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GLEANINGS IN J3EE CULTURE. 



May 



gcmij ^durgn. 



Undertliishead will be inserted, free of charg-e, tiie names of 

 allthose having honey to eell, as well as those wanting to buy. 

 Please mention how much, what kind, and prices, as far as pos- 

 sible. As a general thing, I would not advise you to send your 

 honey away to be sold on commission. If near home. w"here 

 you can look after it. it is often a very good way. By all means, 

 develop your home market. For 25 cents we can furnish little 

 boards to hang up in your dooryara, with the words, " Honey 

 for Sale, " neatly painted. If wanted by mail. 10 cents extra for 

 -postage. Boards saying * ' Bees and Queens for Sale, ' ' same 

 pcice. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 New Yokk— Honey.— We have had a good de- 

 mand for comb honey in 1 and 2 lb. sections the past 

 thn-e weeks. We tind throughout the past season 

 that the demand for lib. sections has been greater 

 than for the 2-lb. At present our market is well 

 supplied with 21b. sections of comb honey, while 

 the same is entirely out of lib. sections. This goes 

 to show that the lib. sections are exceeding the 2- 

 ib. in sales. This we think is worthy ot bee-keepers' 

 consideration. While we do not advise bee-keepers 

 using the 3-lb. frames to make an entire change to 

 1-lb., we do believe it would be advisable for them 

 to produce more of the 1-lbs , so as to meet the in- 

 creasing demand for this size package. We quote as 

 follows: 



Fancy white-clover in 1-lb. sect's, Ifi ®17 



Fair to good " " " " 13 @14 



Fancy white-clover in 2-lb. sect's, 14 @15 



Fair to good " " " " 12 @14 



Fancy buckwheat "1-lb. " 13 @14 



Fancy " "3-lb. " 13 @13 



Ext'd honey, best white-clover, in kegs or 



small bbls., 8 @ 9 

 " " " buckwheat, " " 8^ 



Becsivax is scarce, and st'lls readily at 35 to 37c. 



MCCaUL & HiLDRETH. 



Apr. 33, 1884. 34 Hudson St., Cor. Duane, N. Y. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— Our honey market continues 

 very dull, and we think will continue so until the 

 new honey crop commences to come to market. Ex- 

 tracted honev in barrels and half-barrels is worth 

 from 61/4 to 7c for a choice article in liquid state. 

 Candied or low-grade honey, 6 to 6'/ic in a retail way. 

 No round lots could be sold, e.xcept at lower prices. 

 There is very little choice comb h"ney in the market. 

 It is worth in good order 14 to 15c: white clover, IS 

 to 30c at retail. No trouble to sell fancy white clover. 



Bees it'ax. —Stock of beeswax small: not much ar- 

 riving, and demand fallinsr otf. Quote prim'=' vellow 

 at 35(3. W. T. Anderson & Co . 



April 34, 1884. 104 N. Third St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Milwaukee.— Ho/ify.— The demand for honey in 

 this market is only moderate, and prices fairly sus- 

 tained, and the stock of choice comb gradually be- 

 ing brought low. Choice 1-lh. sections, 15@16c; 

 choice 2-lb. sections, l-l®15c. Extracted, white, in 

 kegs, 8%@9c; extracted, white, in tin, 9@10c; ex- 

 tracted, colored, in pails, 8@9c. 



Beeswax wanted at 3n@33c. A. V. Bishop. 



April 31, 1884. 81 & 83 Detroit St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Cleveland.— Ho?iey.— There is no change in honey 

 market. Best lib. white continue to move off most 

 readily at 18c., the 3-lbs. move more slowly at 16@17, 

 and second quality is not in demand. Extracted, no 

 sale. Beeswax wanted at 35c, but no supply. 



A. C. Kendel, 



Apr. S3, 1881. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. 



NOTES FROM THE BRIGHT-BAND APIARY. 



FrRIENDS:— The last time I appeared under the 

 I above head was more than a year ago, at 

 ^ which time, as some will remember, I laid 

 much stress upon the superiority of my queens. 

