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weather during apple, clover and bass- 

 Avood bloom, the surplus will not be 

 larrje. The i-eceut copious rains have 

 caused white clover to come out in 

 bloom and secrete nectar. Can Alsike j 

 be delayed by pasturing, and thereby 

 secrete nectar out of its natural season 

 of blooming ? Who has tried it ? I 

 never knew white clover to secrete, out 

 of season, so much as this year. I have 

 had no swarms. I have had bees enough 

 and do not allow swarming. It is no 

 patent process — just cut out the queen- 

 cells and shave oft' the drone's heads. 

 Wicked ? Selah ! It is not half so 

 hard as to see the poor "fellows" 

 ■driven out and starved to death. 



Only One-Third of a Crop 



Sidney S. Sleeper, Holland, N. Y., on 

 Aug. 5, 1889, writes : 



I shall have to report about as Mr. 

 Doolittle has — J of a crop ; that is, if 

 we get a good supply of buckwheat 

 and fall honey. Now, the prospects 

 look very good. Our white honej' 

 «rop was very small— not enough to 

 supply the home demand. 



Ligiit Crop of ^Vliitc Honey. — 



A. W. Smith, Parksville, N. Y., on Aug. 



5, 1889, says : 



The crop of white honey in this local- 

 ity is very light — probably :5- of an aver- 

 age crop, or a little less ; and what 

 there is, is not of very good quality, as 

 there has been so much rain. 



Wood-Sage and Loose-Strife. — 



Geo. W. Hanson, Chapman, Kans., 



writes : 



I send two kinds of flowers that bees 

 gatlier honey from. Please give me 

 their names in the Bee Journal. The 

 American Bee Journal is a welcome 

 visitor to our house, and is read before 

 any other papers. 



[No. 1 is " wood - sage " ( Teiicrium 

 iJaiiftdense L.), of order Labiata. No. 

 2 is " loose - strife " {Lythrum alatuin 

 Turst,) order Lythracea. — Clarence 

 M. Weed.] 



Bee-Paslurage — Saving Seed. 



— Louis Ahlboru, Patriot, O., on Aug. 

 3, 1889, says: 



Bees have been doing well in this 

 part of Ohio for having so much rain. 

 I commenced the season of 1881 with 

 4 colonies, and increased them, by nat- 

 ural swarming, to 8.3, whicli now are 

 in good condition. I have a bee-shed. 

 In winter I pack my bees on their sum- 



mer stands, with straw around them, 

 and fodder put on the outside. I have 

 two tiers of hives, one above another. 

 1. Will it pay to let sumac and persim- 

 mon grow up for bee-pasture ? 2. In 

 saving the seed from mammoth or pea- 

 vine clover, is the first or second crop 

 saved ? 



[1. Yes. 2. We think it is the seed 

 from the first crop that is saved. — Ed.] 



Bees Doing Flr§t-Ratc — James 

 Jaggard, Oak Hill, Ills., on August 1, 



1889, writes : 



Bees are doing first-rate. Each of 5 

 colonies in 10-frame Langstroth hives, 

 Iiave stored SO pounds of honey. Tlie 

 basswood did very well this year ; our 

 hillsides are full of it. 



Bee-Parasite. — Mr. C. C. Parsons, 

 Mount Pleasant, Texas, on Aug. 4, 1889, 

 writes : 



Some time since I wrote about 

 worms (moth-larv£e) injuring mj' trees, 

 and the editor wrote me for a more 

 definite statement. You will find in 

 the American Bee Journal for July 

 20, 1889, on page 452, a description of 

 the insect in question, by Dr. W. B. 

 Rohmer, of Grand Bay, Ala. While 

 the insect may be a wax-moth, its 

 greatest woi-kuf destruction is caused 

 by the larvre penetrating the cells of 

 capped brood. I have not been able 

 to tell whether it feeds upon the young 

 brood or not. Stray colonies are not 

 exempt from its depredations. How to 

 get rid of the pest is the question. Can 

 Prof. Cook tell us through the Bee 

 Journal ? 



[If Mr. Parsons or Dr. Rolimer will 

 send me specimens, I will cheerfully 

 answer. In order to speak correctlj* 

 iu such cases, one must see the insects. 

 — A. J. Cook.] 



TIic Michigan State Fair. — 



H. D. Cutting, of Clinton, Mich., says : 



The Michigan Agricultural Society has 

 made some important changes in the Bee 

 and Honey deparlment for 1SS9. Instead of 

 exhibiting fulfcolonies of bees, the premium 

 list calls for " nucleus colony."' It was the 

 intention to have it read " l-frame nucleus," 

 as it gives so much better satisfaction to the 

 visitors and exhibitors ; it will be adopted 

 by many other exhibitions. If those con- 

 templating making an exhibit of bees will 

 bring just one frame in each nucleus, it will 

 save much confusion with tlie judging. Ex- 

 tracted honey, which had been dropped from 

 the list, has been replaced, and the premium 

 raised to put it on par with comb honey. 

