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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Aug. 20, 



dozen of her best efforts at stinglDg, she 

 will be ashamed of herself, ihicklng 

 there is no chance to get up a fight, and 

 and in the excitement of the moment, 

 and in the greatest agony of mind, start 

 for home, or to the field. 



I went to one of our skilled workmen 

 in steel, and had tongs made to lift 

 brood-frames from the hive. The tongs 

 are 13 inches long, and the clasping 

 part is 2 inches wide, and drawn down 

 at the end to X/X'o inch ; is is made to 

 clasp 14, and \\ inch frames. The 

 clasping part is cut crosswise with a 

 cold-chisel, to hold to the frames nicely. 



Take the tongs in the left hand, and 

 smoker in the right, loosen each end of 

 the frame with a thin, pointed chisel, 

 clasp the frame in the center, letting 

 the clasps down the sides of the frame 

 yi inch, and after lifting out the frames 

 and brood, if you find some work to be 

 done, slip a small link over the ends of 

 the handles to hold it solid, and then 

 proceed with your work. I think the 

 tongs are an indispensable tool in the 

 apiary, as you do not touch the frames 

 with your hands. It is a clean, nice 

 piece of work in handling frames, and I 

 can take a frame out, and return it, and 

 disturb the bees but very little. 



I have had quite an experience In arti- 

 ficial swarming, and nuclei colonies be- 

 ing robbed from some of the strong colo- 

 nies. I had the robbing stopped at once 

 by u.siug a door screening 4 feet long, 

 and the center of one side of the screen 

 being nailed in three places, 5 inches 

 above the entrance to the hive. I then 

 let the screen drop down so as to leave 

 a 2-inch entrance to the hive. I then 

 gave the screen a curve up In front to 

 18 inches above the entrance to the 

 hive. Then I drove 2 stakes 2,H' feet 

 apart, and nailed screening to the 

 stakes. I then pressed the screening 

 down on each side of the hive and nailed 

 it to the bottom, and the simple " fort"" 

 is completed. The apiarist can go about 

 his work, as the nucleus colony can pro- 

 tect itself, since the fort has been built 

 over them. The fort tells the story in 

 the robbing business correctly. 



T. H. CoE. 



Clintonvllle, Ohio, Aug. 5. 



WOVEN W!!l FENCE 



OverSO styles 



The lif-^t.nnEarth. Hon-ehiRh, 

 Bull Mioiig, i'i(? and Chicken I 

 ti^'lit. You can make from 401 

 to 60 I'f'l':' per day for from | 



14 to 22c. a Rod., 



llliistrutt^'l CatalofTxie Free. 



KITSELMAN BROS., 

 Ridgeville, - Indiana 



48Gtf Menlum Wf, A vincan Bee juumoi. 



BEGINNERS. 



BeKinnerB should have a copy of the 

 Amateur Bee-Keeper, a 70-page book by 

 Prof. J. W. Bouse. Price 25 cents; If 

 sent by mall, 28c. The little book and 

 the Progressive Bee-Keeper (a live, pro- 

 gressive" 28-page monthly journal) one 

 year, 600. Address any first-class dealer, 

 or 

 T.-R ATTY BIFG. CO., Higginsville, Mo. 



500 Queens Ready to Ship ! 



For the next 60 days we will sell Queens 

 bred from best Imported stock or from one of 

 DoollttlesbestQueeni. at the followiag low 

 prices: Warranted Queens, each. 45 cents: !^ 

 doz., Ii.60. Untested, each, 40 cts.: ^ dozen. 

 $2.40. Tested, each. 55 cts ; V4 doz., $3.20. 



All Queens promptly sent by return mall. 



Leininger Bros., Ft. Jennings, 0. 



34Etf MerUUm tM American Bee Journal, 



HONEY and BEESWAX 



:market quoxatio:\'s. 



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 tohe well filled ; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides; both wood and comb 

 unsoiled by trfivel-slain, or otherwise: ail the 

 cells sealed except the row of cells next the 

 wood. 



