uly 17, 1902. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



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colonics, and llie othiir liiiil IHI; llicy siiici 

 UiDi'H was not a pminil of siirpliiH or now 

 lioiKiy in « lilvd. My Ih'us were llie snnie. 



We lost while anil all otlier Itinils of clover 

 liiKt year and throUK'li tiii' winter. There is 

 very little elover, and witli so much oolii 

 w<Mitli(!r and rain it is no ^ood. 



Our iiees, in this section, are swarming to 

 heat everylliinj,'. I had several swarms the 

 lirst part of .lime, with not over a halt-pound 

 oi honey in the hive. 



Hasswocal is lieavily loaded, Init we have so 

 litlle of it, as there are so many stave fac- 

 tories, excelsior mills, etc., that have cleared 

 it oir. We hope for enough' honey to carry 

 our bees throu;rli into the next season. 



(iraiit Co., Wis., .luno2". I.. (1. Hi.Aiii. 



May Get Fall Crop. 



The bees are not tloinj^ very much ffood 

 liere. I have had only one swurm up to date. 

 Hasswood was in bloom last week, but we 

 have had an old-frashioned -lune freshet of 

 three days' rain, and no prospects of clearing; 

 ul>very^OJn; this means lots of fall honey, 

 if the weather should prove favorable. 



White Co., Ind., .Iiine HO. A. Wohtman. 



Poorest Season So Far. 



This has been the poorest season for bees, so 

 far, that I ever experienced. My 34 colonies 

 came through the winter on the summer 

 stands without any loss, and were in fine con- 

 dition, but they are now almost destitute of 

 honey, and a very poor prospect of getting 

 any soon. H. G. Wtkoff. 



Warren Co., Iowa, .lune HO. 



Half as Much as Last Year. 



My first extracting, last year, was .June 2.5; 

 at this time there is very little honey above 

 the brood-uest, but the bees are very strong. 

 If the weather remains favorable we will get 

 at least one-half as much honey as last year, 

 which was 130 pounds per hive. Farther back 

 in the mountains the crop will be very nearly 

 as good as last year, or, in other words, about 

 one-half of the county will produce little or 

 no honey, while the other half will get a full 

 crop for an ordinary year. 



L. C. NORTHRUP. 



San Diego Co., Calif., June 24. 



Honey Outlook Very Poof. 



The weather has been cold, rainy and 

 cloudy for a month. Colonies that did not 

 have much honey and a prolific queen over- 

 flowing with bees must be fed. I have fed 6 

 colonies during the last week that did not 

 hafe an ounce of honey — something I have 

 not done since I have kept bees. 



Blossoms of white and red clover have no 



bees on them. The outlook is very poor, 



though basswood buds are plentiful, and will 



be opened soon, if we have a few warm days. 



N. A. Kluck. 



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MAkKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, July 7.— The honey market may be 

 said to be on a vacation so far an actual busi- 

 ness is concerned. Should the harvest of l'X)2 

 be practically a failure there will be no dearth 

 of extracted honey, as there is more of it in 

 storage than we biive ever known at this season 

 of the year. If the consumers are not too 

 greatly impressed with the idea that the honey 

 harvest is a failure this season it may be worked 

 off at an advance in price. Heeswax is lower, 

 jet sells well at 30 cents per pound. 



K. A. Udrnbtt a Co. 



Kansas Citv, July 5— .Some new comb honey 

 has arrived. We quote: New, UrijlSc; old, 

 12tol3c. Kxtracted, white. ()(ai,<4c; amber, S(a6c. 

 Beeswax, 25(*30c. C. C. Cle.mo.ns & Co. 



Cincinnati, March 6.— The market in ex- 

 tracted honey is good with prices lower. Am- 

 ber, for manufacturing purposes, brings from 

 S'4®biic: better grades fromTtoSc. Fancy comb 

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

 any price. Beeswax strong at 2~(ai30c. 



The Fred W. Muth Co. 



Albany, N. Y., July 10.— Honey market not 

 opened yet for this season, but we look for de- 

 mand to begin in a couple weeks. No old crop 

 in the way. E.xpect good demand and good 

 prices for new crop, which is very light in this 

 vicinity. H. R. V7rioht. 



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

 15c; No. t, 13@14c; dark and amber, n'§12c. 

 Extracted, white, 6}4(a7c; dark and amber, 

 S(al6c. Beeswax, 2''@30c. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



New York, July 7.— There is some fair de- 

 mand for comb honey at 14c for strictly fancy 

 white; 12(a)13c for No. 1, and lOCgtUc for amber. 

 Extracted quiet at unchanging prices. Bees- 

 wax dull and declining at 29c. 



HlLDRBTH & SBOBLKBII. 



Cincinnati, July ?.— The shipments and of- 

 fers on new comb honey are so little, besides 

 the predictions for the yield of honey so uncer- 

 tain, that I can give no figure for prices. Ex- 

 tracted is celling for the same price— Amber, in 

 barrels, 5@S)<c; alfalfa, 6(ai.Jic; white clover, 

 u^c. Beeswax, 2Sc in cash. 



C. H. W. Webbr. 



San Francisco, July 1.— White comb, lOO 

 12 cents; amber, 7@10c; dark, 6@7 cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, S@— ; light amber, 4X@— ; 

 amber, 4@ — , Beeswax, good to choice, lieht, 

 27(a29c; dark, 2S@2(jc. 



While offerings are light of both comb and 

 extracted, buyers are not numerous at extreme 

 current rates, nor do they show disposition to 

 operate in a wholesale way at prices now gen- 

 erall.v asked. Most dealers are doing little else 

 at present than awaiting developments, and 

 producers, as a rule, are not crowding honey to 

 sale. 



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