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colony kept in constant uproar by stimula- 

 tive feed wear themselves out so as to be 

 weak when the honey-flow comes ? 



Some positive knowledge in this line 

 would be a great help in preparing for the 

 honey-flow. Can the surplus bees, the first 

 of May, be stored in a cellar until the bass- 

 wood flow in July, the same as in winter ? 

 My experience has given me an impression 

 that there is such a thing as prolonging 

 life if the bees are kept quiet when there is 

 no honey to be gathered. L. M. Brown. 



Glen Ellen, Iowa. 



My Bees Wintered "Boss." 



My bees wintered " boss " the past win- 

 ter. I lost one colony out of 46. They were 

 placed in the cellar on Dec. 1, 1893, and 

 taken out on April 16, 1894. Part of them 

 had nearly all buckwheat honey, and came 

 out in good condition. She fruit trees are 

 blooming, and the bees are booming. Pros- 

 pects are good for a good crop this season. 

 Alsike clover is becoming our main stay 

 for white honey here. Our neighbors think 

 it makes good fodder for horses and cattle. 

 I think so, too. Chas. B. Allen. 



Central Square, N. Y., May 14. 



Results of the Last Season. 



Last season I started in the spring with 

 .% colonies, some of them being very light 

 in stores as well as bees, and they increased 

 to 88, all good and heavy colonies ; and I 

 took from them 1,950 pounds of comb 

 honey, and extracted 700 pounds. They are 

 now all on the summer stands, and they 

 seem to be all right. 



Gardner Wolcott. 



Eldorado, Wis., May 14. 



Bee-Keeping in Colorado. 



I have been here only through one season, 

 so do u6t know as much about the country 

 as I would after a longer residence here, 

 but I will give my impressions. 



Colorado is spoken of highly as a bee and 

 honey*country, and my observations lead 

 me to believe that in localities where alfalfa 

 abounds it is a good honey-country, but 

 outside of irrigated lands there is nothing 

 to produce honey, as it is an arid country, 

 and except a lew flowers in the spring, 

 there is nothing foi bees to gather honey 

 from, as everything dries out later outside 

 of irrigated lands. 



As to alfalfa, it is a fine thing for honey, 

 and were it not that it is always cut for 

 hay just as soon as it is in full bloom, it 

 would pay well to keep bees in localities 

 where it is plentiful. The honey is No. 1, 

 very white, of fine flavor, and owing to the 

 dryness of the atmosphere, it is very heavy 

 and of thick consisteucJ^ It is so thick that 

 it is diflicult to extract, and there is very 

 little extracting done in this vicinity. I 

 know of only one extractor in this part of 

 the country. 



In some localities here bees gathered con- 



siderable dark honey from oak last fall. 

 Those who have kept bees several years 

 say it is the first dark honey they have 

 ever secured. 



Bees generally winter well here. It was 

 not very cold here the past winter. It was 

 about zero two or three times, ranging 

 most of the time from 15 to 30 degrees 

 above. We had considerable snow — a fall 

 of over a foot on Feb. 21st, which with 

 what we had when it fell, made about two 

 feet of snow at that time. 



The greatest drawback to the business 

 here is the price — No. 1 comb honey will 

 not bring over 10 cents a pound, and there 

 is no demand. It has to be shipped out of 

 the country to dispose of it at all. We are 

 85 miles from a railroad, and when you get 

 to the road freights are very high here in 

 the mountains. 



As to the outlook for the bee-business 

 here, it is not very flattering, as nearly 

 every ranchman has a few colonies of bees, 

 and as the pasture is limited, with the in- 

 crease of bees, I think the country will 

 soon be overstocked. 



If any of the readers should desire to 

 know more about the country, and will 

 write me, enclosing stamp for reply, I will 

 answer them to the best of my ability. 



Paonia, Colo. L. G. Purvis. 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



ALBANY, N. Y., Mar. 23. — The honey 

 market is very slow now. The demand is 

 about over on comb. Some extracted wanted 

 at 6c. ; if dark color, 5c. 



Beeswax, 26@27c. H. K. W. 



BUFFALO, N. Y., May 14.— Trade is very 

 slow, and we have still a liberal stock on 

 hand. We quote: Fancy comb. 13@14c. ; 

 choice, ll@12c. ; dark and common grades, 

 8@9c. Beeswax, 25@30c. B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, III., May 10.— The market for 

 comb Coney is not of large volume at this 

 seasr)n of the year; a line article of white 

 comb brings 15c. in pound sections. Extract- 

 ed slow of sale, at 4@dc. Beeswax. 25c.. 



K. A. B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, 111., Mar. 24.— The honey mar- 

 ket will be very quiet for the balance of the 

 season. We will not do much business until 

 new honey comes in. We cannot quote prices 

 but will obtain the best possible price on what 

 little stock we will sell until earlj^ fall. Bees- 

 wax is very active at 25@26c. J. A. L. 



CINCINNATL O.. May 7.— There is a slow 

 demand tor extracted honej' at 4@7c. Prices 

 for comb honey are nominal at 12@14c. for 

 best white. 



Beeswax is in good demand, at 22@25c. lor 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. M. & S. 



KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Apr. 6.— We have had 

 an exceedingly slow trade on honey this sea- 

 son, and prices ruled comparatively low. We 

 quote to-day: No. 1 white comb, 1-lb., 14® 

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

 No, 2, ]0@llc. Extracted, 5@7c, 



Beeswax, 20@22c. C.-M. C. Co. 



