1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Watertown, Jeff, Co,, Wis,, Jan, 1st, 1896. 

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measured many thousands of barrels of 

 spirits fermenti. and determined the 

 amount of tax due Uncle Sam. But, like 

 all things earthly, my " good job " came to 

 an end, and I am now back with the bees. 



When I moved away I left a man in 

 charge of my home and my bees, but be 

 did not prove an eminent success. I find I 

 have only 40 colonies now to begin next 

 season's work with, and a chance, of course, 

 of losing part of these between now and 

 white clover bloom. I have always win- 

 tered my bees on the summer stands, in 

 double-walled hives packed with sawdust 

 and chaff, and my winter losses and spring 

 dwindling have never been serious. 



Of course, I do not claim to be up-to-date 

 now in the bee-business, but I will fall in 

 again, and endeavor to keep up with the 

 procession. 



My earnest wish now is that we may 

 have an abundant crop of white clover next 

 summer, with plenty of rain. 



Gilson, 111., Jan. (J. C. W. McKown. 



Poor Honey Season. 



We had the poorest honey season last 

 summer that we had had in years. I had 

 12 colonies, spring count, got 618 pounds of 

 honey, and no increase. 



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 take. Levi Kikbt. 



Eureka. Mich. 



The Season of 1895. 



I started last spring with 15 colonies, 13 

 in good condition. We had nice weather 

 the last days in April, and the first ten in 

 May, with light thunder showers, but May 

 12 we had a heavy frost, and that night and 

 the next day a heavy snow storm, the snow 

 froze on the fruit-trees, so that some limbs 

 broke ofl:. May 14 it froze very hard, and 

 a week later again. I saw drones about ten 

 days earlier than other years, but in June 

 and July the bees killed them all. The first 

 three weeks in August they were busy on 

 buckwheat, but there was only a few acres 

 in reach of the bees. August 17 I had a 

 swarm ; I gave them seven frames with 

 honey, and three with comb foundation. 



We did not get any honey here. I bought 

 about 13 pounds of sugar to feed the bees. 

 One of my neighbors, who has 10 colonies, 

 gave them about 30 pounds of honey in 

 June, and bought *7,00 worth sugar and fed 

 them in the fall. 



My cellar is cemented where I keep my 

 bees in winter, Wm. Dubscher, 



Wrightstown, Wis,, Jan. 17. 



Bees Wintering All Right. 



So far as I know, bees are wintering all 

 right out-doors. They did not do much 

 last summer here, I got 250 pounds of 

 honey, mostly from buckwheat. There 

 were 42 acres about a mile from them ; no 

 clover, and but little basswood. 1 hope for 

 better times to come. My bees are all in 

 long sheds packed all around with chaff. I 

 had to feed four of them with sugar syrup. 

 D. D. Daniher. 



Madison, Wis,, Jan, 25. 



Sweet Clover Growing in Florida. 



When I came to St. Andrews Bay for the 

 first time, five years ago. I brought some 

 sweet clover seed with me. hoping to in- 

 troduce this plant for forage and honey. 

 I've continued to sow it from year to year, 

 in the edges of the ti-ties, by the sides of 

 the roads, in brush-heaps, and piles of 

 oyster shells, on rotten shell walks, and on 

 my own lots, I think that I've given it a 

 faithful trial, and my only reward has been 

 to see one plant last spring, which had dis- 

 appeared on my return. 



As far as my observation goes, it does 

 not thrive on a loose soil, I've seen it upon 

 country roads in Illinois so thick and high 

 that they were almost impassable. It clings 

 to clayey, gravelly hillsides, where scarcely 



Honey & Beeswai Market Quotations. 



Chicago, ill,, Jan, is,— white clover and 

 linden comb honey Is scarce and commands a 

 premium over other prades of white of 1 to 3 

 cents per pound. There is a fair supply of 

 other grades, which bring- 12@13c, for white, 

 and amber to dark ranges at 9@llc, Ex- 

 tracted is without special change; the West- 

 ern ambers at 4i4@5c, ; while. 5@6c.: clover 

 and basswood in cans and barrels, 6@7c. 



Beeswax, 28(a30c, R. A, B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, III., Jan. 20.— We are having 

 good inquiry for fancy comb, but all other 

 grades are selling slow. Dark comb will not 

 sell on this market, and we would advise the 

 producer not to ship it here. We are offering 

 it as low as 9@10c., with no buyers. We q note : 

 Fancy, 15c. ; No. 1. 14o.; light amber, 12® 

 13c. Extracted, light, 5@6i4c; dark. 4030. 



Beeswax, 280300. J. A. L. 



PHILADELPHIA. PA., Jan. 3.— Honey has 

 declined in this market during the holidays. 

 Large lots of California honey arriving, and 

 selling at oc, in 60-lb, cans. We quote; Comb 

 honey, fancy, 16c,; fair to good, 8®14c. Ex- 

 tracted, 4@5Hc. ; white clover, 10c. 



Beeswax, 30c. W. A. S. 



BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan, 22,— Sales very light 

 and market dull. We quote: Fancy white, 

 14@15c,: choice, ll@13c, ; buckwheat, 7®9c, 

 Extracted, 4@6c, 



Beeswax, 25@28c. B. & Co. 



CINCINNATL O., Jan, 22,— Demand is slow 

 for comb honey, which brings 13@14c, for 

 best white. The demand is fair for extracted 

 honey at 4@7c,, with a scant supply. 



Beeswax is In good demand at 25@28c, for 

 good to choice yellow, C, F, M, & S, 



KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 8,— The demand 

 for comb and extracted is light. We quote: 

 No, 1 white, 1-lbs,, 13®14c.; No. 2, 12@13c.; 

 No. 1 amber, ll@12c.; No. 2, 8@10o. Ex- 

 tracted, white. oH@6c.; amber, 5@5!4c. 



Beeswax, 22®2oc. C. C. C. & Co. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Cblcago, Ills. 



R. A. Burnett & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 

 New Ifork, N. Y. 



F. I. Sack & Son. 183 Reade Street. 

 HiLDRETH Bros. & Seoelken. 



120 & 132 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros., 486 Canal St. 



Kansas City, Itlo. 



C. C. Clemoms & Co., 423 Walnut St, 



Battalo, N. Y. 

 Batterson & Co,. 167 & 169 Scott St, 



Hamilton, Ills. 

 Chas, Dadant & Son, 



Pblladelphla, Pa. 

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Cincinnati, Oblo. 

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