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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



honey for them to live on, thinking 

 that they would carry the honey 

 below ; but they began work above 

 and reared brood there, and this is the 

 only colony that gave me any surplus 

 honey. The other colony I divided, 

 so now I have 3. I have known some 

 to keep bees in an upper room in a 

 house, and I tliought ot keeping my 

 bees on the second floor through the 

 winter. Will it answer? 



[For reply to this query, see page 

 628.— Ed.] 



Iiitrodiicina; Queens. — G. Bacon, 



Bucyrus,K3 Ohio, on jSTov. 6, 1885, asks 

 the i'ollowing question : 



I would like to know how to intro- 

 duce a queen successfully to a colony 

 that has had its own queen removed 

 over a week. I had some black queens 

 removed and Italians caged and 

 introduced, but the bees '' pitch right 

 on " to the queen though they are 

 queenless. I would like to have some 

 infallible method of introducing with- 

 out the bees killing the queens, and 

 passing through queenless. I liave 

 been feeding these colonies to make 

 them more amiable, but still they 

 persist. 



[I believe we have as yet no " in- 

 fallible " method for safely introduc- 

 ing queens. It is now pretty late for 

 all kinds of bee-manipulations in our 

 latitude. Caging the new queen for 

 48 hours (and then longer if the bees 

 act belligerent toward her), at the 

 same time feeding the colony, is per- 

 haps as good a plan as any. I think 

 you liberated your queens before the 

 bees had accepted them. — Jasles 

 IIeddon.] 



ventilation. Everything is in readi- 

 ness for winter. At this time the 

 bees are having a nice flight. 



Great Loss by Fire,etc.— Mrs. Emma 

 Hulett, South Dayton,? N. Y., on 

 Hox. 11, 1885, writes: 



After removing the bees from the 

 cellar last spring, and doubling up 

 some of them, and some having the 

 diarrhea and also" spring dwindling," 

 I began the season with 30 strong and 

 healthy colonies. These I increased 

 to ()8, and obtained 1,-500 pounds of 

 surplus honey. There was scarcely 

 any clover honey in this locality, but 

 basswood yielded a good supply of 

 honey of excellent quality. My bees 

 never were in better condition for 

 winter; but it seems that their and 

 our industry was to avail nothing, for 

 on Sept. 2i our house and nearly all 

 its contents, and the barn and its con- 

 tents, were burned. Having a large 

 house all the bee-implements were 

 stored on the second floor, and also 

 more than 1,000 pounds of honey 

 being there was destroyed. The bees 

 were near the south side of the 

 house, in an orchard, and as the wind 

 was from tlie northwest, thus carry- 

 ing the lire and smoke on them, their 

 escape seemed almost miraculous. I 

 have been wintering my bees in the 

 cellar under the house, but now we 

 have built a bee-cellar with a 20-inch 

 sawdust wall, on top of the ground, 

 with grout foundation and sub-earth 



Blue- Vervain. — Rev. L. Johnson, 

 Walton, 5 Ky., on Nov. 10, 1885, 

 writes : 



I send stamens and leaves of a 

 plant that I find growing here, which 

 is the finest honey-producing plant I 

 have yet seen. It is perennial, grows 

 about two feet high, has deep blue 

 flowers, begins blooming about June 

 1, and continues until frost. What is 

 it, and what is its value for general 

 cultivation V 



[This is blue-vervain, or verbena 

 hostata. I mention and commend it 

 highly as a bee-plant,in my Manual. I 

 hardly think it would pay to cultivate 

 it, further than in waste places, as it 

 has no value except for the nectar 

 it secretes; and it too closely resem- 

 ble the nettle to be prized very much 

 as an ornamental plant. A white 

 species is more beautiful, and just as 

 attractive to the bees.— A. J. Cook.] 



Good Honey Crop.— R. R. Stokes- 

 berry, Clinton,*o Ind., on Nov. 5, 1885, 

 writes : 



I commenced last spring with 15 

 colonies, li of them being so weak 

 that they did not do much ; I increased 

 them to 28 colonies by natural swarm- 

 ing, and secured 1,400 pounds of comb 

 honey, and 100 pounds of extracted. 

 This is the best I have ever done, but 

 I had empty combs to fill all the hives 

 for new swarms and to put into the 

 surplus boxes. Last year, from 32 

 colonies and their increase, I obtained 

 only 300 pounds of honey. My location 

 is a poor one, generally, and as I ex- 

 pect to keep bees as long as I live, I 

 would like to find a better one. I 

 would like to move to Missouri, 

 Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, North- 

 ern Mississippi or Alabama, if I knew 

 any good honey-producing locality. 



Excellent Report,— 3— H. L. Wells, 

 (16—51), Defiance,^ O., on Nov. 12, 



1885, says : 



Last fall I placed 18 colonies in 

 winter quarters, and had 17 left last 

 spring. I sold one, and so began the 

 season with 10. I increased them to 

 51 colonies, lost 3 swarras, and ob- 

 tained l.(i50 pounds of extracted 

 honey, and .375 pounds of comb honey, 

 making over 12.5 pounds per colony, 

 spring count. One of my best colonies 

 gained 14 pounds per day for about 5 

 days while basswood was in bloom. 

