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tinence. If I liad more hives than 

 would till the entire square, I would 

 form a second square inside of the 

 first, only reversing the entrances, 

 having them face inward. Then I 

 could pass around the entire apiary 

 and be in the rear of each hive. I 

 paid particular attention during the 

 season, and could detect no difference 

 in those facing north from those 

 facing to the east, or indeed any of 

 the others ; all did about equally well 

 where the internal conditions were 

 the same. I think that the plan is a 

 good pne, especially where one is 

 limited for room, as a great many 

 colonies could be kept in a very small 

 space. 



Experience in Bee-Keepins. — J. P. 



Hensley, Grand Island,© Nebr., on 

 Dec. 11, 1SS5, says : 



My experience in bee-culture for 

 the year 1SS.5 is as follows : I com- 

 menced last spring with 1 colony, in- 

 creased to 4, by division, and obtained 

 only about 10 pounds of honey. I have 

 packed them tor the winter on the 

 summer stands with oat-chatl. I had 

 to feed out one-half sugar syrup for 

 winter stores. The last flight they 

 had was on Dec. 4. I think that I 

 shall see 4 live colonies in the spring 

 in fair condition ; at any rate I shall 

 make my little report in the spring ; 

 but one thing I shall not do, i. e., 1 

 will not unpack them as soon as I 

 did with my only colony of last spring. 

 I am new in the business, but I have 

 read the Bee Journal very carefully, 

 and I think I have profited by it, and 

 by what practice I could get, and at 

 the same time attend to my business. 



The Season of 1885.— W. Stout, 

 Delaware City, 5 Del., on Dec. 14, 

 1885, writes : 



Last fall I had 10 colonies on the 

 summer stands, and all came through 

 the winter in good condition. First 

 swarms came out on the last day of 

 May and June 1, but the spring was 

 so cold, with high winds. There 

 seemed to he no nectar in the clover, 

 so I did not obtain more than 1.50 

 pounds of clover honey. The fall 

 flow began about Sept. 1, which was 

 3 weeks behind the usual time; it 



gave me 150 pounds more of comb 

 oney and 100 pounds of extracted. I 

 increased my apiary to 15 colonies and 

 1 nucleus. I hope that next spring will 

 be earlier than the last was, for when 

 we have a backward spring in this 

 locality we generally have a failure of 

 spring lioney, as we have no bass- 

 ' wood to fall back upon, but have to 

 wait until fall. I hope for better 

 things next year. 



System and Success. 



J^' All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Rcg-ister and commence to use it. 

 The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



** 100 colonies ('320 pages) 12b 



** 200 colonies (420 pages) 150 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



Convention Notices. 



t^^~ The annual Convention of the. Indi- 

 ana State lice-Keepers' Society will be held 

 at Indianapolis, Ind., on Jan. '20 and 21, lK8(j. 

 'Vhv- meetings of this Soci(^ty have been very 

 successful in the past, and the coming meet- 

 ing jii-ntnisi's to be stiU better. The meeting 

 will 1)1' held in the rooms of the State Board 

 of Agriculture, and it is one of a series of 

 meetings held by the different Societies of 

 the State, which pertain to the specialties of 

 Agriculture, viz., Dairying. Wool-Growing, 

 Swine-Ureeding, Poultry-Raising, etc. Re- 

 duced rates are offered at Hotels, and every- 

 thing possible will be done to make the 

 meeting entertaining and instructive. A 

 very complete program is being prepared, 

 with ample time to discuss the important 

 subjects of particular interest to bee-keep- 

 ers. A cordial invitation is extended to all 

 bee-keepers, with the hope that they will at- 

 tend, and thus make the Convention of still 

 greater importance. 



Frank L. Doughertv, Sec. 



l^~ The annual meeting of the Cortland 

 Union Bee-Keepers' .issociation will be held 

 in Union Hall at Cortland, N. Y., on .Ian. 12, 

 18815, .at 10 a.m. It is hoped that all inter- 

 ested in apiculture will make an cxtvn effort 

 to be i[i attendance at this meeting. Tliose 

 uiuible to attend this meeting are requested 

 to send to the Secretary, reports of tlieir 

 apiaries from May 1, 188.i, to Deo. 1, 1885. 

 W. H. Beach, Sec, Cortland, N. Y. 



tS~ The ne.tt meeting of the Maine Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will be held at Skow- 

 hegan, Me., on Jan. lii, '20 and 21, 1888. The 

 Maine Central R. R. will sell tickets at one 

 fare for the round trip. The Grand Trunk 

 R. K. will sell tickets at the same rate to 

 Lewiston, Me., to all who attend the meeting. 

 Bee-keepers everywhere are cordially invi- 

 ted to be present. Wm. Hoyt, Sec. 



t^T The Northern Ohio Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold a meeting in the Baptist 

 Hall, in Wellington, O., on Friday, Jan. 8, 

 188(5. A special effort will Vie made to secure 

 a full attendance. H. R. Boardman, Sec. 



IW The annual meeting of the North- 

 western Illinois and Southwestern Wiscon- 

 sin Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in 

 Freeport, Ills., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 188(3. 

 JonatHjVN Stewart, Sec. 



tW The annual meeting of theChamplain 

 Valley Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 in Middlebury, Vt., on Jan. 21, 1886. 



R. H. Holmes, Sec. 



t;S~ The Northeastern Ohio and North- 

 western Pennsylvania Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its seventh annual convention 

 at Meadville, Pa., on Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day, Jan. 20 and 21, 1886. C. H. CooN, Sec. 



