May 29, 1902. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



351 



tho hidoor ineLliod, cvon lioro, will bo riioru 

 economical in llic c<>tiBiiini)tion of stores, anti 

 ^Ivo lis stroti^er colonifs {ov the lioricy-liow. 

 I may c'liaii^jo my iiiiiul; but that Is tin; way 

 the Bti'aws rouiut alH>ul Medina blow jusL now. 

 — Kditok.J— Stiay Straw in(il«anin(,'8 in Boe- 

 Culture. 



Box-Hives. 



These are rule<l out by all advanced bee- 

 keepers in this country. But it must not be 

 forifotteri that tlii!advantai,'e of movable-comb 

 hives is all on tin* sule of the bee-keeper, and 

 if no advantatre is to be taken of the movable 

 feature — in other words, if the movable combs 

 are never to be moved, then it may be tho 

 better plan to use box-hives. Writing in the 

 American Hee-Kecper upon the subject of 

 sprinjj; dwindliiif;, W. W. McNeal says: 



The movable-comb bee-hive, while it;;reatly 

 facilitates work in the apiary, compromises 

 in a lar^e measure the natural i)rotection of 

 the bo.x-hive t<) the bees. This must be con- 

 ceded, since bees in box-hives nearly always 

 pass this critical season of the year more suc- 

 cessfully than do those in frame hives. 



You may say it is because colonies in the 

 larger box-hives usually have more and better 

 stores; that l.iy reason of the }?ood, ripe sealed 

 honey the bees winter better, and they are 

 stronger than if compelled to feed upon honey 

 that was sathered late in the fall. This is all 

 very true, and one of the essentials in the 

 prevention of sprinfj dwindling. But the nat- 

 ural advantages of the box-hive is seen further 

 in the fact of the combs being attached to the 

 cover-board, thus dividing the spaces between 

 the combs into so many little rooms. The 

 bees are enabled to regulate the heat of the 

 cluster earlier in the season, for it is held 

 right where it is needed. And by the time 

 the bees can Hy actively in the spring, there 

 are a large number of young bees ready for 

 duty. 



In frame hives the air circulates freely all 

 around the combs, and unless the hive has 

 abundant protection from the cold, the actual 

 comb-space within the clusters that is suffi- 

 ciently warm for brood-rearing is so small 

 that the colony barely holds its own till the 

 arrival of settled warm weather. The old 

 bees wear themselves out from exposure in a 

 vain attempt to carry on brood-rearing. 

 With the air circulating freely throughout 

 every part of the hive, and a loose cover- 

 board permitting the escape of warm air, the 

 conditions are about as adverse as they 

 could be. 



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Retail— Wholesale— Jobbing. 



I use a PROCESS that produces EVERY 

 ESSENTIAL necessary to make it the BEST 

 and MOST desirable in all respects. My PRO- 

 CESS and AUTOMATIC MACHINES are my 

 own inventions, which enable me to SELL 

 FOUNDATION and 



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at prices that are the lowest. Catalog giving 



Full Line of Supplies, 



with prices and samples, tree on application 

 BEESWAX WANTED. 



GUS, DITTMER, Augusta, Wis, 



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 when writing advertisers. 



Adel IjiieciisaiKi Bees 



The staiKlard siraidof yellow-banded bees. 

 All selectii-sted Oueens. Each, $l.ix». Ready 

 to mail June 1. Cai. free. 



HENRY ALLEY, 



22A41 WENMAM, MASS. 



Calif rkfni'a t 11 yon care to know of Its 

 Vi/aillUrillct : Fmite, Flowers, Climate 

 or ReBources, send for a sample copy of Cali- 

 ornia^s Favorite Paper — 



The Pacific Rural Press, 



The leading Horticultural and Agricultural 

 paper of the Pacific Coast. Published weeklj, 

 handsomely Illustrated, $2.00 per annum. Sam- 

 ple copy free. 



PACIFIC RURAL PRESS, 

 330 Market Street, - San Francisco, Cal. 



SWEET CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arrangements so that we can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by freight 

 or express, at the following prices, cash with 

 the order: 



5BS lOtt 2S11S soft 



Sweet Clover (white) $.75 $1.40 $3.25 $6.00 



Sweet Clover (yellow) 90 1.70 4.00 7.50 



Alsike Clover 100 l.SO 4.3S 8.00 



White Clover 1.00 1.90 4.S0 8.50 



Alfalfa Clover 80 1.40 3.25 6.00 



Prices subject to market changes. 



Single pound 5 cents more than the 5-pound 

 rate, and 10 cents extra for postage and sack. 



Add 25 cents to your order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight, or 10 cents per pound if 

 wanted by mail. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



144 & 146 Erie Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



FOR DECORATION DAY 



the Nickel Plate Road will sell tickets 

 at one fare for the round-trip within 

 a radius of 150 miles from starting- 

 point, on May 29th and 30th, with re- 

 turn limit of May 31st. When going 

 East, patronize the Nickel Plate Road. 

 Vestibuled sleepingf-cars on all trains 

 and excellent A la Carte dining-car 

 service. For detailed information ad- 

 dress John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 

 111 Adams Street, Chicago. 'Phone 

 Central 2057. 7— 22A1 



A Celluloid Queen-Bntton is a very 

 pretty thing: for a bee-keeper or honey-seller 

 to wear on his coat-lapel. It often serves to in- 

 troduce the subject of honey, 

 and frequently leads to a 

 sale. 



