THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



the honey would get thinner rather than 

 thicker. Nearly everything has been 

 reeking with dampness from frequent 

 rains, fogs, etc. This condition does not 

 usually prevail; but our atmo.sphere is by 

 no means as dry as it is in California, and 

 I doubt whether it is possible for us to 

 raise the specific gravity of honey much 

 above the ii-pound mark. 



In speaking of California honey, I never 

 saw anything yet that came from cans 

 that was thicker than 12 lbs. to the gal- 

 lon. I am not saying that you West 

 Coasters can not or do not produce 13 lb. 

 honey; but I am one of those chaps who 

 are very fond of thick waxy honey; and 

 if you have something that runs 13 and 14 

 lbs., I wish you would send me a sample. 

 I will pay express, and give it the best 

 write-up I know how. — Ed.] 



Most of us know that honey is often 

 sealed over before it is fully ripe. At 

 least, we know that it often improves b}' 

 leaving it on the hive after it is sealed. 

 To preserve the whiteness of the combs, 

 we remove the sections as soon as possible 

 after they are capped over. This pro- 

 ceeding does not improve the quality of 

 the honey. To leave it on would, or 

 might, improve it. That honev ripens 

 more rapidly before being capped over 

 is very apparent. Mr. Heddon has 

 repeatedly urged us to take advantage of 

 this fact when working for extracted hon- 

 ey. He would have us use shallow extract- 

 ing supers, and then tier them up as rap- 

 idly as po.ssible. Get the honey up away 

 from the brood nest as quickly as possi- 

 ble. In this position the bees are more 

 slow in capping it; so slow that it often 

 ripens before they get it capped; and thus 

 we are saved the labor of uncapping. 

 Honey ought to be thoroughly ripened 

 before taken from the comb; and it may 

 then be put into cans verj^ soon after ex- 

 tracting. Its flavor is much better pre- 

 served if sealed up in a can or keg than if 

 left open to the air. 



The average weight of well ripened hon- 

 ey in this locality is 12 pounds to the 

 gallon. vSo many times have I proved 

 this that when a customer comes with a 

 quart can I usually All it and call it three 

 pounds without taking the trouble to 

 weigh it. 



Honey Quotations. 



The following roles for grading honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee - Keepers' 

 Association, at its Washington meeting, and, so 

 far as possible, quotations are made according 

 to these rales. 



Fancy. — All sections to be well filled ; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly attached 

 to all foor sides ; both wood and comb nnsoilod 

 by travel-stain, or otherwise ; all the cells sealed 

 except the row of cells next the wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled, but combs un- 

 even 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. ],, dark," etc. 



GLEVEL.4ND. OHIO.-We quote as follows: 

 Fancy white, 12; No. 1 white, 11 ; No 1 amber, 9 

 to 10; buckwheat, 8; white, extracted. 6; amber, 

 4 to 5. 



A. B. WILLIAMS & CO., 

 May. 26 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



CHICAGO, 111. —There is a good demand for 

 fancy white comb honey. This grade would sell 

 for 11 cts.— possibly higher. Considerable Am- 

 ber and dark on the market— selling anywhere 

 from 5 to 8 Extracted White sells at 554 to 6 ; 

 Amber Wi to 5 ; dark, 4. Beeswax, 27. 

 S. T. FISH & CO., 



June 28. 189 So. Water St , Chicago, 111. 



CHICAGO, lU.— Not enough new comb honey 

 yet on sale to make a market. Extracted in 

 good request. We quote as follows: Fancy 

 white, n to 12; No. 1. white, 10; No 1. Amber, 

 7 to 8; Fancy dark. 8; No. 1. Dark, 7 : White, ex- 

 tracted, 51^ to 7 ; .Amber, 5 to S'/j ; Dark. 4i^ to 5; 

 Beeswax, 27 to 30. 



R. A BURNETT & CO., 



June 28. 163 80. Water St, Chicago, Ills . 



BUFFALO. N. Y.-There is no demand for 

 honey at this time of the year ; except for a lim- 

 ited quality of strictly fancy, at 10 to 11 cents; 

 commoner grades are dull at 8 to five cents ac- 

 cording to color, condition, ote. Of course, any 

 and every grade can be sold for what it will 

 bring. Extracted ranges from 4 to 6 cents, as 

 to quality. Beeswax from 20 to 26 cents. We 

 would like some beeswax. 



BATTERSON & CO.. 



May 25. 167 & 169 Scott St.. Buffalo, N. Y. 



NEW YORK. -Trade in honey is fairly active. 

 Fancy white and buckwheat comb find quit* 

 ready sale with us. Trade in Southern and Cal- 

 ifornia extracted has been very good the past 

 few weeks. We quote as follows : Fancy white. 

 11 to 12 ; No. 1, white, 9 to 10; buckwheat, 6»^ to 

 7 ; extracted, California, water white, 6i^ ; (Cali- 

 fornia, white, 6; California, light amber, 5i^; 

 Southern extracted, 52i^ to 55 a gallon. New 

 York exiractod not in demand at present. Bees- 

 wax. 271^ to 28'vi. Write for 8hii)ping instruc- 

 tions. FRANCIS H. LEGGETT & (^O., 

 May 6. W.Broadway, Franklin & Varick Sts. 