 The Michigan bee-lveepers try to make it 



Sleasant for all exhibitors outside of the 

 tate, and cordially invite all to come and 

 make an exhibit. 



Honey and Beestrax Market. 



DENVER. 



FONEY.— We quote : New in 1-lb. sections arriv- 

 ing freely at 16® IMC. : extracted. 6@8c. 



B1<;E8WAJC.-1HC!;2i ic. 

 Aug. 10. J. M. CLARK COM. CO., U21 loth Bt. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— New honey arriving freely, and all the 

 shipments have been promptly closed out so far. 

 We quote : 1-lh. white clover, according to style of 

 package and appearance, 14@]fic. Receipts of ex- 

 tra'ted increasmg : demand light, at ti@8c. 



BEESWAX.-25C. 

 Aug. 1. 8. T. FISH * CO.. 189 8. Water 8t, 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— New extracted :«el!sas fast as it arrives. 

 Orange blossom. 7U'e'"''jC.; inferior Southern, 7m@75 

 cts. per gallon. Some demand for the comb, but we 

 have no stock yet. 

 July 22. F. G. 8TR0HMBYER & CO., 122 Water St. 



MILWAUKBB. 



HOVEY.— Old crop nearly gone, and new begins 

 to appear, the quality being tine. We quote: New 

 white l-lbs.. 15(§)l(ic. Extracted, white, in barrels 

 and hegs. 7@Hc.; in tin and pails, 7^®«^^c. 



B BBS W AX.— 23@2Sc. 

 July 16. A. v. BISHOP. 142 W.Water Bt. 



KANSAS CITY. 

 HONEY.— Old crop all gone. New I-pounds, Ifi".; 

 2-lbs., I4c. No California comh in the market. Ex- 

 tracted, white. 9c. : amber. 7(5.HC 

 Aug. 7. HAMBLIN i BBAK3S, 514 Walnut Bt. 



CHICAGO. 



HONE Y.— New crop is appearing, and prices range 

 from 15@17c. An active market is not looked for 

 till later. Extracted, new crop, 7^Se. Very light 

 receipts, and tew sales. 



BKBlSWAi.-aoo. B. A. BURNETT. 



July 11. 161 South Water St. 



DETROIT. 



HONE Y.— New crop is coming in slowly, and sells 

 at l4@ldc. for comb. No desirable old stock left. 



BBK>SWAi.— 24(i!(2.'ic. 

 July 24. M. H. HUNT. Bell Braiich, Mich. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— New white comb in i-lb. sections sells 

 at l«@17c. White extracted. 7(S'7^c.; dark, in bar- 

 rels. 6c. An active demand is not expected before 

 Sept. 1. No new extracted in the market. 



BEESWAX.— None in the market. 

 July 20. CLBMONB. CLOON & CO.. cor 4th AWalnnt. 



ST. Lonis. 



HONEY.— Extracted, bright. 6i<ic: dark, 5)^c. The 

 market is slow. 



BBBSWAJL— Scarce at 23c. for prime. 

 July 20. D. U. TUTT & CO.. Commercial St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— Market for extracted is quite active. 

 Orange blossom, tine quality, sells readily at from 

 7@7^c. off grades of Southern And quick sales at 

 60'a.70c. per gallon. No new Caofornia honey on 

 this market. Extracted would bring from 7!^&6c.— 

 Too early to quote prices on new comb. 



BEESWAX.— Dull and declining— 2o®25'^c., good 

 yellow. 



HILDRBTII BROS. 4 8EGBLKEN, 

 July 22. 38 & 30 W. Broadway, near Ouane St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— We quote: Comb, 17iaiSc.; extracted, 

 8®9c. Sales a little slow on account of the warm 

 weather. Quality of new honey is very good. 



BEESWAX.— i.ic. 

 Aug. 9. BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



CINCINNATI. 

 HONEY.— We quote extracted at 5@8c. per !b., 



and comb honey, in 1 and 2 lb. sections. I2®Idc., for 

 which demand is good. Trade is also good in the 

 extrac ed, in square glass jars for table use, and in 

 barrels for manufacturers. 



BEESWAX.- Uemand Is good— 20O22C. per lb. fo> 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Aug. 9. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman * Central Av. 



C'onvenlion in Oiicago.— By no- 

 tice on page 501, it will be seen that we are 

 to liave a convention of bee-keepers in Chi- 

 cago this fall. The time is Oct. 16, 17 and 

 IS. The place is at the Commercial Hotel, 

 when we had such a nice time at the " Na- 

 tional," in 18ST. Reduced rates are given 

 at the Hotel, and reduced rates may also be 

 had on all the railroads, because it comes 

 near the close of the Chicago Exposition. 

 Every arrangement will be made for the 

 convenience, comfort and pleasure of those 

 who attend. Let there be a generally rally, 

 and " a good time " will be the result. 



