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lieve that there are a few stories told of 

 hees being iu the rocks in some parts of 

 the world, but is there any proof of it ? I 

 think that bees have been found iu almost 

 every conceivable place except in a wood- 

 chuck hole, therefore I conclude that they 

 are like the Irishman, who, when asked to 

 dig coal, replied. "Be jabbers, I was born 

 above ground, and I am going to die above 

 ground." But let us hear from the old vet- 

 erans through the American Bee Jovrsal 

 — the lie plus ultra of all bee-papers. 



The twig referred to on page 364, 

 arrived, but so dried as to be of little use. 

 In my article on page 314,1 asked for a 

 dead leaf of last year's growth, as a proof 

 of the assertions of some men that it was 

 (few', or that it falls as a spray from the 

 excretionary glands of the insect ; so 

 the leaf and insects which Mr. Tyrrel sent, 

 are not, in my opinion, any proof of the 

 case, pro or C07l. But my bees are of more 

 importance than honey- dew just at present. 

 T O Kfi ly 



Slippery Rock, Pa., June 9, i890. 



Bees In Poor C'ondilion. 



Bees are in poor condition here — the 

 worst that I ever knew them at this time of 

 the year. W. M. Woodward. 



Bonfleld, His. 



Xoo Rainy for the Bees. 



My bees are out of danger now, and in 

 good condition, with a loss of only 2 colo- 

 nies. In this part of the country, there are 

 very few bee-keepers that did not lose 

 nearly 50 per cent. I claim that what 

 saved my bees, was that I removed them 

 from the cellar at the right time. I did it 

 in February, as they were very uneasy by 

 that time. I think that I am the only one 

 that puts the bees in the cellar late — about 

 the middle of December, and take them out 

 on Feb. 15. We have had rainy weather 

 nearly every day, so the bees have gath- 

 ered but very little honey yet, but they are 

 ready to swarm at any time if the weather 

 becomes right. Floriax Ruedy. 



Buffalo City, Wis., June 7, 1890. 



SM'armins: I^ater tlian Liast Vear. 



The bees in this part of the country win- 

 teied well, but we have had a cold, wet 

 time so far, and not much for the bees to 

 gather. Mine are getting strong, but I 

 think that swarming will be 20 days later 

 than it was last year, but there is a good 

 prospect for plenty of white clover here, 

 and I hope to get some honey from it. 



J. P. Sadler. 



Kinsale, Ont., June tO, 1890. 



Worms in Hives— Starters. 



1. When I open the hives, I sometimes 

 find worms on top of the frames. Must I 

 clean off all the propolis found there, in 

 order to remove the worms ? 2. Is it nec- 

 essary for bees to have space between the 

 quilt and frames ; 3. Why not let the 

 quilt fit on top of the frames, and keep the 

 worms away from such secure retreats ? 

 Recently I took some nice white comb that 

 I had saved over fi-om last year, and cut it 

 in small pieces for starters in sections. I 

 warmed one side of the pieces on a sad- 

 iron, and laid the warm side in the section, 

 where I wanted it, giving the comb a slight 

 downward pressure. It seems to be fast, 

 and looks as if it would invite bees to go to 

 work at once. J. R. McLexdon. 



Naftel, Ala. 



Mr. Heddon replies to the above as fol- 

 lows, by request : 



First, to get rid of worms, keep Italian 

 bees, and do not let pieces of comb lay 

 around for moth-millers to breed in. No, 

 do not clean off anything in order to get 

 rid of worms ; keep the apiary clean and 

 the colonies strong, and they will take care 

 of the interior of the hives. Moths breed 

 outside of the hives in old pieces of comb 

 that you left around carelessly, or else your 

 neighbors do. Do not use any quilts. Put 

 on a board cover with a beespace beneath 

 it. Second, the combs stuck fast if you 

 melted them ; probably not otherwise. 

 Comb foundation is much better than any 

 kind of combs, and also much cheaper. — 

 James Heddon. 



Excellent Results Liast Season. 



There is an abundance of white clover 

 now, and bees are booming. I had 46 colo 

 nies last spring, and they gave me 2,000 

 pounds of extracted honey, and 3,000 

 pounds of choice comb honey. I expect to 

 do hardly as well this year. One colony, 

 last year, gave me 350 pounds of comb 

 honey in IJ^^ -pound sections, aud one 

 swarm, which also gathered 100 pounds. I 

 call that good. My sales of comb honey 

 averaged 14 cents per pound. I have 44 

 colonies this spring, having lost 2 during 

 the winter from queenlessness. 



O. A. Cory. 



Frankfort, O., June 9, 1890. 



of the super at one end is hung by two 

 small brass hinges, and the other end is 

 fastened by a small hook. By opening the 

 side of the super, you will have free access 

 to the sections. Try it, aud report. 



F. H. McDonald. 

 Star, Idaho, June 2, 1890. 



Colonies are Tei-y Stronsf. 



