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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Local Convention Directory, 



1885. Time and place Of Meetivg. 



Nov. 12.— Central Michigan, at Lansing, Mich. 



E. N. Woud, See., N. Lansing, MlCh. 



Dec. 8— 10.— Michigan State, at Detroit, Mich. 



U. U. Cutting. Sec, Clinton. Mich. 



Dec. 8-10.— North American, at Detroit. Mich. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, sec. llugeisville, Mich. 



Dec. 8-l0.~Northwestern.at Detroit, Mich, 



W. Z. Hutchinson. Sec, Uugersville. Mich. 



Dec. 11.— Northeastern Kan., at Hiawatha, Kan. 

 Jj. C. Ciarlt, Sec, Granada, Kan. 

 1886. 



Apr. 27.— Des Moines County, at Burlington. Inwa. 

 Jno. Nau, Sec, Middletown, Iowa. 



|y" In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.— Kd. 





Nearly Ready for -Winter.— G. 11. 



Knickerbocker, Pine Plains, <x N. Y., 

 on Oct. 80, 1885, says: 



We have been building this summer 

 and fall, and so I have not been able 

 to give my bees the attention that 

 they needed, but I now have all ex- 

 cept 4 or 5 colonies prepared for 

 winter. I have in all GO colonies. I 

 shall winter part of my bees in the 

 cellar and a part of them on the 

 summer stands. 



No Fall Honey.— L. Dawson, Cham- 

 paign, o+ Ills., on Nov. 2, 1885, writes : 



I started last spring with 15 colo- 

 nies, increased them to 40 during the 

 season, and obtained 800 pounds of 

 comb honey from white clover. 15y 

 July 1.5 the honey harvest was over, 

 and the bees gathered no fall honey. 

 My colonies are strong in bees, and I 

 believe they have plenty of honey to 

 keep them during the winter. 



Late Drones. — A. H. Wadham, 

 West Torrington,v3 Conn., on Oct. 20, 

 188.5, writes : 



Last March I obtained 2 colonies of 

 black bees in box-hives, one of tliem 

 lieing a swarm that issued during 

 the lirst week in August, 1884, and 

 yet as late as it was they stored honey 

 enough to winter on the summer stand 

 without protection, until I got them, 

 when I fed tliem a little syrup. The 

 stronger colony (according to the ad- 

 vice of those who had formerly kept 

 bees In tliat way) I put inside of a 

 large hive 2}^x23^ feet and 4 feet 2 

 inches high, the back side of which 

 was moval>le so that I set the old 

 hive right in and closed them up. My 

 object in so doing was to avoid 

 swarming, and I was successful as far 

 as swarms were concerned. They 

 did not swarm, and compared with 

 the other colony which did swarm, 

 they did very well. About Oct. 1, I 

 opened the large hive and took out 00 

 pounds of very fine clover and bass- 

 wood honey, and tliey seemed to be 

 very strong in bees. But what in- 



duced me to write the foregoing was 

 the drones of the colony. The air 

 was full of them two or three times 

 during July, and for 5 or weeks I 

 have found the colony driving out 

 drones on every .Sunday morning (this 

 being the only day that I am at home 

 during bee-hours). Why is it that 

 the drones are so thick with that col- 

 ony at this late day, and the other 

 colony not having had a drone around 

 for two months or more ? Since writ- 

 ing the above I have seen plenty of 

 drones around, although there was a 

 frost last night. I read the Bee 

 Journal with much interest, and 

 though much is now known about 

 the " busy bee " and its habits, yet I 

 think apiculture is only in its infancy. 



[Many of our colonies do not pre- 

 sent a drone during the entire sum- 

 mer, because they have no drone 

 comb in which to hatch any. That 

 may be the case with your smallest 

 colony. Your large hive contains 

 much drone comb and hoards of 

 drones. It requires considerable time 

 for the workers to drive out and kill 

 so many, especially in so large a hive ; 

 but from the fact that they are now 

 prosecuting that work, there is no 

 reason to think that they are not 

 queenless.— Jajies Heddon.] 



Bn!l(lin^-u|> Colonies— Swarming.— 



J. T. B. asks the following question : 



If I should nse Mr. Doolittle's plan 

 of building-up colonies in the spring, 

 and should have all of my hives full 

 of brood by May ],with an average 

 season at what time may I look for 

 swarming to begin, as a rule ? 



[My bees swarm, as a rule, about 2 

 weeks after the hive is full of brood. 

 In this locality from June 1 to June 

 15 is as soon sfs this (the hive full of 

 brood) can be accomplished. The 

 flow of honey baa much to do with 

 the swarming, however.— G. M. Doo- 



LITTLE.] 



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 copy of this paper, will please considei- it 

 an invitation to become a subscriber to it. 



Tlie 'rime lor Readiiii:; has now come. 

 The long- winter evenings can be utilized by 

 reading- up bee-literature. We have all the 

 newest bee-books and can flU all orders on 

 the day they are received. . 