 Can any one beat this in Northern 

 Ohio V I winter my bees on the sum- 

 mer stands, using hives of my own 

 construction. 



(^ In the answer to Mr. Wadham, 

 on page 710 of last week's Journal, 

 a mistake was made by the printer, 

 reversing the meaning. The last two 

 lines should read : "There is reason to 

 think that they are not queenless." 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the American Bee Joornal, ( 

 Monday, 10 a. m., Nov. 16, 1885. ( 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 



HONE 7.- It lain good demand, and for the best 

 priidesof white comb honey loi^l'ic. is obtained. 

 Off-colored and darli Und very slow sale. Extrac- 

 ted is steady at .>f<!iHc. per lb. 



BEESWAX.— L'4(»25c. Offerings of honey and 

 wax are light. 



K. A. BORNKTT. 161 Soutb Water St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEV.— It is selling very well but prices are 

 very low. and we are often obliged to shade our 

 prices in order to make rates. We quO'e ct>mb 

 honey in l-lb. sections at I4*gjl6c., and 2-Ib. sec- 

 tions at I:i(«iUc. Extracted, 6(3i8c. 



BEESWAX.— 3(1 CIS. per lb. 



Blake & kiplet. 57 Chatham Street. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— The market for comb honey is quite 

 active, aud the demand nearly equal to the supply. 

 Prices are gradually shading, owing to tlie fact of 

 many producers selling their entire crop in Ibis 

 city at very low prices, thereby enabling the pur- 

 chasers to sell low und realize a handsome profit. 

 Large lots have been sold here at yoiioc. tor fancy 

 gt'Ods. In con-equence of no honey coming in 

 from the Went, we can see no reason why good 

 prices should not be obtained, except as above 

 stated. Present quotations are : Fancy white l-lb. 

 sections, lim ,5c.; tlie same m :;-lb. sections, 1 1^@ 

 12^c.: fancy buckwheat honey in l-lb. sections, 

 llcoiljc.; in 2-lbs., !><i»10c. Off grades 1 to 2c. less. 



BEESWA.Y-1'iime yeilow. 2.^^<^J8c. 



McCaul & HiLDKETH Blios.. 34 Hudson St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.- There is a very slow demand from 

 manufacturers, for extracted honey, with a large 

 supply on the market, while the demand is very 

 good tor clover iHiney in square glass jars. Prices 

 tor all qualities are low and range from 4ia8c. a lb. 

 Supply and demand is fair for choice comb honey 

 in small sections, which brings rj'«<I5c. per lb. 



BEKSWAX.-iiood yellow is in good demand, 

 and arrivals are fair, at ■2n(ij.-2lc. per lb. 



C. fr\ MUTH. Freeman & Central Ave. 



BAN FIIANCIBCO. 



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

 bility of so continuing through the balance of the 

 season. There is some inquiry for best qualities, 

 with a firm market for the same. Quotations are 

 as follows: Wi.iteto extra white comb. 9«llc.; 

 dark to good. 5f<i .8c. Extracted, white liquid,, "jOdH 

 cts. : light amber colored, 4^^{*5c.; amber and can- 

 dled. 4S=(c. 



BEESWAX. -Quotable at 23@25c., wholesale. 

 O. B. SMITH & Co.. 423 Front Street. 



CLBVBLAND. 



HONEY.— The market since our last report has 

 Improved very much and there is a good opening 

 tor very choice while l-lb. sections, for which i4® 

 Ific. is obtained our stock of new is very light at 

 present but of tlieold we have a good supply 

 which we sell at lo(al3c. for wh te l-lb. sections. 

 Extracted honey is slow at 6^7c. for best white 

 clover and basswood. 



BEtSWAX.— Very scarce at 20@22c. 



A. c. Kendel. lid Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONE Y.-The demand for all kinds of honey is 

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

 sectionri bring IH''i.l7c. im arrival, and demand Is 

 in excess of receipts. U would be better to ship 

 now while the weather will admit, as it will come 

 in good shape and bring good prices. Two-pound 

 sections are sold now nearly altogether from Cal- 

 ifornia stock, as it is cheaper than any other kind; 

 12i^'<*14c, being the ruling rates for it. Extracted 

 is in fair demand at 4(*5c. for dark, and 6«)sc, for 

 light. 



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

 average. 



CLEMONS.CLOON & CO., oor. 4th & Walnut. 



Bee-Keepers' Badges at Fairs. 



We have some ELEGANT 

 RIBBON BADWES, having 

 a rosette and gold Bee, for 

 bee-keepers' use at Fairs, 

 Conventions, etc. Price 

 50 "cents each, by mail, postpaid. 



THOmAS G. NEWM.IN A; SON, 



933 & 925 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILl. 