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

 uneven or crooked, detached 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. 



Chicag'o. Ills., Aiigr. 1.— We quote: Fancy: 

 white Clover, l.'ic.; No. 1 white. 12f^l.3c : 

 fancy amber. 10@llc.: No. 1 amber. 7@^c.- 

 fancy dark, 9@10c.; No. 1 dark. 7c. E.T- 

 tracted. white, 5@7c.; amber. 5@5i4c.: dark, 

 4Vi@5c. Beeswax. 25@27c. 



The monih closes with some otferinirs of 

 new comb honey, for which 14-15c. is assed 

 for best lots— but there are no sales of conse- 

 quence to report. There is usually a good 

 deal of it moved In August, thus establishing 

 the early market. 



Philadelphia, Pa , Aug', 14,— Extracted, 

 white, 8-10 ■.; amber, 4-5c.; dark, .'j-fc. 

 Beeswax, 25c. 



No new comb in Ihis market yet. Old comb 

 cleaned out. 



Buffalo, K. Y., July 24.— Fancy comb. 1- 

 pound. 12-14C.; No. 2, 9-lOc.; No. 3. 4-8c. 

 Extracted, 3-5c.. iis lo quality. It is folly to 

 ship honey unless properly packed. Good 

 results depend on It and quality. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10.— No. 1 white. 

 13@l4c; fancy amber. 12@13c; No. 1 amber. 

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

 Go; dark, 3^-oc. Beeswax, 20-25c. 



San Francisco, Calif., July 29.— White 

 comb. Il-I2iic ; amber, 7!4-IOe. Extracted, 

 white, 5-5 V4c.; light amber, 4i.4-<?.ic. ; amber 

 colored andcandied, 3?4-4c ; dark tule. 2?.i-3c. 



Not much otfering. jind as the crop is a com- 

 parai ive failure, stocks will be light through- 

 out the season. The demand at current rates 

 Is confined almost wholly lo local require- 

 ments. 



Beeswax, fair to choice. 22-26c. Market in 

 a somewhat unsettled condition, owing to 

 much of this product having been lately adul- 

 terated. Foreign buyers now insist on a guar- 

 anres as to purity before making fuither 

 purchases. 



Alhany, N. "if., Aug. 1.— Fancy white. 1.3- 

 14c.: No. 1, 12-i:ic.: No. 1 amber. ll-12e. 

 We have received a number of consignments 

 of new comb honej'. mostly white, and a great 

 many letters from produceis. asking if they 

 should forward their honey as soon as It was 

 ready. There is but very little demand for 

 honey during hot weather and It creates an 

 unfavorable impression on the trade to see a 

 large stock of honey standing around. Sep- 

 tember 1 is time enough to forward comb 

 honey. We look for a large crop of white 

 honey and prices lower than last season, 



Indianapolis, Ind., July 28. —Fancy white 



lo-ltic: No. I white, 13-14c. Extracted, 

 white. 6-7c. Beeswax, 25-27c. 



No demand at all for off grades of either 

 comb or extracted honey. Large fruit crop 

 and warm weather are opponents to the de- 

 mand for honey at present. 



New York, N. Y , Aug. 8 —No. 1 white, 12 

 ©l^fc: fancy amber. 114»1 2c. : No. 1, 10@lln. 

 Extracted, white. 5!;@5»ic.; amber. 5c.; d,ark. 

 50c. per gallon. Beeswax. 25c. 



Ou*- market has not opened up as yet and 

 we would not advise shipping comb honey be- 

 fore Sept. 1, or latter part of this month. 

 Extracted is selling fairly well at prices 

 quoted. Beeswax verydull and declining. 



St. IiOUis, Mo., Aug. 8.— Fancy white, 1 3® 

 14c.; No. 1 white, 12@12^4c.: fancy amber, 

 ll@imc.: No. I amber. loaiO'/sc; fancy 

 dark, 8@9c.; No. 1 dark. '7&T>ic. Extracted, 

 white, in cans, 5c.; in barrels. 4@4*/4c.; amber, 

 3@3i4c.; dark. 2i4(a3c. Beeswax, 19@20c. 