\V1ieii Renewing; your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

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 Journal. It is now so cheap that uo one 

 can afford to do without it. 



i^~ The Central Michigan Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet in the Pioneers' Rooms 

 in the State t'apitol. at Lansing, Mich., at II 

 a. m.. on Nov. 1'2, 188.^. All who have bees 

 or are interested in bee-culture, are invited 

 to attend. E. N. Wood, Sec. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the American Bee JonRNAb, i 

 Monday, 10 a. m., Nov. 9, 1885. f 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.-ItlsinKood demand, and for the best 

 grades of white comb honey l5f«lHc. is obtained. 

 Off-col(»red and dark Und very slow sale. Extrac- 

 ted 18 steady at .i(S8c. per lb. 



BKBSWA.X.-^4®25c. Offerings of honey and 

 wax are ii^jht. 



K. A. BiTRNKTT. 161 South Water St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— It 18 selling very well but prices are 

 very low, and we are often obliged to shade our 

 prices in order to make rates. We quote comb 

 honey in t-lb. sections at l4(gj]f;c.. and 2-lb. sec- 

 lions at 12®Uc. Extracted. 6^«c. 



BEBSWAX.~3ii cts. per lb. 



Blake & Uiplet. s7 Chatham Street. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— The market for comb honey is quite 

 active, and the demand nearly equal to the supply. 

 Prices are gradually shading, owing to the fact of 

 miiny producers .selling their entire crop in this 

 city at very low prices, thereby enabling the pur- 

 chasers to sell low and realize a handsome profit. 

 Large lots have been sold here at yaiioc. for fancy 

 goods. In consequence ot no honey coming in 

 from the West, we can see no reason why good 

 prices should not be obtained, except as above 

 stated. Present quotations are : Kancy white 1-lb. 

 sections. 14igjir>c.; the same in 2-lb. sections. u^@ 

 li2Hc.: fancy buckwheat honey in l-lb. sections. 

 Il(«jl2c.: in -2-lbs., ottvloc. off grades I to 2c. less. 



BEESWAX— Prime yeilow. 25W28C. 



MCCAUL & HILDUETU BROS.. 34 Uudson St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— There is no material change in the 

 market. Demand is slow for manufacturing pur- 

 poses, while the trade is fair In comb and extracted 

 honey for table use. Arrivals are good, choice 

 comb honey brings 14(g-li;c. per lb. in a jobbing 

 way, and extracted honey, 4@8c., according to 

 quality. 



BEESWAX.— Momedemand la fair, and It brings 

 20{*22c. for choice yellow, on arrival. 



C. F. MCTH. Freeman & Central Ave. 



BAN FRANCISCO. I 



HONEY.— Arrivals are quite light, with a proba- 

 bility of so continuing througb the balance of the 

 season, 'rhere Is some Inquiry for beat qualities, 

 with a Arm market fur the same. Quotations are 

 as follows: Wi.lte to extra white comb, malic; 

 dark to good. 5(0 8c. Extracted, white liquid, 5@5^ 

 cts.: light amber colored, 4>tfe.'>c.: amberand can- 

 dled. 4Vic. 



BEES WAX. -Quotable at 23®2,'>c.. wholesale. 



O. B. S.MITH & Co., 423 Front Street. ' 



CLEVELAND, 



HONEY.— The market since our last report has 

 improved very much and there is a good opening 

 lor very choice white l-lb. sections, for which 14@ 

 15c. Is obtained Our stock of new is very light at 

 present but of the old we have a good supply 

 which we sell at Iuig)i:jc. for wh te l-lb. sections. 

 Extracted honey is slow at 63i7c. for best white 

 clover and basswood. 



BEtS WAX.— Very scarce at 200220. 



A. c. Kkndel. 115 Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONE Y.-The demand for all kinds ot honey Is 

 good and prices are much improved. Choice l-lb. 

 sections bring lr.(fai7c. on arrival, and demand is 

 In excess of receipts. It would be better to ship 

 now while the weather will admit, as it will come 

 In good shape and bring good prices. 'I'wo-pound 

 sections are sold now nearly altogether from Cal- 

 ifornia stock, as it la cheaper than anf other kind : 

 I2;,^fa^l4c. being the ruling rates for It. Extracted 

 Is In fair demand at 4(a.5c. for dark, and 6iaSc, for 

 light. 



BEESWAX.— It is a little firmer at 23c. for good 

 average. 



n.EMONS.CLOOji & Co., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



Bee-Keepers' Badges at Fairs. 



We have some ELEGANT 

 RIBBON BAIMJES, having 

 a rosette and gold Bee, for 

 bee-keepers' use at Fairs, 

 Conventions, etc. Price 

 50 cents each, by mail, postpaid. 



THOMAS C;. NEWMAN ^k SON, 



naii & 9^,-j West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILI . 



