1921 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



205 



Crop and Market Report 



Compiled b^ M. G. Dadant 



CONDITION OF BEES 



Bees came through the winter with very little loss, but 

 the warm weather resulted in a maximum use of stores, 

 with a result that many colonies arc now running very 

 short of food. In fact, we believe that the losses from 

 starvation this spring have more than equalled the loss 

 during the winter. Such bees as have plenty of stores 

 are more populous than usual at this time of year, and if 

 kept provided until crop time, should be in the best of 

 condition to take advantage of the flow. 



HONEY FLORA 



California reports copious rains, and the outlook for 

 the early flows was never better. Lack of moisture led 

 to pessimism in the clover regions, but plentiful rains 

 lately have tended to counterbalance the lack of earlier 

 snows. In many localities the prospects are now very 

 favorable for an average flow from the clovers. Condi- 

 tions seem to be as last year, spots with much clover, and 

 spots with little. 



The late freezes have damaged to a large extent all the 

 early blooming trees, such as the fruit trees. However, 

 very little surplus nectar is produced from these. But it 

 will mean more liberal feeding to offset the short and 

 light flows from these sources. In Texas the damage has 

 been considerable, and prospects are not as flattering as 

 earlier. In the balance of the South conditions seem good. 

 HONEY AND PRICES 



Prices of honey still remain low. In fact it seems as if 

 they might have reached their low point, except for the 



fact that there are still producers anxious to sell, while 

 buyers are scarce. Foreign honey prices are about at a 

 minimum. They have reached a point where they can 

 profitably seek European markets to better advantage. 

 This is reflected in the export and import statement for 

 January, just issued. Thirty-six thousand pounds of 

 honey were imported, while 207,000 pounds were ex- 

 ported. 



The New York mai-ket is still flooded with foreign 

 honey, but the interior markets are gradually cleaning 

 up. Some dark foreign honeys have sold as low as 5c 

 per pound, while domestic amber has sold for 6c in car 

 lots, with white at from 7 to 10c in car lots. 



Comb honey is pi'actically off the market, with a slow 

 but steady call for it on the part of the consumer. Evi- 

 dently many will return to the production of comb, hoping 

 for a better demand than for extracted. 



With hopes of a larger duty on honey this summer, and 

 a gradual demand on the part of Europe, it is vei-y possi- 

 ble that conditions will improve materially in the honey 

 markets of this country. The optimistic are hoping for a 

 stabilization in the fall at 10 to 12 cents for white honey 

 in car lots. 



Sugar conditions are not reassuring. Europe is rap- 

 idly regaining normal production, and sugar stocks in 

 those countries are much higher than at any time since 

 the war. 



The last news is that much fruit is killed. This will 

 increase the demand for honey. 



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