1901 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



69 



Q. Will Alfalfa clover produce honey 

 in this locality ? 



A. No. 



Q. Will we be able to combat the dis- 

 ease of black-brood successfully ? 



A. By Inspector Stewart: "Yes: we 

 now have it under control." 



Q. How shall we treat black-brood ? 



A. Obtain a book of directions from 

 your bee-inspector. Keep Italian bees. 



Q. I understand Mr. is buying 



honey from foul-brood districts to feed 

 to his bees in the spring, thus causing 

 the spread of foul-brood in Onondaga 

 County. Can we do anything to stop 

 this ? 



The person referred to was called 

 upon and he said, "Treat the honey 

 before feeding it to the bees."' 



C. B. HowABD, Sec'y. 



STORAGE RACK 



For Empty Combs-Mending Sections etc. 



BY M. F. KEEVE. 



IN the process of forming sections 

 wiiere you have no hand-press there 

 is a liability to break a few in fitting 

 them together. These need not be dis- 

 carded. Have at hand a pot of prepared 

 glue and a lot of stiff brown paper, such 

 as hardware men use. Cut strips the 

 width of the sections; apply glue and 

 allow a couple of inches lap for each 

 edge, and your section when the glue 

 sets will be as sound as any other. 

 Of course, these wou't be marketable, 

 but they will be as good as any if you 

 are in the habit of treating your neigh- 

 bors or visitors to a taste of "white 

 clover.'" "goldenrod"" or "buckwheat." 



COMI'ETITION FROM CAMFORNIA. 



There has been slight decline in prices 

 of extracted and comb honey in the Phila- 

 delphia market, due to the influx from 

 California. Local apiarists who had 

 honey to spare and marketed it early, 

 secured the top prices. 80, as reports 

 say, California rains have been profuse, 

 the honey-crop in that section which 

 has shown a falling off in some locali- 

 ties within two years past, will revive 

 the competition. 



STORAGE FRAMES. 



I have my surplus drawn combs of 

 half depth foundation stored for the 



winter in frames 19Jix36, made of seven- 

 inch floor boards, planed on one side 

 and rabetted. so as to take in the tongue 

 ends of the frames, crossways. By the 

 use of this device one has his supers 

 cleir for the spring work, and when it 

 comes time to put on extra half depth 

 extracting frames, there yovi are. For 

 a deeper frame to accommodate the 

 regular Langstroth brood-frames, one 

 of ihe boards sawed in half and nailed 

 to the lower edge of the seven-inch 

 frame gives the right depth and some- 

 thing to spare. 



These frames are also good storage 

 boxes for made-up -frames which have 

 uot yet been filled with foundation, 

 accommodating twenty-eight of them. 



Rutledge, Pa., March 10, 1901. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Boston, Mass., March 20, litOl. — There is uo 

 change in our market from prices quoted for Feb- 

 ruary. Demand is good with light stocks. 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Kansas Citv, Mo., March 20. — We have a good 

 demand for honey with good supply. Price of 

 comb, 14 (« Ific; extracted, S@ 8c. Demand for', 

 beeswax is light at 2o (s 2Tc., with light supply. 

 Comb honey is in good demand; stock sufficient 

 for season's trade. No demand for extracted. 

 Ha.mblin ct Sappinoton. 



Chicago, 111., March 20. — The choice grades of 

 white comb-honey sell at Itic, with the supply 

 about equal to demand; all other grades are slow 

 of sale at the following range of prices: Fair 

 grades of white, li @ 15c.; best ambers. 12 dj 13c., 

 mixed colors, 10 (« lie: buckwheat, fancy, 10c. ; 

 off grades 8 (a He; extrabted white ranges from 7 

 to 8c.; amber, ti"^ @ 'y>c.: buckwheat aV, % ti^c. ; 

 Southern dark, 5 @ He. All of the extracted is 

 governed by quality and flavor in the range of 

 prices, the lowest figures, in either color, applies 

 to the sour or off-flavored and unripened. Bees- 

 wax in demand at 30c. K. A. Btknett & Co. 



New York, March 22. — The present stock of 

 comb-honey is very light in this market and the 

 demand is not large. We quote. Fancy white, per 

 «■., 15c.; No. 1 white, 14c.; No. 2 white, 13o.; mixed 

 honey, lie; buckwheat comb, .10c. : buckwheat 

 extracted, 5^4 (a bV^c. Beeswax from 27c. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co. 



BtKFALo, March 19. — Fancy comb honey is in 

 excellent demand at present, but supply is light. 

 Price, fancy comb, 15 fe 16c.: dark, etc., 10 (« 14c. 

 Pure fancy beeswax is in fair demand with light 

 supply, and sells at 27 €' 2Sc.; dark 22 @ 24c. If 

 any fancy comb honey can be sent now, it will sell 

 well. Dark, moderate. Extracted not wanted. 

 Battekson & Co. 



Owing to a delay on the part of the 

 engraver to whom the work was entrust- 

 ed, we are reluctantly obliged to close 

 our forms this month without a fine por- 

 trait of Mr. W. H. Pridgen, of North 

 Carolina, which we had intended to use 

 as our frontispiece. It will probably 

 arrive in time to use in our next isssue. 



