May 



1902. 



AMERICAN BEE JOUFN.\L 



335 



abuiiiliiiu'e of stores than tlieyilo if lliey liir.^- 

 Imrcly enough to carry iheiii iliroiicli. 



It Muiy not be consldereil ns eeonomical 

 nianaKi'iiieiit to pive foloules iiiiu'li inoru 

 lioncy for winter than will siillU-c llnMri till 

 fruU'l'liMjni, IVrlmps it is not in some pliicrs, 

 but it certainly is tlic best plan here, and col- 

 onies so supplied are ready for the supers 

 rtret, and produce as tine a jrrade of white 

 comb honey as can be desired. The dark 

 honey, which may be In the combs below, 

 never seems to Ije carried into tlie supers, so 

 that feature is no bugbear.— .\UTiiiit C. 

 Mii.i.EH, in the American Bee-Keeper. 



Swarms With Clipped Queens. 



li. M. Doolittle directs, in Cileaninjis in Hee- 

 Culture, to let the queen when found run up 

 into a cai.ce, then let '.'0 to .50 of the bees enter 

 the cage with her as they rush out of the 

 hive, and then continues: 



" As soon as you have secured the c|Ueen, 

 lay the case down in front of the hive, when 

 you will move the old hive back, and put in 

 its place the one which the swarm is to 

 occupy, when the caj;e with the queen is to 

 be laid near the entrauce. Place the old hive 

 where you wish it to stand, or move it up 

 beside the new one at right angles, n In Hed- 

 dou, as you prefer. Have, iu a convenient 

 place, two sheets, one of which is to lie jilaced 

 on each of the hives on either side nearest the 

 one now awaiting the swarm, so that they can 

 be spread over them should the swarm at- 

 tempt to enter these hives upou returning, 

 which they very rarely will do if only one 

 swarm is in the air at once, and if the caged 

 (jueen and the bees with her is left at the en- 

 trance of the new hive. When about two- 

 thirds of the bees have returned and entered 

 the new hive, pull the stopper out from the 

 cage, which liberates the queen, when all run 

 into the hive, the whole swarm will some- 

 times take wing again, and this is the reason 

 that we wiiit about giving her her liberty till 

 at least two-thirds are settled in the hive. If 

 several swarms come out together, more 

 sheets are needed, so that, if more than the 

 right proi)Ortion of bees draw toward one of 

 the new hives placed on the old stands, a 

 sheet can be thrown over for a little until the 

 bees are drawing about alike to all." 



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And a\\ .tpiarinn Siiptillei 

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Does bloo«l icll in other stock ? (iivc 

 your bees a chance. Stock used for 

 breeding the queens offered — not from 

 a sport, but my pick out of an apiary 

 jrivinj^ last season an avera^^e yield as 

 follows : 

 Honey-Oat he rinK- 



102 lbs. extra, led and dS lbs. comb honey per 

 colony besides increase add stores for winter. 



Quality o( Comb-Honey Produced. 



"Man! It would dazzle you."— Wm. Envoy, 

 Ontario Government Inspector of Apiaries. 



Wintering Qualities. 



Up to the pii'seni (January 30j I never found 

 these bees to show the least indication of unrest 

 —always perfectly quiet. They are winterin(f 

 perfectly.— Frank T. Adams, Brantford, Can- 

 ada. 

 General Commendation. 



Out of those queens you sent me I have pro- 

 duced the best race or strain of bees I ever 

 owned. Remember that is saying' a lot, as I 

 have tried every breed imported in this country. 

 The bees winur belter, build up, and stand cold 

 chilly winds in spring better, and are more suit- 

 able than any bees I ever owned. For the sea- 

 son they gave me about double the honey the 

 pure Italians did. and more increase. Glad you 

 are g'oing^ into the tineen-business, and are going' 

 to join the ranks again. We are much In want 

 of a few men like you. C. W. Post, Ex-president 

 Ontario Bee-keepers' Association (owns 3t)5 col- 

 onies). 



S. T. Pettit, Canada^s most successful comb- 

 honey producer and bee-keeper, says: "The 

 blood in ray apiary is largely the progeny of 

 queens sent by you. and they are grand bees.*' 



Prices of Queens. 



Thev are dutv free to the United States. 

 Tested, $2.LiO each; $10.00 for t,\ $18 00 per dozen. 

 Untested until Julv 1,51.25 each; $7.00 for o; or 

 $12.00 per dozen. Same after July 1st, $1.00 each; 

 $5.50 for b; or $10 oo per dozen. Larger quanti- 

 ties, prices on application. Postage stamps 

 taken for fractions of a dollar. To be fair to 

 every one, no selei ted tested queens are offered. 

