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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



July 16, 



think those bees staid out all winter?" 

 " I know they did," was his answer. He 

 is not the man who made the drone out 

 of the working bee by it losing its sting. 



I will say right here, that with all I 

 can say to this man, I can't get him to 

 lake the Bee Journal. Of course he 

 don't need it! If I could coax the edi- 

 tor to put the word "Populist" in big 

 letters on the back of one number, and 

 send it to hira, I believe I could fool him 

 and get him to read one number clear 

 through before he would find his mistake. 



I was in hopes some one would answer 

 my query in regard to about how many 

 eggs have ever been found in a queen. 

 When some man like Dr. Miller, Doo- 

 little, or really any one will give me 

 a positive answer, I will then be ready 

 to throw my whole weight (ol5 pounds) 

 at them. A. Cotton. 



Pollock, Mo. 



Slidst of the Second Honey-Flow. 



We are now in the midst of the second 

 honey-flow for the season from sour- 

 wood, white clover, red clover, etc. May 

 was dry, but the excessive rains of June 

 caused clovers and many other plants to 

 bloom in profusion, and for a week it 

 seems that nectar has been abundant, 

 and may continue for some days if the 

 weather be favorable. The prospects 

 were never better for a flow from wild 

 asters and other wild flowers. 



W, H. Pridgen. 



Creek, N. C, June 30. 



Gloomy Outlook — Bee-Paralysis. 



The bee-business has a gloomy out- 

 look—dry year — hardly enough honey to 

 keep the bees alive. Some of us have 

 been so unfortunate as to import bee- 

 paralysis through those fine golden 

 queens from Eastern breeders. My ad- 

 vice to bee-keepers is, Don't buy queens 

 unless you first have the certain knowl- 

 edge that the man you buy of has not, 

 and never has had, bee-paralysis amongst 

 his bees. I never heard of the disease 

 in California until those lovely yellow 

 bees were imported. 



It is not the white sage which is our 

 most valued bee-plant, as it is not a sure 

 thing every year. The black, or ball, 

 sage is the best, as it yields the finest 

 honey, and is reliable. 



Ellen C. Bland. 



Fernando, Calif., July 4. 



Why Did the Bees Leave ? 



If Dr. Miller will not be offended at 

 my intrusion, I will help him answer the 

 question, " Why did the bees leave the 

 hive?" asked on page 390, by giving my 

 own experience in that line. 



About 22 years ago, I attempted to 

 increase my bees by stimulative feeding 

 during the winter. I succeeded as well 

 as I expected till toward spring, when 

 one warm day I carried the bees out to 

 fly, and about one-half of the colonies 

 left their own hives and went into 

 others. The next time I set them out 

 they did the same thing, until I only had 

 4 (I think it was) out of 20. 



For some time I could not tell what 

 caused them to do so, as their hives were 

 dry and clean, and they had plenty of 

 honey and brood. But I at last noticed 

 that.in every case the deserted hive had 

 no pollen, and the hives where they went 



in had some. As there was no exception 

 to this rule, I concluded that the want 

 of pollen had caused all the mischief. 



Since that time, when my bees are 

 breeding in early spring, I am careful to 

 see that they have plenty of pollen, or a 

 substitute, and have had no more 

 trouble of that kind. If others have had 

 a different experience, with no appar- 

 ent cause, I would like to hear from 

 them. 



And, Doctor, please allow me to sug- 

 gest the using of horse-dung for smoker 

 fuel. It is always easily obtained, and 

 has no disagreeable odor like cow-dung. 



Grover, Colo. I. W. Beckwith. 



Good Crop Expected. 



Bees have done fairly well here so far 

 this season, although it has been very 

 hot and dry for two weeks until Satur- 

 day night and Sunday about 3 inches of 

 water fell. Some of my colonies have 

 stored 50 pounds in boxes from clover, 

 and they have just commenced on bass- 

 wood, which is going to blossom as full 

 as I ever saw it ; so with the rain we 

 have had, we might expect a good honey 

 crop this year. 



Some of the best bee-keepers we have 

 in the county lost over 50 per cent, of 

 their bees last winter, but where swarm- 

 ing has not been prevented, they have 

 more than doubled. One man told me 

 he started in with one good, strong col- 

 ony, and it had swarmed five times, and 

 that he saved them all, and had G colo- 

 nies now. G. W. Passett. 



Middlebury, Vt., July 6. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most, of whom Quote in this Journal. 



Cblcago. Ills. 



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

 New York, N. If. 



HiLDRETH Bros. & Skqelkbn. 



120 & 123 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Begs., 486 Canal St. 



Kansaii City, Slo. 



0. C. Clbmoms & Co., 423 Walnut St. 

 Bnffalo, N. Y. 



BATTERSON & CO., 167 & 169 SCOtt St. 



Hamilton, IU«. 



Chab. Dadant & Son. 



Pblladelptaia, Pa. 



Wm. a. Selser, 10 Vine St. ' 



Cincinnati, Olilo. 

 C. F, MUTH & Son, cor. Freeman & Central avB. 



Cleveland, Ohio. 

 WiLLi.AMS Bros., 80 & 82 Broadway. 



St. I/oais, IQo. 

 Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market St. 



Ifllnneapolls, Minn. 

 S. H. Hall & Co. « 



Zforth American Bee-Keepers' Association 



OFFICERS FOR 1896. 



