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during February and March. As the 

 pleasant days of April came on, they 

 gradually grew less and less, until all 

 were gone about the middle of that 

 month. 



Borodino, N. Y. 



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COIVVEMTION DIRECTORY. 



1890. Ttme and place of meeting. 



Sept. 10.— Nebraska State, at Lincoln, Nebr. 



J.N. Heater, Sec. Columbus, Nebr. 



Sept. 10.— Ionia County, at Ionia, Micli. 



H. Smith, Sec, Ionia. Mich. 



Sept. 13.— Susquehanna Co., at Springville, Pa. 



H. M. Seeley, Sec. Harford, Pa. 



Oct. 8.— S. W. WiaconsUi. at Platteville, Wis. 



B. Rice, Sec. Boecobel, Wis. 



Oct. 15.— Central Michigan, at Lansint:, Mich. 



W. A. Barnes, Sec, Lansing, Mich. 



Oct. 29-31.— International American, at Keokuk, la. 

 C. P. Dadant. Sec, Hamilton, Ills. 



more too, .So they may give me consid- 

 erable surplus yet, provided we get suffi- 

 cient rain. 



The extensive beet-sugar factory within 

 240 rods of my ajiiary, will be in full hlast 

 very soon, and I fear will seriously injure 

 my bees, and destroy my apiary. I will 

 report later as to the effect that this beet- 

 sugar factory will have on my bees. 



William Stolley. 



Grand Island, Nefcr., Aug. 27, 1890, 



'In order to have this table complete, 



Secretaries are requested to forward full 

 particulars of the time and the place of 

 each future meeting.— The Editor, 



International Bee-Association. 



President- 

 Secretaby- 



Hon. R. L. Taylor,. Lapeer, Mich, 

 C. P. Dadant Htimilton, Ills. 



tVorkine on tlie Ootton Bloom. 



Since July 10, bees in this locality have 

 done so well, I thought a notice might be 

 of interest to some of the many readers of 

 the Bee Journal. The cotton bloom seems 

 to be outdoing itself this year. Good colo- 

 nies are quite rich with a honey of light- 

 amber color, and a splendid flavor. I 

 wonder if our cotton will not rival North- 

 ern white clover ; If we get the usual 

 after crop, there will be no ground for 

 complaint. I will report later. 



A. L. Beach. 



Pineville, N. C, Aug. 19, 1890. 



ITatioual Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— James Heddon . .Dowag-iae, Mich 

 Sec'y. and Manager— T. G, Newman, Chicago 



Hearfs-Uase and <jiolden-Ro<I. 



We had a fine shower of rain here last 

 Saturday, and my bees are booming on 

 heart's-ease and golden-rod. I do not see 

 many bees on the golden-rod until nearly 

 noon, but they are busy on the heart'sease 

 as soon as the sun begins to warm up thor- 

 oughly. I have secured about 35 pounds 

 of extracted honey up to date per colony, 

 and if the weather continues good for the 

 next two weeks, I can report better, 



W. H. Martin. 



Elkhorn, Nebr,, Aug, 26, 1890. 



Ciatlierins: Honey Rapidly. 



For the last ten days bees have been 

 storing honey, and finishing up sections 

 that were left unfinished at the close of the 

 linden bloom. Abundant rains of the last 

 few weeks have secured for us already a 

 fair fall crop of honey, and bees now have 

 their hives chock-full of honey and young 

 bees. I had one fine swarm come off last 

 week, and expect more shortly. Generally 

 we save a lot of empty combs to hive late 

 swarms on, when there is honey enough 

 in the fields to bring on swarming. There 

 will be honey enough for new swarms to 

 obtain enough for wintering purposes, and 

 to-day my 61 colonies are just humming, 

 as though it was during the linden bloom, 

 and I presume it will last all through the 

 month of September. J. M. Young. 



Plattsmouth, Nebr., Aug. 25, 1890. 



Uee-Ucepine; in Nel>ra«l<a. 



Bees in central and western Nebraska 

 have suffered severely this summer on ac- 

 count of excessive drouths. This extends 

 some little distrance east of Columbus, be- 

 yond which I think that bees and crops 

 have suffered less, and more favorable re- 

 ports will be given from those sections. 



Owing to melilot and alfalfa clover (of 

 which I have 50 acres on my own farm), I 

 am happy to report 600 pounds of ex- 

 tracted, and Aparly 100 pounds of comb 

 honey, and the brood-chambers full of 

 choice winter stores ; while other bee- 

 keepers report starvation and robbing. To- 

 day bees did not attempt to touch honey 

 exposed to them, because melilot and 

 alfalfa gave them a more palatable repast 

 than that. The above report is of 12 colo- 

 nies for extracted, and of but 3 colonies for 

 comb honey. 



I have 12 colonies more, which have done 

 nothing as far as surplus is concerned, but 

 these weak colonies are strong now, and 



Uly Experience -witli Bees. 



I wintered 6 colonies of hybrid bees in 

 this way : I placed a large box on each 

 hive, allowing a space of about 5 inches, 

 which I packed with chaff and sawdust. I 

 used " Hill's device " over the brood-nest, 

 and then a burlap cushion filled with chaff. 