Honey as Food and Medicine. 



EP~ To create Honey Markets in every 

 village, town and city, wide-awake honey 

 producers should get the Leaflets "Why Eat 

 Honey " (only 50 cents per 100), or else the 

 pamphlets on "Honey as Food and Medicine," 

 and scatter them plentifully, and the result 

 will be a demand for all of their crops at 

 remunerative prices. " Honey as Food and 

 Medicine " are sold at the following prices : 



Single copy, 5 cts. ; per doz., 40 ets. ; per 

 hundred, $2. .50. Five hundred will be sent 

 postpaid for $10.00; or 1,000 for $15,00. 

 On orders of 100 or more, we will print, if 

 desired, on the cover-page, " Presented by," 

 etc. (giving the name and address of the bee- 

 keeper who scatters them). 



To give away a copy of " Honey as Food 

 and Medicine " to every one who buys a 

 package of honey, will sell almost any quan- 

 tity of it. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the American Bek Jochnal, i 

 Monday, 10 a. m., Dec. 28, 1885. ( 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 



HONE v.- The market is without special change 

 since last quottiticm^. White comb nnney in one- 

 pound sectionH brin;<s ir)(«til(lc. A little fancy sells 

 at 17c. in a small way. Dark comb honey sell slowly. 

 Nearly all of the white comb honey comes from 

 the East. Extracted is held Hrmlyat from 6@8c. 



BEES\VAX.-:;oc. 



K. A. BDRNKTT. 161 South Water St. 



NEW rORK. 



HONEY.— The market for comb honey Is very 

 flat and inactive, which we attribute to the con- 

 tinued warm weather, and prices are ruling cor- 

 respondingly. We quote as follows ; Fancy white 

 comb in l-lb. paper cartons, 14csil.'jc.: the same in 

 1-lb. glassed or unglassed sections. Iit'(il4c.: the 

 same in 2-ib. glassed 8ections.l'i>^(g.lL»c.. and in un- 

 glassed 2-lb3.. l*2^l;lc. Buckwheat honey in 2-lb. 

 sections, yfo; IOC. : in l-lb. sections, ll(*rJc. Kx- 

 tracted— white clover, fJ^'SSc: buckwheat, 5H(5/4C. 



BEESWA.X-.l'rime yellow. 25a2ac. 



McOalil & HiLDKETH BROS., 34 Hudson St. 



ST. Lonis. 



HONEV.— The market is quiet and the demand 

 light just now. We quote prices as follows:— 

 Choice comb honey. iO!<eI2c. Extracted, In bar- 

 rels, 4H(S.'>c. E.vtra fancy of brUht color and in 

 l-lb. packages, 14 advance on above prices, 



D. G. TQTT & CO., Commercial 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 for clover honey in square glass jars. Prices 

 tor all qualities are low and range from 4(*8c a lb. 

 Supply and demand is fair for choice comb honey 

 in small sections, which brings I J{*15c. per lb. 



BEESWAX.— (iood yellow is in good demand, 

 and arrivals are fair, at iiO(aj22c. per lb. 



C. F. MUTH 4 So.v. Freeman & Central Ave. 



CLKVELAND. 



HONEY.— The market is not quite as active as It 

 has been, owing, no doubt, to many attractions of 

 the Holiday Season. Best white, l-lb. sections 

 sell at 15c., and 2-lbs. for i:tj^l4c.. but there is not 

 so much sale for the latter. Second grade honey 

 is dull at I2(S*I:JC. Old white, 10^12c. E.xtracted, 

 7w8c. iier lb. 



BEESWAX.— Very scarce at 22®2oc. 



A. C. Kbndel, 115 Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY. -The demand for honey begins to sag 

 under the present comparatively high prices, and 

 recent warm wealher, though choice l-lb. sections 

 are still scarce and pretty well taken up at 1h(,!ji7c. 

 We think, however, that the top is reached and 

 any change will be lower prices.' Two-lb. sections 

 are selling at l-2l^(^loc. Extracted, dark, 4@t5 cte.; 

 white, 7@sc. 



BEESWAX,- 22M025C. 



tn.EMoNS.CLOON & Co., cor. 4th Ic Walnut. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— 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 quote comb 

 honey in l-lb. sections at 14® 16c., and 2-ib. sec- 

 tions at 12®14c. Extracted, 6@8c. 



BEESWAX.-3(J cts. per lb. 



Blake & Kiplet. 57 Chatham Street, 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— Choice comb honey is in light snppir 



and is bringing firm fleures. There is a fair move- 

 ment In best qualities of extracted at steady rates. 

 We quote as follows ; White to extra white comb, 

 l(i(fl.l2^c.; amber, 7@8c. Extracted, white liquid, 

 5V4(5j5>feC. ; light amber colored, 4^'a4>4C.: amber 

 and candied. 4Xc.: dark and candied, 4cgi4VXc. 

 BEESWAX.— Quotable at 2;i@25c., wholesale. 

 O. B. Smith & Co., 423 Front Street. 



Bee-Keepers' Badges at Fairs. 



^\^i We have some ELEGANT 

 '%!^^ RIBBON BADGES, having 



a rosette and gold Bee, for 

 bee-keepers' use at Fairs, 

 Conventions, etc. Price 

 50 cents each, by mail, postpaid. 



THOmAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



92.3 & 925 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