Our bees came out of the cellar in good 

 condition, and the colonies are very strong 

 now. White clover is just commencing to 

 bloom here. C. J. Donaldson. 



Lapeer, Mich., June 9, 1890, 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 



Bis White Clover Bloom. 



The prospect for a big crop of honey was 

 never better in this part of the country. 

 Bees are booming on raspberry ; there is a 

 big white clover bloom already out, and a 

 grand lot to follow — never was anything 

 like it before. Bees all wintered well 

 around here, aud are in good condition for 

 the harvest. F. E. Burrows. 



Delavan, Wis., June 7, 1890. 



<jiood Honey Crop Expectetl. 



We have had a very unfavorable outlook 

 for bees this season. To-day is the first that 

 the bees have done anything this spring. I 

 had to feed them all through May, to keep 

 them breeding. I have 17 colonies in fine 

 condition for the white clover bloom, which 

 is here no%v. If the weather is favorable, 

 we expect a good crop of honey this season. 

 There is considerable Alsike clover in this 

 vicinity, which beats anything for honey 

 that I have ever seen. My report for the 

 last season was 10 colonies, spring count, 

 increased to 35. by natural swarming, sold 

 18 colonies, and obtained 1,100 pounds of 

 comb honey in one-pound sections, that 

 sold at home for 123.^' cents per pound. 



J. F. McAnsTER. 



Eden, Ills., June 7, 1890. 



■.late Season— Supers tor Honey. 



Bees wintered well on the summer 

 stands, as all bees are wintered iu that way 

 in this valley. Swarming has just com- 

 menced, the season being two weeks later 

 than usual. Alfalfa is just beginning to 

 bloom, so the bees will have a boom until 

 the frost kills the bloom in the fall. Alfalfa 

 and Alsike are our best honey-plants in 

 this part of the country. We do not have 

 to plow or hoe to keep the weeds down, 

 either, like the New York man does. 



I will try to describe a super that I made 

 and used last summer. If anything like it 

 was ever made, or used, I have not yet 

 known it. It is made the proper size to hold 

 the number of sections required ; the end 

 pieces are rabbeted on the inside at the 

 bottom of the case, by using thin slats l'.^' 

 inches wide to protect the bottom of the 

 section, nailed to the end pieces. One side 



NEW YORK, Juni.- .j.— There is no comb 

 honey on the market, but a small stock of 

 basswood extracted and California ; new South- 

 ern extracted is arriving-, but the quality is 

 mostly inferior. We quote: Extracted bass- 

 wood and Californiii. 7c: Southern, 6o{§)70c 

 per gallon. Beeswax, scarce at 26@28c. 

 HILDRETH 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 1-lbs., 

 12;'.@1.3V2C; buckwheat. 7@9c. Beeswax very 

 scarce at 25@26c for brisht, and 2.3@24c for 

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



KANSAS CITY, June .">.— The receipts of the 

 old crop of comb hone\' have been quite liberal 

 the last two weeks. Demand lighter, dealers 

 only buying one case at a time. We quote; 

 White 1-lbs., 13®14c; dark 1-lbs., 10@12c. 

 Extracted, very slow sale: white, 5@6c; dark, 

 5e. 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 of it is in desirable 

 shape (or the retail trade, being in supers and 

 just as removed from the hive. Best brings 

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

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



K. A. BURNETT. 161 S. Water St. 



MILWAUKEE, June 2. — The market for 

 boue.v 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@14c; medium 1-lbs., ll@12c; 

 dark 1-lbs., 9®10c: 2-lbs., normal. Extracted, 

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

 6®6'/sC. Beeswax. 26@30c. 



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



DETROIT. June 3.— Best white comb honey, 

 13@14c; other grades, 10®l.'Sc. Extracted, 

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



M. H. HUNT, Bed Branch. Mich. 



KANSAS CITY, June 13.— Market cleaned 

 up on old comb and extracted, aud new crop 

 of comb arriving. We quote: White 1-lbs., 

 15c; dark, ll®tl2c; white2-lb6., 12®il3c; dark, 

 10@llc. Extracted, white. 6@7c; dark, 5c. 

 HAMBLIN & BEARSS, 514 Walnut St. 



BOSTON, June 11.— Fancy 1-lbs.. 16c; 2-lbs., 

 l.'ic. Extracted, 8@9o. Honey sales are very 

 slow. We have recently received a shipment 

 from Michigan, of very fine stock, which is an 

 ample suppiv (or us for the summer. 



BLAKE '& RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



CINCINNATI, June 10.— Demand (or comb 

 honey is slow, and prices nominal. There is 

 but little on the market. Extracted honev is 

 iu good demand at 5®Hc. according to quality. 

 We bought to-day the first 4,00U pounds of 

 new extracted clover honey. 



Beeswax is in good demand at 24®28c. for 

 good to choice velTow. C. F. MUTH & SON, 

 Corner Freeman & Central Aves. 