 All wintered well, and came out in a 

 healthy condition. Owing to a very wet. 

 cold spring, breeding was late, and then we 

 had very hot weather, which dried up the 

 nectar in the flowers. The weather is fine 

 now, and the bees are doing fairly well on 

 the autumn flowers. I had 9 colonies from 

 6 colonies, spring count. One colony 

 swarmed on June 30, and then again on 

 July 3 ; they returned to the hive, and 

 came out again on July 5 ; then another 

 swarm came off on July 6, and this swarm 

 also went back, and then came off on July 

 8, to stop ; and then another small swarm 

 later on. Is it not very unusual for one 

 colony to cast tour swarms in so short a 

 time ? I have about 30 pounds of surplus 

 honey, which is very small compared with 

 last year's work. Other bee-keepers in this 

 district report a poor year. 



Chas. W. Dickson. 

 Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Aug. 25, 1890. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 



CHICAGO, Auk. 2S.-Comlj honey Is held 

 ^yery firmly this week, and the prlccsfor white 

 m pound sections range from lOft.lTc, and 

 some fancy at ISc, but the bulk of the sales 

 are at 17c. Demand is quite good, and more 

 could be sold than is coming. Extracted, 6® 

 8c; there are fr-jc ofl'erlngs of California at 

 OiSiTc. H. A. BURNETT, 161 S, Water St. 



NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-,,-Ncw comb honey 

 is now arriving, and finds ready sale. We 

 quote: Fancy white 1-Ibs, in paper boxes, 16 

 @18c; the same glassed or uiiglassod, 1.5(ai7c; 

 the same, U-lbs., 14ffsl5c; otf-grades, 1-lbs., 13 

 @14c; 2-lb6„ ll@12e. Extracted, basswood, 

 ('/2@«c; California, 6i^@7e; Southern, 6.5(Si70e 

 per gallon. 



HILDKETH BKOS. & SEGELKEN, 



28-30 West Broadway, 



MILWAUKEE, Aug. 23.— This market now 

 offers good encouragement for honey. The 

 old stock of white comb is all gone, and new, 

 choice, 1-lbs. will meet a sweet reception. We 

 quote 1 -lb, choice white, 115® 16c; good white 

 1-lbs., 14(ai5c; fair white 1-lhs.. 13@14c; 

 choice 2-lbs,, 13®14c. Extracted in barrels, 

 choice white, 7@8c; in kegs and tin, 808^0. 

 BeeswSc, 26®30c. 



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



KANSAS CITY, Aug. 22.-Reeeipts of comb 

 honey are light, and demand good, at 14@15e 

 for white 1-lbs. No 2-lbs. or dark comb in the 

 market. Very little demand for extracted at 

 present: white, 6ii<a!7c; dark, 5®6c. No bees- 

 wax in market, 



CLEMONS, MASON & CO., 



Cor. 4th and Walnut Sts. 



CHICAGO, Aug, 21.— New honev arriving 

 very slowly, demand active, and all receipts 

 are taken promptly. We quote: White clover 

 1-lbs., 18@18c.: 2-lbs,, 14®15c,; dark 1-lbs 

 ll®12c; 2-lbs„ 9@10c, Extracted meets with 

 quick sale, values ranging from 6^@7V4 cts., 

 depending upon quality and style of package. 

 Beeswax, 28®30b. 



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



KANSAS CITY, August 6.— Demand is good 

 for the new crop, and receipts are very light 

 White 1-lbs,. 1.3C.; 2-lbs., 13@14c. Dark 1-lbe 

 12®13c.: 2-lbs., 12c. Extracted, white, 7c.: 

 dark, 5@6c. 



HAMBLIN & BEAESS. 514 Walnut St. 



DETItOIT, Aug. 12.-Very little new comb 

 honey in the market, and it is selling at 14® 

 15c. Extracted, 7®8c. Beeswa.x, 28@27c. 

 M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



DENVER, Aug. 7.— Old honev all gone. New 

 crop is arriving freely. Prospect good for a 

 fall crop. We quote: 1-lbs.. 14@16e. Extrac- 

 ted, 6@8c. Beeswax, 20@,25c. 



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



BOSTON, Aug, 15.— New honev is coming in 

 and we are selling at 18c. Extracted, 7@8c. 

 Beeswax, 30c. for fancy yellow. 



BLAKE & RIPLEY, "o7 Chatham Street. 



CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.-Good demand for 

 comb and extracted honey. Arrivals are in- 

 suflicient for the demand. We quote best 

 white comb at 14@16c, Extracted at 5@8c. 

 Beeswax is in fair demand at 24®26c on arri- 

 val for good to choice yellow. 



C. F. MUTH & SON, 

 Corner Freeman & Central Aves. 



Handling: Bees.— This is the title of 

 a nice pamphlet containing 28 pages and a 

 cover, published by Chas. Dadant & Son. 

 It is a chapter from their book, Langstroth 

 Revised, and is an excellent thing for be- 

 have all the winter stores they need, and ' ginners. Price, 8 cts. For sale at this office. 



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