President— A. I. Root Medina, Ohio. 



Vice-Pres. — Wm. McEvoy Woodburn. Ont. 



Sec— Dr. A. B. Mason. ...Sta. B, Toledo, Ohio. 



Treas.— W. Z. Hutchinson Flint, Mich. 



Convention at Lincoln, Nebr. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor. . Lapeer, Mich. 

 Gen'l Mgr — T. G. Newman.. .San Diego, Cal. 



HDNEYand BEESWAX 



The following rules for grading honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and, so far as possible, quota- 

 tions are made according to these rules: 



Fancy.— All sections to be well filled; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides; both wood and comb 

 unsoiled byjravel-staln, or otherwise; all the 

 cells sealecftxcept the row of cells next the 

 wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled, but combs 

 uneven or crooked, iletached at the bottom, 

 or with but few cells unsealed: both wood 

 and comb unsoiled by travel-stain or other- 

 wise. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classi- 

 fied according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That Is. there will be "fancy 

 white," "No. 1 dark." etc. 



Chicaffo.Ills., July 7.— We quote : Fancy 



white clover, 1.5c.; No. 1 white, 12@13c.; 

 fancy amber, 10@llc.: No. 1 ;imber. 7@9c. : 

 fiincy dark, 9@inc.; No. 1 dark. 7c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, o<37c. ; amber, 5@.'>i4c.; dark, 

 4!4@5c. Beeswax. 25@27o. 



Philadelphia, Pa , July 10.— No. 1 amber, 

 9-lOc.; fancy dark. S-!)c.; No. 1 dark, 7-8c. 

 Extracted, white. .S-10.\; amber, .^-ol^c; 

 dark, SVi-ic. Beeswax, 25-26c. 



Honey very dull. Beeswax In fair demand. 



Buffalo, New York, Jtily 1st.— We quote; 

 Fancy white, 15@lUc.; No. 1 white, i:ia9l4c.; 

 fancy dark, 8@Bc.; No. 1 dark. 7@7!4o. Bees- 

 wax. 2a@28c. Trade very dull and hnney not 

 moving, except a few fancy lots; anything 

 dark is hard to sell. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10.— No. 1 *hite. 

 1.3@!4c; fancy amber. 12@i:ic; No. 1 amber, 

 10@12c. White, extracted, 5@7c; amber, 3® 

 6c; dark, 3ii-5o. Beeswax. 20-25C. 



New York, N. Y , June 24th— No demand 

 for comb honej* ot any kind. New crop of 

 Southern extracted Is arriving freely, and 

 sells fairly good at .")0@.52c per gallon for 

 common, and 55@H0c per gallon for better 

 grades. Beeswax dull at 26@27c. 



Kansas City, Mo., July 8tli.— We quote: 

 Fancy white comb. i:i@14c.; No. 1 white. 12 

 (glUic; fancy amber. ll@l';c.; No. 1 amber. 

 10@llc.; fancy dark. 9@10c.; No. 1. S@9c. 

 Extracted, white. 6@6!4c.; amber, 5@5^5c.; 

 dark. 4@4Ho. Beeswax, 22@25c. 



Cleveland. Ohio, July9— Weauote: Fancy 



white, lo@l6c.; No. I white, 14@15c ; fancy 

 amber, lOailc. Extracted, white, 0@U!4c.; 

 amber, 4@5c. Beeswax, 20@2.jc. 



Our market is nearly bare of honey. We 

 think early shipments would meet with ready 

 sales at about quotations. 



St. Iiouis, Mo., July 9.— We quote: Fancy 



white, Ili4@i2c.; No. 1 white, lOi^iailc.; 

 fancy amber, lOOlO'io.; No. t amber. 9@10c.; 

 fancy dark, 8!4@9c.; No. 1 dark. 7@ac. Ex- 

 tracted, white, in cans. oc. ;in barrels. 4c.: 

 amijer, 3V4@4C.; dark. 3@3!4c. Beeswax, 25 

 @2.')'/5c. 



This week we sold 4.700 pounds of Southern 

 extracted in barrels at :!!4c. Honey is in fair 

 demand. Very little fancy new comb coming 

 in. and what has been offered not well cured 

 as yet. 



Minneapolis, Minn., July 9.— We quote: 

 Fancy white. 1.5c.: No. 1 white. 13®14c.; fan- 

 cy amber. 10@12c. : No. 1 amber. 8@10c.; 

 fancy dark. 7@9c. ; No. 1 dark. 8o. Extracted, 

 white, 5?i@6Hc ; amber. b\<S)o%c.; dark. 43i 

 ©5140. Beeswax. 20fa2Sc. 



Actual transactions both in comb and ex- 

 tracted very light. Minnesota and Wisconsin 

 comb will "commence arriving In moderate 

 quantities about August, and will probablv 

 supply the market until cool weather, which 

 usually stimulates a demand. Considerable 

 extracted Is now here on the spot, sufficient 

 to supply immediate wants. 



Albany, N. Y., July 10.— Fancy white. 13 

 -14c.: fancy dark, 8-9c.; No. 1 dark, 6-7c. 

 Extracted, dark, 4-.5c. 



Stock of old comb honey Is reduced to a few 

 casesof 2pound buckwheat and some l-oound 

 white California, which we expect to close 

 out before new crop arrives on market. Con- 

 ditions are favorable in this section foragood 

 crop of white honey. 



