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TH® M»*IEmiC-fiH B®® JO'BfKKMl^. 



after the freeze, when all vegetation, grass 

 and trees looked as though fall had passed, 

 and winter had set in. When trees began 

 to sprout again, after the freeze, hardly if 

 any blossoms appeared : and clover 

 (although it has been in full bloom since it 

 •was laid low by the cold) secretes but little 

 lioney. So far as I have been able to ascer- 

 tain, the crop in this State will be a very 

 short one. Joux Hager, Jk. 



Arabi, La., May 2-t, 1890. 



Severe Frost— I..ittle SMarinins;* 



Bees in Alabama, this spring, had to 

 -contend with a severe freeze in March, 

 which destroyed much brood, and in con- 

 sequence of which they have swarmed but 

 little. They seem to be doing well now. 

 J. R. McLendox. 



Naftel, Ala., May 15, 1890. 



Uees in Crood Condition. ^ 



My bees are in the best condition that I 

 •ever had them at this time of the year. I 

 lost none in wintering, and have had 3 

 swarms, which is very rare for this 

 locality — swarming generally commencing 

 about June 10 to 30. Here my first swarm 

 issued on May 11. H. E. Hessler. 



Syracuse, N. Y., May 24, 1890. 



Excessive Swarniinja^. 



I have only 3 colonies of beesi and only 

 one of them is worth anything, the other 3 

 are very weak, and I do not expect any 

 swarm from but the one colony, which will 

 be sometime in June. The outlook for my 

 apiary is slim, as the bees are in a very 

 poor condition. The cause of it was exces- 

 sive swarnaing the previous season, and too 

 small hives. With large hives, I hope to 

 soon have the apiary on its old footing 

 again. O. R. Hawkins. 



Bellport, N. Y., May 27, 1890. 



<''ool and ^Viudy Weatlier. 



This is certainly a verj' peculiar season. 

 There is an abundance of white clover, and 

 it is blooming everywhere, yet we are feed- 

 ing our bees at this date. Owing to the 

 extraordinarily cool and windy weather, 

 fruit-bloom yielded but little honey ; and 

 as the same state of things (but slightly 

 niodified) still prevails, bees are not getting 

 enough honey to supply their everyday 

 wants ; consequently, they are not making 

 that advancement so necessary to secure a 

 full crop of honey. Our winter loss was 3 

 colonies out of 1-18. 'W. J. Cillixax. 



Quincy, Ills., May 26. 1890. 



Uee-Keepins' in Nortli Carolina. 



Our bees have been in fine condition 

 since Jan. 1. They gathered more honey 

 in January and February than in March 

 and April. May, which is our best spring 

 month, came with a fine crop of bloom- 

 tulip, locust, gum, persimmon, and the 

 scattering white clover that grows in the 

 waste places. The cool nights, followed by 

 windy days, kept us out of any surplus. 

 June gives us a small surplus when the 

 weather is right, from sumac, cotton and 

 sourwood ; the latter is of small amount 

 here, but a little west of this place there is 

 an abundance, and it yields a honey not 

 surpassed by any I have ever seen ; it is 

 white, and well flavored. We also get a 

 fair surplus from a late variety of sumac 

 and cotton in August. The only crop that 

 encourages a bee-keeper here is the wild 

 aster, which blooms in October, and only 

 lets up when a hard frost comes. 



Bee-culture is in its infancy in this part 

 of the country, but quite a little interest 

 seems to be manifested. Our people will 

 not read, which causes such slow progress 

 in this the most interesting — and in some 

 degree profitable — business one can en- 

 gage in. Men often take the fever, and on 

 the spur of the moment invest some money, 

 and fail to post themselves, and the result 

 of course is failure to start with. If we 

 could get our people to start right, it would 

 not be long until quite a sum could be 

 added to the commerce of our land. We 

 can keep bees at half the cost that the 

 Noi'thern beekeepers can. Our surplus is 

 not more than 30 or 40 pounds per colony, 

 but we can sell extracted honey at 10 cents 

 and comb honey at 12)^ and 15 cents per 

 pound, which will pay very well. 



A. L. Beach. 



Pineville, N. C, May 37, 1890. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 



NEW YORK, May 6.— Comb Honey is well 

 cleaned up, with the exception of California 

 2 lbs., which sell at lOC'llc per lb. Extracted 

 is dull at 7c tor California, white clover aud 

 basswood: Southern, 70(ai75o per gallon. Bees- 

 wax, scarce at 27(3!28c. 



HILDHETH BEOS. & SEGELKEN. 



28-30 West Broadway. 



CHICAGO, May 2.— Receipts of honey are 

 light, and demand fair for choice white clover 

 at V.ifo'Hc. Other grades are dull and neg- 

 lected. Extracted. 6 '4(gi7 '/4c. Beeswax, bright. 

 25(a26c.; dark, 23(3)240. 



S. T. FISH & CO.. 189 S. Water St. 



KANSAS CITY, May 20.— The demand for 

 comb h6ney continues good. We quote: White 

 1-lbs., 14c; dark 1-lbs.. 10@12c. Extracted, 

 white, .^(§)7c: amber, 5(a'(jc. Market is in good 

 shape for new crop, which we look for next 

 month. 



CLEMONS, CLOON & CO., 



Cor. 4th and Walnut Sts. 



CHICAGO, May 1.— Comb honey sells soon 

 after arrival, if white and otherwise desirable, 

 at 12, 13 and 14c; dark comb is slow at 8®10c. 

 Weuther is cool and seemingly favorable to its 

 sale. Extracted, 6@8c, according to quality; 

 some with no distinct flavor has sold at 5c. 

 Beeswax— Yellow, about 27c; fancy. 28c; sup- 

 ply light. R. A. BURNETT. 161S. Water St. 



MILWAUKEE, May 1.— Demand for honev 



is rather light. Supply is ample, of both comb 

 and extracted. We quote: Best white 1-lbs., 

 l.'?fS14c; medium 1-lbs., ll(§)12c; common old 

 1-lbs.. 9(5il0c. Extracted, white, in barrels 

 and half-barrels, 7@8c; dark, in barrels and 

 half-barrels. 6@6'/jC. Beeswax, 25(Si26c; sup- 

 ply light. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



KANSAS CITY, May2.— The honey market is 

 cleaned up. We quote: 1-lbs. white, 12®l.'!c.; 

 2-lb8. white, 10@11. Dark 1-Ibs., 8@10c.: dark 

 2-lbs.. 8@Sc. Extracted, white, 6@6'/2C. ; dark, 

 5c. Demand good. Waiting for the new crop. 

 HAMBLIN & BEARSS. 514 Walnut St. 



DENVER. May 5.— One-pound sections, 14® 

 16c; extracted, 7®i9c. Demand good and sup- 

 ply likely to be exhausted before the new 

 crop comes in. Beeswax, 22@25c. 



J. M. CLARK COM. CO., 1517 Blake St. 



DETROIT, May 2.— Comb honey is selling 

 slowly at 10@13c. Extracted, 7@8c. Beeswax, 

 scarce at 26@27c. 



M. H. HUNT, BeU Branch, Mich. 



CINCINNATI, May 1.— Demand is slow for 

 comb honey at 10@14c. No choice white on 

 the market. Extracted is in good demand at 

 5®8c. Stock is low. 



Beeswax is in good demand at 22@26c. for 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. MUTH & SON. 

 Corner Freeman & Central Avea. 



ff^~ Tue next meetins of the Carolina Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will be held in Charlotte, N. C. on 

 Thursday. July 17, IHinj. N. P. LYLES. Sec. 



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