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colony of bees they ever saw. The queen 

 is a Syrio-Albino, one year old, and al- 

 though the queens of this strain of bees are 

 highly prolific, it is not all in the queen. 

 The colony has not been fed, and has had 

 no care except as advised in my new book. 



We have also had a very unfavorable 

 spring for breeding up, aud many colonies 

 about here have starved outright — one 

 man losing 14 colonies in May. The fruit- 

 bloom was scanty, aud seemed to have no 

 nectar. The weather has been cool, and 

 we have had an unprecedented fall of rain. 



I think that the large colonies are due to 

 the form of the hive used, and the care 

 given, and not to any system of feeding, as 

 my largest colonies were not fed. I have 

 also d. monstrated, I think, that as large 

 colonies can be bred on frames 7x17 inches, 

 as on any larger size of frames. 



G. L. Tinker, M.D. 



New Philadelphia, O., June 4, 1890. 



XCass^vood Stripped ot Lieavos. 



The basswood is stripped of its leaves, 

 the worm having just gotten under good 

 headway on it. I would like to hear from 

 other bee-keepers in regard to the bass- 

 wood. Will it leave out again aud bloom i 



My first swarm came out on May 33. 

 Who can beat that in Blue Earth County, 

 Minn. ? I had 8 swarms in May, and have 

 51 colonies at present. C. A. Goodell. 



Mankato, Minn., June 5, 1890. 



Expects a Liars-e Crop. 



My bees never wintered better than they 

 did the past winter. I put them into the 

 cellar on Oct. 30, and took them out on 

 April 13 and 14, all having wintered well 

 but one colony that died. When I put them 

 into the cellar there were 3 or 3 colonies or 

 queens in one hive, and the next day I 

 found a queen dead at the entrance of the 

 hive. White clover looks fine, and I think 

 that we will have a big crop, 



C. D. B.\RBEH. 



Stockton, N. Y., May 31, 1890. 



Colonies SIo-»v in Sv«'ai-niinsr* 



Bees are not doing so well this year, due 

 to the cool weather we had iu April and the 

 first part of May ; also owing to rain during 

 the blossoming of the small fruit. The bees 

 have so far gathered very little honey ; 

 some colonies have, after clustering out, 

 destroyed queen-cells, and did not swarm. 

 One party keeping about 30 colonies has 

 had 10 swarms up to date, and this is the 

 best done in this part of the county. Some 

 with 30 to 40 colonies have not had a 

 swarm yet this spring. We are in hopes 

 that it will be better in one to two weeks, 

 as the white clover is beginning to bloom, 

 also blackberries, etc. Wm. Moersuel. 



Homestead, Iowa. June 1, 1890. 



Wintered >VeII. 



Bees wintered well, though the consump- 

 tion of stores was the largest ever known ; 

 fortunately, they also had the largest sup- 

 ply I ever knew. The spring has been 

 backward, and the weather bad for bees. 

 White clover is beginning to bloom, and the 

 prospect is good for a fair crop of clover 

 honey. I had 3 colonies of bees to desert 

 their hives, leaving both honey and brood. 

 There were enough bees to have made good 

 colonies — in fact, many more than some 

 that are now strong and are storing honey. 

 With one or two more showers, we are 

 likely to have more swarms than we want, 

 though more are expected in ten days. 



S. N. Black. 



Clayton, Ills., May 30, 1890. 



I^ectar Scarce— 'Wet Weather. 



I wintered 31 colonies on the summer 

 stands, and all came out strong. They 

 killed their drones after fruit-blossoms. 

 Nectar is scarce at present, as it is wet all 

 the time. Corn planting is unfinished, and 

 late. Bees are in good condition for bass- 

 wood and clover. Some swarms have 

 issued for my neighbors ; I tried to keep 

 mine back, as I did not want to feed them. 

 I have not had a swarm to abscond in ten 

 years. P. Sheiudan. 



Perrinton, Mich., June 4, 1890. 



Still Feedin;; tlie Bees. 



Bees are starving, yet I have lost none. I 

 had a swarm on May 30. I am feeding the 

 bees yet. Some have lost %, some ^.,, and 

 so on. T. C. Kelly. 



Slippery Rock, Pa., June 3, 1890. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 



NEW YORK, June 5.— There is no comb 

 honey on the market, but a small stock of 

 basswood extracted aud California; new South- 

 ern extracted is arriving, but the quality is 

 mostly inferior. We quote: Extracted bass- 

 wood and California, 7o; Southern, 6.5(5)70c 

 per gallon. Beeswax, scarce at aGQSSc. 

 HILDKETH BROS. & SEGELKEN, 



28-30 West Broadway. 



CHICAGO, June 4.— Demand continues good 

 for strictly white clover honey, and our re- 

 ceipts are being taken as fast as they arrive. 

 What little stock we have, consists of buck- 

 wheat in 1 and 2-lb. sections, which is dull 

 and slow sale. We quote: White clover l-lbs., 

 12!2@13Hc; buckwheat, 7@9c. Beeswax very 

 scarce at 25@26c for bright, and 236ji24c for 

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



KANSAS CITY. June 5.— The receipts of the 

 old crop of comb houe.i- have been quite liberal 

 the last two weeks, Demand lighter, dealers 

 only buying one case at a time. We quote: 

 White l-lbs., 13<§<14c; dark l-lbs.. 10@12c. 

 Extracted, very slow sale; white, oSGc; dark, 

 5c. No beeswax in the market. 



CLEMONS. CLOON & CO., 



Cor. 4th and Walnut Sts. 



CHICAGO, June 5.— Demand is now very 

 light for comb honey, and will be for the 

 ensuing two months. There is not much on 

 the market, and very little ot it is in desirable 

 shape for the retail trade, being in supers and 

 just as removed from the Jjive. Best brings 

 13@14c, and off-grades about 10c. Extracted, 

 6@8c. Beeswax, yellow, 27*5 28c. 



R. A. BURNETT, 161 S. Water St. 



MILWAUKEE, June 2. — The market for 

 honey is in a fair condition. The old stock is 

 getting out of sight, and values are sustained 

 on choice qualities. We quote: Choice white 

 1-lb. sections. 13(a!l4c; medium l-lbs., ll®12c; 

 dark l-lbs.. 9@10c; 2-lhs., normal. Extracted, 

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

 6®6Hc. Beeswax. 26@30c. 



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



KANSAS CITY, May2.— The honey market is 

 cleaned up. We quote: l-lbs. white, 12@13c.; 

 2-lbs. white, 10@11. Dark l-lbs., SigilOc: dark 

 2-lbs., 8@9c. Extracted, white. 6ig 6J4c. ; dark, 

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

 HAMBLIN & BEARSS. 514 Walnut St. 



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

 16c; extracted, 7(ai9c. 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. June 3.— Best white comb honey. 

 13@14c; other grades. 10@13c, Extracted, 

 slow demand at 7®8c. Beeswax, 27@28c, 



M. H, HUNT, BeU Branch. Mich, 



CINCINNATL 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 Aves, 



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