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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



April 2, 



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mARSHFIELD, Wood Co., WIS. 



^^^-ntion the American Bee Journal, 



kind whatsoever, then it is not worth be- 

 loiifjintj to. 



Now, the National Bee-Keepers' Union 

 has been, and is yet, a ijr<in(l .sutrf.ss, and if 

 something else is not hitched onto it, why, 

 it is bound to continue a fjriind nucccti.-i. Again, 

 if the North American Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation has been such a successful and de- 

 lightful organization (Dr. C. C. Miller, 

 page b), why do the members of it want to 

 join an organization which is devoted 

 strictly to the dry routine of business ? 



If I were a member of the North Ameri- 

 can Bee-Keepers' Association, and was 

 tired of it (no matter from what cause), the 

 easiest way for me to get out of the matter 

 would be to simply drop out, and then Join 

 anything else I chose to. 



Again, I can't see where the members of 

 the North American, who live outside the 

 United States, are going to derive any 

 benefit from membership in the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Union. If they will, I should 

 be glad to have some one tell me through 

 the columns of the American Bee Journal 

 just how it is going to be done. 



These, Mr. Editor, are a few hasty 

 thoughts I have attempted to place before 

 the readers of the American Bee Journal. 



Denver, Colo. Wm. L. Backensto. 



Gathering Honey and Pollen. 



Bees have been gathering some honey 

 and pollen since Feb. 4. 



SiGEL Bbantigam. 

 Cliff, New Mex., March SI. 



Changeable 'Weather. 



We are having winter to-day, the snow 

 being 6 inches deep, and still snowing. On 

 March 10 the bees \>'ere carrying pollen 

 nicely; to-day they are covered with snow. 



Sutton, Tenn., March 13. Wm. Webb, 



Poor Prospect for a Crop. 



The prospect for a honey crop is some- 

 where else this year. It won't be as bad as 

 18y4, put the bees will have to rustle in this 

 neighborhood to gather enough for them- 

 selves. Amatedr. 



Miramar, Calif., March 10. 



Likes His O'wn Hive Best. 



After trying various kinds and shapes, I 

 now use a hive of my own make, and find I 

 succeed best with it. It has 9 frames, 13;*.;' 

 inches wide by 13?j, inside measurement ; 

 12 inches deep, with the Hoffman frame. In 

 cold weather the bees cluster in the center 

 of the hive, as all bee-men know, and when 

 more honey is wanted by the cluster, they 

 move upwards, and do not spread out side- 



wise; so the hive is deeper, and the bees fill 

 it fuller, and take the honey in the entire 

 hive as they progress upward. I used to 

 use the Langstrotb hive, which is a good 

 hive, only in my judgment it is too long 

 and shallow ; the bees will cluster in the 

 center and starve after eating honey from 

 the center, and have plenty of honey in 

 each end ; that is, where they are wintered 

 on the summer stands. I winter mine on 

 the summer stands, in my hives, and have 

 never lost a colony from starvation, or 

 from any other cause, in this hive. I have 

 strong colonies, and moth-proof. Here in 

 "drouthy Kansas" my bees yielded me, 

 last season, ISIO per colony, aside from the 

 increase. My hives supports a super hold- 

 ing 31 4i4x4i4 sections. I tier up two and 

 three supers high. 



Now you have my experience of several 

 years in the bee-business, and to my notion 

 i have the best hive except one, and that is 

 the Hubbard hive. E. A. Wilson. 



Eatonville, Kans.. Feb. 33. 



Always Something to Learn. 



I have taken the American Bee Journal I 

 think for over '25 years, and always found 

 it interesting and beneficial to one inter- 

 ested in bee-keeping. I am of the opinion 

 that one never gets too old to learn, or gets 

 perfect in any great science. I often tell 

 those who come to me for information in 

 bee-work, that they will find that the more 

 they learn the less they will know. That 

 is, the more they learn the more they will 

 find to learn. 



The bee-business in this part of Iowa (the 

 central part) for the past three or four 

 years has been very poor, owing to our ex- 

 treme dry weather, especially that of 1S94. 

 I lost the majority of my apiary by the 

 great Iowa drouth of 1894. Still, I am not 

 discouraged, and hope to make a good 

 showing for 1S90, as our white clover has 

 again got a good start. Of course, the 

 coming summer will again decide the ques- 

 tion. Our bees, I think, owing to the good 

 fall bloom, went into winter in good condi- 

 tion. A part will require some feeding 

 early in the spring. So I say to all bee- 

 keepers, look out for this part of your duty. 