Note. — One reader writes: 

 *' I have every reason to be- 

 lieve that it would be a very 

 good idea forevery bee-keeper 

 to wear one [of the buttons] 

 as it will cause people to ask 

 questions about the busy bee, and many a con- 

 versation thus started would wind up with the 

 sale of more or less honey; at any rate it would 

 give the bee-keeper a superior opportunity to 

 enlighten many a person in regard to honey 

 and bees." , 



The picture shown herewith Is a reproduo- 

 ilon of a motto queen-button that we are fur- 

 nishing- to bee-keepers. It has a pin on the 

 underside to fasten it. 



Price, by mail, 6 cents; two for 10 cents; 

 or 6 for 25 cents. Send all orders to the office 

 of the American Bee Journal 



WE MUST MOVE. SO MUST THE BEE-HIVES. 



1000 St. Joe, best hive made, 8 fr. l^-story, and 200 10 fr. AT PRICE YOU WILL NEVER 

 DUPLICATE. Write and say how many you want. 



35 Dovetail, S fr. 2 story. Ideal Supers, $1.00 each. 



15 Dovetail, -S fr. 2 story, fcr extracting, $1 Oil each. 



40 Dovetail, .S fr. 1% story. Ideal Supers, 90c each. 



S Dovetail, 10 fr. 1% story. Ideal Supers. $1.00 each. 



25 Lewis' Champion Chaff Hives, at $1.35 each. 



Plenty of other goods iu stock. Special price on 10-frame St. Joe Supers. 



Act at once. No More .\t These Prices When These Akk <^one. No agents wanted, no 

 private checks taken, cash only goes. No delay in shipping. 



Uives crated in fives. First-class work. E. T. ABBOTT. ST. JOSEPH. MO. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, May 1''.— The market jh without 

 special chatitfti from thui prcvailmu' early in 

 the niontli, with perhapH teKs dointf than waH 

 noticed at that time, white comb buney HelU 

 in a small way at H'ojISc for fancy, if white 

 clover and basHwood; other IcindH at l2''aH3c; 

 ambers of all ((fades and flavors are dull at 

 MrijjlOc. Extracted unusually 'juiet with white 

 rang^in^ from t%0^%c\ ambers, ,-''i 5J4c; dark, 

 MtySc. ifeeswax still active at 32c. 



R. A. BuRiCETT Sl Co. 



Cincinnati, March 6.— The market in ex- 

 tracted honey i.s jjood with prices lower. Am- 

 ber^ for manufacturing- purposes, brings from 

 S%(<Pb%c: better grades fromT'^'Sc. Fancy comb 

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

 any price. Beeswax strong at 2~(cy30c, 



The Fred W. Muth Co. 



Albany, N.Y.,May 1.— Uoney market isdull. 

 Very little call now for any erade. Well cleaned 

 out of stock and season practically over. Some 

 comb honey is selling' at \-i''j 15c. Extracted, 

 6^6^c. Beeswax, good demand, 30fa.3lc. 



H.R. Wright. 



Boston, March 20.— The demand for comb 

 honey remains (rood. Market ranges as fol- 

 lows: Fancy white, in cartons, 15(a*i6c; A No. 

 1, 14f(til5c; No. 1, 13(^14c; honey in plass-front 

 cases about one cent less. Extracted, Califor- 

 nia light amber, 7@7Kc: Florida honey, in bar- 

 rels, 6@6S4c. Blakb, Scott A LfSB, 



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

 15c; No. 1, 13faji4c; dark" and amber, Ilfai2c. 

 Extracted, white, 6J^(g.7c; dark and amber, 

 5Ca!6c. Beeswax, 2'>(3>30c. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



Cincinnati, May 8.— As the warm weather 

 set iu, the demand lor comb honey is as g-ood 

 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 

 steidy sales. Amter is sold in barrel lots for 

 S@554c: water-white alfalfa, sells from 6(a+6J^c, 

 and white clover bringrs from 6M@"c. Beeswax 

 scarce and brings 30(a3lc. C. H. W. Wkbeb. 



New York, May 19.— There is a limited de- 

 mand for comb honey and prices rang-e as fol- 

 lows: Fancy white, i4c; No. 1, white, 13c; am- 

 ber, ll@12c; no buckwheat or dark on the 

 market and no more demand for any. Market 

 on extracted remains very inactive. Plenty of 

 supply with only fair demand. We quote: 

 white, 55^frt5'4c: light amber, S(g}5%c; southern, 

 in barrels, 50fai55c gallon. Beeswax firm at from 

 30@32c pound, according^ to quality. 



HiLDRETH & SeOELKBIV. 



San Francisco, May 14.— White comb, 10@ 

 12)^ cents; amber, 7@10c; dark, b<^7 cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5@— ; li^ht amber, 4H@ — ; 

 amber, 4@ — . Beeswax, g-ood to choice, light, 

 26(aiiSc; dark, 24@25c. 



Spot stocks are not of heavy volume. but there 

 is more offering than can be accommodated 

 with prompt custom at full current rates. Bus- 

 iness now doing is mostly of a light jobbing 

 character on local account. 



WANTED! 



Honev and Beeswax. Mail sample and state 

 price 'delivered Cincinnati. C. H. W. WEBER, 

 214o 214.S Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 21Atf .Mention the American Bee Journal. 



vHCtr MUntT and easy to make 

 if you work for us. We will start you in 

 'lousiness and furnish the capital. *Work 

 jliijrht and easy. Send 10 cents for full 

 'liiie of samples and particulars. 



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