 Well, now for the result: Quite a number of queens 

 were sold, and the next season (which was last sum- 

 mer) still a greater number were sold; in fact, I had 

 orders for more than 1 could raise; consequently I 

 have removed from my old place (Greenville, Tenn.). 

 to this place, that 1 might raise earlier queens, and 

 have facilities for raising a greater number of 

 queens. I can now command 500 colonies in the 

 qufen business, if necessary. My intention is to 

 produce queens not excelled by any. Price, untest- 

 ed, but laying, in April, SI. 40 each; in May. $1.35 

 each; 90 cents each the rest of the summer. Tested 

 queens, in May, §13.00; the rest of summer, fl.75. 

 Tbe above are from imported Italian queens; 

 queens bred from Kingsley's improved bees, same 

 price. Kingsley's improved bee is simply a cross be- 

 tween the Cyprian, Italian, and Holy-Land bees; and 

 in reality they are ahead of any race, both for color 

 and honey-gathering propensities. Sample live 

 workers sent for 3c to pay postage. 



All orders promptly attended to; safe arrival 

 guaranteed; full directions sent with each queen. 

 Address CHA^. KINGSLEY, 



6-14bd Benton, Bossier Par., La. 



75 STANDS OF ITALIAN BEES FOR SALE. 



Prices, 15.50 each, with 10 combs below and above; 

 without upper story, $4 5U. Frames 17J4x9i8- Nice 

 combs — little drone. Bees bred with care from im- 

 portd and choice homebred queens. Reasons for 

 selling, have other business. Must be sold by June 

 1, 1884. Safe arrival by express guaranteed. 



C, KENDIG. 



7-9d. Naperville, DuPage Co., 111. 



J.P.Moore, 



Morgan, Pendleton Co., K>j., 



has again succeeded in wintering all his bees, and is 

 better prepared than ever to furnish nuclei and full 

 colonies. He keeps none but Italians: and, that he 

 has a hardy strain, is proved by the fact that he has 

 never had a colony to fail to stand our severest win- 

 ters. He will sell full colonies, Italians, during 

 May, in 2 story Simplicity hive, on 9 L. frames, at 

 only?" 00 per colony; hybridi, 5^6.00. For full par- 

 ticulars, and price of nuclei, queens, etc., send for 

 circular. 9d 



PRICE THEM YOURSELF, 



And send to mn for hybrids by the pound in May 

 and June. Will till the order, or return the money. 

 9d M. L. WILLIAMS, Vanceburg, Ky. 



CHHF HIVES cjjip 



I manufacture voy hives (Root pattern) from first 

 common lumber, in a finished and workmanlike 

 manner. Send $3..50 for sample hive with frames. 

 They are neatly painted and lettered. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Send for price list of comb foundation 

 and Apiarian Supplies. 



CHiOAGO.—Honej/.— Honey is sold in a small way 

 nowadays, package at a time. Prices are easy; 10(^ 

 16c is the range on comb honey. Extracted is not 

 meeting with anv demand; have never known the 

 demand to be so light; 7@8c is tbe range. Beeswax 

 scarce at 30(®37c. R. A. Burnett, 



Apr. 23, 1884. 161 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



9 lid 



STERLING, WHITESIDE CO.. ILL. 



SMr. J. B. SiiERRiCK, one 

 of the 



Detroit.— Honey.— There is but little change in 

 the honey market since last reports, if anything, 

 the demand is even les? sinca the advent of warm 

 weather. A good article is offered at 16@l9e,with 

 but few buyers. 

 Beeswax scarce at 35c. A. B. Weed, 



April 36, 1884. Detroit, Mich. 



KTO RKF.- 

 •fTi'm -F* r.5 t-I ia of the oldest bee-keepers 

 in Ceiurnl llliuuis, is totally disabled by long-con- 

 tinued sickness. I am trying to close up his busi- 

 ness with as little loss as possible. If any of the 

 friends want Langstroth combs, second-hand hives, 

 or a honev-extractor, I can furnisn them, and all the 

 proceeds will go to him. E. A. GASTM AN, 



9 Decatur, Macon Co., 111. 



UNPARALLELED OFFER.— Warranted Italian 

 queens onlv $1,00. Addregs S. F, REED. North 

 Dorchester, N. H. 7-13d. 