Very little honey coming in at presenl. and 

 the weather is too warm to handle to advan- 

 tage If it were here. 



Uilwaukee, Wis., Aug. 8, — Fancy white, 

 14-loc.; No. 1, 12-13e.; No. 1 amber, S-lOn. 

 Extracted, white. 6-7c. ; amber, 5-6c.; dark, 

 4-5c. Beeswax. 22-24c. 



New crop of honey begins to come forward. 

 The demand is very poor and quotauous al- 

 most nominal. Weather Is very warm and 

 the consumption of honey is very small. 

 Plenty of fruit, and hence the appetite is sat- 

 isfied with same in preference. J.ater on we 

 expect an Improved demand for honey of all 

 kinds. 



Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 8. — Fancy 

 white. 12i4c. ; No. 1 white, 10^1 Ic; fancy 

 amber. 9@10c.; No. 1 amber. 8@9c.; fancy 

 dark, 7@8c. ; No. 1 dark, 6-8c. Extracted, 

 white, 5y,@6%c.: amber, 5@5!4c.; dark. 4® 

 5c. Beeswax. 23(a26o. 



The demand for both comb and extracted is 

 very quiet, and for the latter, nominal. The 

 hot weather of the past week or so nas checked 

 demand for comb honey. 



Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 8.— Fancy white, 

 14H@15c.; No. I white. 12H®13c. Extracted, 

 white, 6@7c.; amber. 4 ^©5140. Beeswax, 22 

 @25c. 



There is not very much honey in our mar- 

 ket Selling rathe"r slow. Demand beginning 

 to be a little belter. Think trade will be fair 

 in this line this fall. 



Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 8.— Fancy white 

 comb. 15c.; No. 1 white, 13@14c. ; fancy 

 amber, 12-13c.: No. 1 amber. ll-l'JC; fancy 

 dark, lO-llc; No. 1. 8-lOc. Extracted, white, 

 6-6!4e.; amber, 5 514c.; dark, 4-4Jic. Bees- 

 wax. 22-2oc 



Boston, Mass., Aug. 10.— Fancy white, 14 

 -loc; No. 1, 12-13C.; fancy amber, 9-iOc. 

 Extracted, white, 6-7c. ; amber, 5-6c. Bees- 

 wax. 25c. 



Good supply of new honey, but demand Is 

 light this very hot weather. 



Detroit, Mich.; Aug. 8.— No. 1 white, 12- 

 12HC.; fancy amber, lU-llc; No. 1 amber. 9- 

 lOc. ; fancy dark, 8-9c. Extracted, white, 5S4 

 -6c.; amber, 5-5^c. : dark. 4-5c. Beeswax, 

 24-25C. 



List of Uoney and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote in this Journal. 



Chicago, Ills. 



E. A. BURNETT & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 



New Vork, N. Y. 



HiLDRETH Bros. & Segblken, 



120 & 122 West Broadway 

 Chas. Israel & Bros., 486 Canal St. 



Kansas City, mo. 



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



Buffalo, N. Y. 



Battersob & Co., 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, III*. 



Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Pblladelpbla, Pa. 



Wm. a. Sklser, 10 vine St. 



Cleveland, Ohio. 



Wii,LHMS Bros.. 80 & 82 Broadway. 



St. Liouiii, Mo. 



Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market'St. 



nilnueapolis, ninn. 



S. H. Hall* Co. 



intlwankee. Wis. 



A, V. Bishop & Co. 



Boston, ITIass. 



E. E. BUKE &Co., 57 Chatham. Street 



Detroit, mich. 



M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Wayne Co., Mich 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



Walter S. Pouder, 162 Massachusetts Ave. 



Albany, N.Y. 



Chas. McCnn,0CH & Co., 380 Bjoadway. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



C. F. MniH & Son, cor. Freeman & Central ave. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide— see page 527. 



