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also be placed slantingly against the 

 front of the hive. The bees, alarmed at 

 the unusual commotion, and being com- 

 pelled to crawl around the board in 

 front will take their bearings as when 

 they take their first flight, and but 

 few will be lost. 



All hives in the apiary should be alike, 

 so that parts will be interchangeable. 

 In order to secure this uniformity, some 

 transferring will likely be necessary. 

 The best time for this is in the early 

 summer or late spring, when the hive 

 from which they are to be transferred 

 contains but little honey. 



HOW TO TRANSFER. 



Just before dark, or early in the 

 morning, place the hive containing 

 frames of foundation (which I will call 

 No. 2) on the stand occupied by No. 1. 

 Remove the cover of No. 2 and the 

 bottom of No. 1 and set No. 1 on top of 

 No. 2. Now close up all openings ex- 

 cept the entrance of No. 2, so that tke 

 bees will have to pass through the 

 lower hive to fly. All that remains to 

 be done is to wait until the bees begin 

 drawing out the foundation and the queen 

 has started breeding below, when the 

 upper hive is to be removed and the 

 cover placed upon the lower one. Any 

 honey which the original hive may con- 

 tain, should be reserved for feeding 

 when needed. 



Unless the queen is an unusually 

 good one and honey is flowing abun- 

 dantly, there will be no need of putting 

 on the sections that year. 



Crlen Falls, N.Y., July 10, 1900. 



Gossip may be friendly and neighborly. I like 

 the word because it conveys a suggestion of good 

 news or good comment; but it is no longer gossip 

 when it ceases to deal with pleasant happenings 

 and loving wishes, and becomes critical or cens- 

 orious or lapses into slander. The most unworthy 

 talk in the world is that which is carried on in 

 whispers and semi-confidences, and which retails 

 the unfortunate errors of people whom we know. 

 Never to say an unkind thing, never to imply an 

 unfriendly thing even by our silence, are rules 

 which we should make and to which we should 

 scrupulously adhere. — Margaret E. Sangster, in the 

 September Ladies' Home Journal. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Below we give the latest and most authentic re- 

 port of the Honey and Beeswa-x market in different 

 trade centers: 



WA.SHINGTON GRADING RULES. 



Faxcv. — All sections to be well filled, combs 

 straight, of even thickness and firmly attached to 

 all four sides; both wood and comb unsoiled by 

 travel-stain or otherwise; all the cells sealed ex- 

 cept the row of cells next the wood. 



No. 1. — All sections well filled, but combs uneven 

 or crooked, detached at the bottom, or with but few 

 cells unsealed; both wood and comb unsoiled by 

 travel-stain or otherwise. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified 

 according to color, using the terms white, amber 

 and dark. That is, there will be "Fancy white," 

 "No. 1, dark," etc. 



Boston, Aug. 18, 1900. — Receipts up to date have 

 been very, very light, and from present indications 

 in this vicinity, we look for a short crop. Naturally 

 the demand during warm weather is light so that 

 present sales are not large. 



We quote fancy white at 15' @ 16c., while some- 

 thing extra fancy would probably bring 17c. ; A No, 

 1, 14 @ 15c.; No. 1, 13 @ 14c.; No. 2, 12c. Demand 

 for extracted honey still very light and prices not 

 firm. We quote white at 7^ & 8>^c. ; light amber, 

 7 @ 8^c. Southern honey supply very light. 



Blake, Scott A Lee. 



Chicago, Aug. 18, 1900. — We have a fair demand 

 for honey, but the supply is not large. We quote 

 white comb at 14 (s' 15c.; extracted — white, at 7 @ 

 7)4; dark, 6 @ BJ^c. The demand for beeswax is 

 good at 27 ® 28c, : but the supply is below the nor- 

 mal. The prices on all grades of honey as well as 

 beeswax have an upward tendency. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Buffalo, N.Y., Aug. 17, IVtOO.^Honey market is 

 somewhat improved. We have a light stock of old 

 honey; but very little new coming in. 



Comb honey, fancy, old, 13 @ 14c.; fancy new, 15 

 @ ItJc. Demand for beeswax good the year round; 

 always light supply of fancy. Prices range usually 

 at 28 @ 30c. Would advise very light shipments 

 of new honey, properly packed, shipped by freight 

 only. Batterson & Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 8, 1900.— Our present 

 demand for honey is good, but the supply is light. 



We quote comb-honey at \3}4 &' 15c.; extracted 

 (■> (a 8c. Demand for beeswax is very good, with a 

 light supply. Price, 25 @ 35c. Our native honey 

 crop is very light, and we have reports from several 

 sections claiming a short crop. 



W . R. Cromwell Produce Co. 

 (Successors to C. C. Clemens &Co,) 



Mr. J. M. Hobbs, having no natural 

 shrubs or trees near the apiary for the 

 swarms to light upon, has practiced the 

 plan of sticking several low trees in the 

 ground about two rods from the apiary 

 and keeping them green by the occas- 

 ional addition of twigs, during the 

 season. He has lost only one swarm by 

 absconding, in twenty years. 



The second annual picnic of the 

 Cayuga and Seneca County Bee- 

 keepers' Societies will be held at 

 Atwater's Glen on Cayuga Lake, 

 Wednesday, September 5, 1900. An 

 interesting program has been per- 

 pared and a good time is expected. 



