1900 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



195 



THE HONEY CROP. 



J.W.Tcfft. South Wales, N.Y., writes: 

 "No white honey In Western New York 

 this year. Some bees will starve before 

 fall bloom arrives. We hope to secnre 

 enough from fall flowers and bnckwlieat 

 to winter our 77 colonies."' 



Mr. .J. 15. Hall, the noted producer of 

 comb honey, of Woodstock. Ontario, in 

 a private letter gives the impression that 

 his province is short of honey this fall. 

 In some localities. Mr. Hall says, the 

 crop has been a total failure. 



H. H. Robinson, Port Orange, Fla., 

 reports an increase from sixty-five to 

 110 colonies, and 6.000 pounds of ex- 

 tracted honey. 



From Mitchell. Oregon. J. P. Province 

 writes that they have had a very poor 

 season. 



Mrs. F. E. Gilson. of Groton. Mass.. 

 writes as follows: "There are only two 

 or three small bee-keepers in this vicin- 

 ity, and the demand is mnch greater 

 than the .supply. I have kept bees for 

 <Mght years, but have never been able to 

 furnisii all the honey that is wanted. 

 This season has n(»t been good — it l>as 

 been so dry. I trust this will not be the 

 complaint of all." 



The SEASON in NORTH CAROLINA. 

 Characteristics of Different Races. 



W. H. IMilDOEX. 



SOMETIMES the failure to ^e:ure a 

 crop of honey is attribute d to too 

 much rain, and at others t(t too 

 little, and as a great many are reporting 

 iMitire failures it may be interesting to 

 note the conditions and r(>snlts in this 

 section. 



Old men say tliev never saw a warmer 

 or drier summer. We have had a few 

 light showers and only two good rains 

 since April, and it is estimated that field 

 crops are all cut off at least half upon 

 an average, and still the crop of honey 

 lias been better than I haveevei known. 

 At one time hardly any brood could be 

 found except in newly-formed nuclei, 

 which were lacking in field force, while 

 the removal of full combs and the giving 

 of empty ones had no effect in full colo- 



nies, further than to supply storage 

 room. 



Those supplied with three sets of 

 combs neglected brood-rearing as much 

 as any, and for a while I thought we 

 would have all honey and no bees, but 

 being rich in stores, they bnilt up rapid- 

 ly after the rush was over. 



The flow from spring flowers was good, 

 beginning about May 1st, and lasting 

 thr.\e or four weeks; but the heavy flow 

 was the first of July, from sourwood and 

 one would judge, the bark of the trees, 

 being mainly honey dew, of a light 

 amber color and good flavor. Cotton 

 bloom yielded sufficiently to keep the 

 bees out of mischief up to Aug. 2.5th and 

 there was no tendency to rob up to that 

 time: but now hardly a flower can be 

 found, (ivesything is drying up except 

 wild asters, and nothing sweet can be 

 exposed. Should we have rain in time 

 there is still a chance for another flow 

 from the asters. 



It is evident from Mr. Oreiner's article 

 beginning on page l(i7 that he has stud- 

 ied well the characteristics of the diflfer- 

 ent races of bees, and I am anxious to 

 see what the emphasizer will say. He 

 has certainly got to meet some stubborn 

 facts. 



Creek. N. C. Sept. f:!. lUOO. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Ni:\v YoitK. Sei>t is. HiOO. —Receipt of couib 

 honey very lii;ht. There is u goo:l demand for all 

 grades and we (luote a.s follows: Fancy white, 15 

 (n KJc ; No. 1 amber. l;i(<" U'/.c; amber, H!^ te lie; 

 buckwheat imnlassid. lOc: buckwheat gla.ssed or 

 cartons, lie ; white e'/.tractcd in barrels, 7 (a 7!^c.; 

 llnht amber extract.'d in barrels, tJU & Tc; bnck- 

 wlieat extracted in kegs, .jl^ (S; lie. Beeswax in 

 good demand at 28e 



FitAXCis II. Leggett iV; Co. 



Kaxs.\s City. Mo., Sept. IT. — Supply of both 

 comb and extracted honey is light and the demand 

 good. Comb, \'A di \^c.■, extracted. (! fe 8c. Condi- 

 tions for beeswax the same at 2.t @ SOc. It looks 

 as t!-.ough the demand would continue strong and 

 r„'ceipts light. .Market in goo.1 stiape for ship- 

 ments. W. K. Cromwell Piiom'CE Co. 



Boston, Sept. IT — Our honey market is rery 

 strong at the following prices with supplies very 

 light: Fancy 1 lb. cartons ITc: A No. 1 •lo® ICc; 

 No. 1. l.ic; No. 2. Vi % lie; extracted T'^ @ SJ^c . 

 according to ([uality. Can see no reason why 

 these prices should not be well maintained right 

 through the season, and advise shijiping. 



BL.AKE, SooTT A Lee. 