 Everyone has the same chance. The above 

 queens are bred from a careful selection of Ital- 

 ians and Carniolaus. Pure Italian and Carnio- 

 ian queens same price. Price of full colonies 

 on application. Orders booked as received, and 

 filled as quickly as possible. Order early. 



Address, R. F. HOLTERMANN. 

 Bow Park Co., Limited, Brantford, Ont., Canada 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



CHiCAfio, May 8.— The trade in boney of all 

 kinds iH liifht, esp«ciallj \h thiH true of comb, 

 the little trade Ibat exiHtniii fi>r the best (Trades. 

 Hasswood ranxea from M^^lSc; that having 

 more or less basswood, willow or other white 

 nectar. Ijc; oflf tf^raden of white, V*(a^\2c'. amber, 

 M(«>'ic. Extracted, white, SH'^'-c; amber, S''iS%c\ 

 some lots of new extracted offered, but no sales 

 have been made. Beeswax scarce at 32c. 



R. A. Burnett 3l Co. 



Cincinnati, March 6.— The market in ex- 

 tracted honey is (food with prices lower. Am- 

 ber^ for manufacturing purposes, briaffs from 

 S)i(qi6%c: better grades irornVn-Hc. Fancy comb 

 honey sells at 16c; lower grades hard to sell at 

 any price. Beeswax strong at 2Tf^30c. 



Thk Fkkd W. Muth Co. 



Albany, X.Y.,May 1.— Honey market is dull. 

 Very little call now lor any izrade. Well cleaned 

 out of stock and season practically over. Some 

 comb hone^- is selling at l-f-'l^c. Extracted, 

 6^0 o4c. Beeswax, good demand, -W'S 31c. 



H. R. Wright. 



Boston, March 2i>.— The demand for comb 

 honey remains good. Market ranges as fol- 

 lows: Fancy white, in cartons, 15'q»16c; A No. 

 1, 14@15c; No. 1, 13rgil4c; honey in glass-front 

 cases about one cent less. Extracted, Califor- 

 nia light amber, ~Ca,1)^c: Florida honev, in bar- 

 rels, <j&b%c. Blakb, Scott a L,&^ 



Detroit, Apr. 8.— Fancy white comb honey, 

 15c; No. 1, IjCaHc; dark and amber, Ufg,l2c 

 Extracted, while, b%(fylcx dark and amber, 

 5(s;6c. Beeswax. 29^30c. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



Cincinnati, May s.— As the warm weather 

 set in, the demand for comb honey is as good 

 as over. There are no settled prices; for what- 

 ever is left, prices are made to force sales. Ex- 

 tracted honey is in fair demand and finds 

 steady sales. Amter is sold in barrel lots for 

 S(g>S%c\ water-white alfalfa, sells from 6fS,6I4c, 

 and white clover brings from b^fSTc. Beeswax 

 scarce and brings 30''_( 31c. C. H. W. Weber. 



New York, Apr. 7.— Comb honey, last year's 

 crop, practically cleaned up, but as we wrote a 

 liltle while ago we had received new crop from 

 Cuba, and are now receiving new crop from the 

 South. Demand is fair at 14c for fancy white, 

 13c for No.l, 12c for No.2, and lOfS-llc foraraber. 



Extracted: The market is decidedly dull. 

 Very little demand, with large stocks on hand, 

 some of which no doubt will have to be carried 

 over, and indications point to a further decline 

 in prices. We quote: White, 6c; light amber, 

 5J^c; amber, 5c; Southern, 52Vs'tti5,Sc per gallon, 

 according to quality. Even these prices are 

 shaded in car lots. Beeswax, scarce and firm 



at 20«j 30c. HiLDRBTH <& SeOBLKBN. 



San Francisco, May T. — White comb, 10® 

 X2% cents; amber, 7@l0c; dark, 6@7 cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5(21— ; light amber, A^(Sy~~\ 

 amber, 4(® — . Beeswax, good to choice, light, 

 26fa28c; dark, 24'a25c. 



The market presents an easy tone, but there 

 are no reductions in -luotations. Holders of 

 last crop houey are desirous of effecting a clean- 

 up, and buyers are operating in same only to 

 cover most immediate needs. The new crop 

 will soon be on market, and whether it proves 

 large or small, the fact of it being near at hand 

 is unfavorably affecting the situation for spot 

 stocks. 



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1861 -ADEL QUEENS- 1902 



Adel bees the Standard strain. My \'^^2 Cat- 

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