 J. W. Sanders. 



LeGrand, Iowa, Feb. 32. 



Hea-vy 'Winter Losses, Etc. 



The loss of bees has been very heavy here 

 this winter and spring, so far, on account 

 of their poor condition. Last fall was the 

 worst on bees of any since I have been 

 keeping bees. Some of my neighbors have 

 lost from 50 to 75 per cent. I have lost 9 

 colonies out of 6B. but if I had not fed I 

 would have lost like the rest, so it pays to 

 take care of the bees. 



Bees are working on the maple-bloom to 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



CHICAGO, lLi„, Mar. 20.— White clover and 

 basswood comb is sought after In preference 

 to any other, and commands a better price 

 and now sells at 15c. for clover and 13@14c. 

 for basswood. Other white comb honey sells 

 atll(ai'-o.; dark, 8@9c. amber, 9@10c.. and 

 very slow of sale. E.xtracted is unusually 

 dull, with large amounts on sale. White clo- 

 ver andllnden,6@7c.; dark and amber grades, 

 4!4@3c. 



Beeswax, SSlSSOc. R. A. B. & Co. 



KANSAS ClTT, Mo., Mar. 18.— The demand 

 for comb and extracted is fair. We quote: 

 No. 1 white, 1-lbs.. i:i@14c.; No. 2, 10@llc,i 

 No. 1 amber. Timvic: No. 2. 8@10c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, o'^liOic.; amber. 5@5'/4c. 



Beeswax, 20@22c. C. C. C. & CO. 



CINCINNATI. O., Mar. 19.— Demand is fair 

 for best white comb honey, at i2@14c. In a 

 jobbing way. Extracted is fair at 4@7c. Sup- 

 plies ot both are fair. 



Beeswax is in good demand at 25@30c. for 

 good to choice yellow. Arrivals are not ade- 

 quate to the demand. C. F. M. & S. 



PHICADELPIIIA. Pa., Mar. 6,— Honey has 

 been sf lling freely, there being considerable 

 call for comrj honey, and the war in Cuba has 

 made extracted honey sell to the balding trade 

 who previously used Cuba honey. We quote: 

 Fancy comb. 15c. ; fair to good, 11® i 3,; fair, 

 9c. Extracted, 4V4@5'/4c.; pure white clover. 

 lOe, Beeswax, 30c. W. A. S. 



NEW YOKE, N. Y., Mar. 23.— There isafalr 

 demand for white comb honey, and the mar- 

 ket is well cleaned up. We have another car 

 now in transit fiom California. We quote 

 same: 12@14c. Plenty ot buckwheat comb 

 Is on the market, and same is moving off 

 slowly at 8c, Extracted, all grades, dull, at 

 unchanged prices. 



Beeswax Arm at 30@31c. H. B. & S. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Ctalcago, Ills. 



K. A. BURNETT & Co., 163 South Water Street. 

 New Vork, N. Y. 



HiLDRETH Bros, & Seoelken, 



120 & 122 West Broadway. 

 Chas, Israbl & Bros., 486 Canal St. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



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



Bnaalo, N. Y. 

 Battebsok & Co., 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 

 Chas, Dadant & Son, 



PbiladelpUla, Pa. 

 Wm, a, Selser, 10 'Yine St. 



Cincinnati, Oblo. 

 C. F. M0TH & Son. cor. Freeman & Central ars. 



CouTention IVetlces. 



Utah.— The Utah Bee- Keepers' Association 



will hold their semi-annual meeting in Room 

 54. Citv and County Building, Salt Lake City, 

 Apr. 6,' 1896, at 10 a.m. All are invited. "In 

 union is strength. By Industry we thrive." 

 Come, and bring your friends, and enjoy a 

 good time. A full program in the interest of 

 the industry will be presented. The Associa- 

 tion needs your aid ; then let every one do bis 

 full duty for our own Interest and self-pres- 

 ervatioo. Geo. E. Dudley, Sec. 



Prove. Utah, 



WANTED to Exchange— St. Bernard Pups, 

 fine ones, for something useful. Address 

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Millwood, Knox Co., Ohio. 



J. W. TAYLOR 



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Italian HuBens for Sale 



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