

 honey, 15c. Beeswax, 30c. 



The Frbd W. Moth Co. 



New Yore, Sept. 28.— Comb honey is arriving 

 • luite freely now, and Is finding ready sale at 15 

 cents per pound tor fancy while, 13@i4c for No 

 1 white, and t2c for No. 2 white and amber. 

 Very little buckwheat on the market as yet 



and prices are hardly established. 



Extracted honey is ruling about the same as 

 last with plenty of offerings of all grades. 



Beeswax is somewhat declining and selling 

 at present at from 2><i'Si'ic per pound. 



HiLDRETH & SeGELKEN. 



Cincinnati. Sept. IS.— The extracted honey 

 market has weakened a little as white clover 

 is offered quite plentiful; prices of sales I made 

 ruled as follows: Amber, in barrels, ^@5Kc- 

 water-white alfalfa, bla'tHc: fancy whiteclover' 

 6!4@7Sic. Comb hontv, fancy' water-white' 

 14@lSHc. No sales for lower grades Bees- 

 wax, 28c. c. H. W. Webek. 



San Francisco, Sept. 2.— White comb honey 

 13@14c; amber, 'i@iic. Extracted, white, SK@6c- 

 light amber, S*Si^c; amber, 4!<@5c; dark am- 

 Sf.'>^*^*'^'=- Beeswax, good to choice, light, 

 275i@29c: dark, 2S@26c. >-<=,• g a., 



Most of the comb on market is of small lots 

 and while being very steadily held, fails to 

 move as readily or to as good advantage as 

 would straight carload lots of uniform and 

 high grade. Extracted is in high request, with 

 offerings of only moderate volume, and market 

 firm at prevailing values. 



WANTEb ! '=^^<?^B HONEY 



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