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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



No. Colonies Colonies lbs. Honey lbs. Honey 



Reports Repoited Reported Produced Reporttd 



Received. Spring 1911. Spring 1912. 1911. for 1912. 



Alabama 3 981 981 75,100 45,975 



Arizona 3 1,495 1,482 137,400 109,800 



Arkansas 2 105 180 4.400 900 



California 19 5,548 6,205 416,940 221,400 



Canada 5 298 394 17,100 20,850 



Colorado 1 75 100 7,000 6,000 



Idaho 6 717 715 80,620 73,200 



Illinois 22 1,526 968 27,819 38,931 



Indiana 8 507 419 19,230 30,450 



Iowa 21 1,249 1,098 49,673 76,200 



Massachuselts 2 90 108 26 I.IOU 



Maryland 2 110 101 1,200 2,550 



Michigan 59 4,774 4,524 221,885 242,705 



Minnesota 19 1,138 876 42,355 54,500 



Missouri 10 656 388 10,660 28,385 



Montana 2 65 120 4,500 11,000 



Nebraska 3 142 126 6,200 7,250 



New Jersey 5 142 143 2,320 7,375 



New Mexico 3 508 409 37,000 7,400 



New York 28 3,650 3,931 154.300 19((,75() 



North Carolina .... 3 115 175 7,500 11,000 



Nevada 2 390 419 12,000 15,600 



Ohio 12 492 365 10,715 20,100 



Oklahoma 3 73 65 1,30^9 4,000 



Oregon 2 490 570 22,000 40,000 



Pennsylvania 18 1,075 1,076 48,279 66,525 



South" Dakota 1 31 39 2,000 1,800 



Tennessee 3 147 134 3,000 7,740 



Texas 6 1,411 1,832 58,610 28,045 



Utah 4 880 1,184 24,650 38,000 



Vermont 5 977 972 7,900 31,300 



Virginia 1 100 43 2,000 



Washington 1 49 80 3,000 4,500 



West Virginia 2 170 153 4,000 6,800 



Wisconsin 42 3,001 2,750 109,270 139,360 



Wyoming 1 17 15 3,250 8,000 



This report, while not anywhere near as complete as I would 

 like to have it, will yet give you an idea of the crop for this year. 

 Had a larg-e per cent of the bee-keepers reported, a much more 

 accurate summary could be g-iven. Many reports could not be used 

 as they lacked part of the figures. 



You must remember that the last year was an exceedingly poor 

 year in the clover belt and, while this year's crop is much better, 

 it is not what could be called a heavy crop in the total. Besides, 

 the local demand should be much heavier, as the inexperienced bee- 

 keeper, the one who influences the local prices, was the one who 

 lost heaviest in bees last winter. This will keep much honey from 

 the distant markets and will have its efifect on prices. Through 

 Michigan at least, buyers are picking up comb honey at from 16' 

 cents to 18 cents, and extracted at 9 cents to 10 cents, f. o. b. pro- 

 ducer's station. Some lots have been sold lower than this, 1:)ut it 

 was earlier in the season before the demand was fully known. 



