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TEL ERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



December 



Wintering Bees, On 1 



When Kings Ruled the Hive 103 



Weak Colonies, When Unite 117 



Where It Pays to Take Time 153 



White or Dark Sections 157 



Wintering Bees Out of Doors 166 



Why Hybrids Predominate, Etc 173 



White Clover 195 



INDEX TO CONTRIBUTORS. 



Benton, Frank 



Bussler, F 



Baxter, C. Stanley. 

 Case, J. B 



37 



70 



100 



53, 81, 151 



Doolittle, G. M 33, 51, 



82, 86, 97, 117, 129, 131, 149. 167, 197 



Grimsley, J. 183 



Hutchinson, W. Z 35, 114 



Hill, H. E 67 



Howe, Harry S 84, 153 



Hart. W. S 165 



Howard, C. B 166 



Ikeda, J 133 



Jolley. Ed 1, 36, 49, 66, 99, 101, 181 



Keeler, S. M 69 



Main, L. M 202 



NeMi:on, John 65, 116 



"Optimus," 131 



Palmer, C. E 199 



Putnam, Bessie L 1 



Reeve, M. F 154, 201 



Rosenfield, Elvarino 101 



Shepherd, M. W 70, 200 



Secor, Hon. Eugene 113 



Theilmann, C 133 



Thorington, Fred S 152 



Tefft, J. W 184 



INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS. 



Bee Brevities 92, 106, 126 



Editorial 16, 40, 56, 



72. 88, 104. 120, 136, 156, 172, 188, 204 



Items of Interest 38, 55, 61, 71, 87 



Literary Notes 



17, 45, 110, 146, 162, 178, 195, 210 



Miscellaneous 18 



N6ws and Notes 175 



Oiir Correspondents 



3, 93, 108, 125, 143, 154, 177, 185 



Our Extractor 4, 37, 144, 160, 169 



INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. 



A Winter Scene in Florida 41 



ApJary of G. M. Doolittle 89 



Apiary of W. Z. Hutchinson 115 



A Cuban Apiary 122 



Apiarian Building. Omaha, Neb 137 



A Royal Palm 140 



Apiary of C. B. Howard 167 



A Northern Michigan Apiary 170 



C. B. Howard 166 



C. ]E. Palmer and His Apiary 199 



Ed. Jolley 101 



G. M. Doolittle 168 



Harry S. Howe 85 



Higginsville Ventilated Cover 138 



Hill's Ventilated Cover 139 



John Newton 67 



Milkweed 158 



Officers of the U. S. B. K. U 113 



Officers of the N. Q. B. U 151 



Object Lesson in Comb-Building 203 



Plain Sections 205 



South Florida Apiary 58 



Sprig of Willow Herb 175 



Woodstock Apiary 68 



W. Z. Hutchinson 114 



Where the Bees Revel in July 181 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET REPORT. 



Below we give the latest and most authentic 

 report of the Honey and Beeswax market in dif- 

 ferent trade centers: 



New York, N. Y., Oct. 26. !"• -Honey: De- 

 mand for honey very good at -ices. Re- 

 ceipts during the past few week jn fully 

 up to the average years. Fancy White honey in 

 demand; other grades of White and Buckwheat 

 in plenty. We quote market to-day as follows: 

 Fancy White, 13>^@14>^c; Fair White, 12@13c; 

 Buckwheat, 8>^(aU0c; Amber, 9(Sjllc; Mixed, 9@11. 



Extracted Honey— Our market is in good shape 

 for all grades. Would suggest shipping now. We 

 quote as follows.- White Clover, 6@7c; Amber, 5}4 

 (a!6>^c; Buckwheat. 5@6c; Florida White, 6@7c; 

 Florida Light Amber, f>%@,&%c. Other grades of 

 Southern honey, 55@65c per gal., according to 

 the quality. 



Beeswax— Our market during the past week has 

 shown a slight improvement, though we do not 

 anticipate much more advance for sometime to 

 come. We are selling at 25>^@263^c. per lb. 



When shipping, we would ask that all packages 

 be marked plainly, the gross, tare and net weight. 

 Yours truly, 



Francis H. Lkugett & Co. 

 Franklin and Varrick Sts. 



Albany, N. Y. Nov. 3, 1898— Honey market in 

 good shape here, Receipts and stocks lighter than 

 former seasons. White Comb, 13(5:l4c; No. 1, 12© 

 13e; Medium, ll(^,12e; Buckwheat, 8>^@9c, Ex- 

 tracted Buckwheat, 53^@6c; Amber, 6@6>^c: 

 White, 7@7>g. Yours, 



H. R. Wright. 

 326, 328, 330 Broadway & 9, 11, 13, Hamilton St. 



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