GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



315 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa Hoiu'v Oofemleil. .•a.'i|H.. 



Apis Doi-sata' .■W9| H. . 



Beds. Clearinu off .S4fil H - 



Bees and Gi-apes. Calirornia.S£<,l<M 



Bee escapo-i .S26 11 m 



Bee-keei>lnif. StaitlUK ln....."B2 .1.- 



BeiryiAnioi-s ...f. 347|I.'i 



Black Bees Pi cfened StT, Na 



Borers in Trees 347 [ N ■ ■ 



(.'aires for Loiitr Distances. ..XMiN" 

 Combs ill Wired Frames ...SMl'.i 



Entrances, Deep 337 I'c: 



FancvComli Honev S»4lPc 



Flat fea :tl7 gii 



Foiindnt b'l, \. ■■• . K'v I, .':'ji Sm, 



Fonndiit. 1,1 S:,l 



Foundati' i , I . i - s.-l 



FoundiU !■ ii :.i I- 11. ■ . \ Ik III. i:' Si|i 



FI■anle^. Ku.i-i-u. ui^; .-.. Su 



Frames. Ciatiiit; oH :«S:\ ■■■ 



Frame. Boomhower Xa\ \ 1 1 



History Repeating Itself ... .340 \\. 

 Hive, ftoomhower xa'w I 



, I'. ...:i;i7 



[;i '.I i.:.Mi'i,„lV'-:WI 



I I 1 . k,. i.Uiim:ti2 



I liciende'ii.'.'..3.'«) 



. <<■ I. IK' xm 



II, III. i.ut xn 



11. I Swarming. ..337 

 -.. 1 iMoof 322 



(■..ml. HV>ney.;!!!!;S29 



..■lu.icil 340 



347 



" Oregon SSR 



Discussed 32.5 



.indBuprs :!46 



^.'l iK.f Eaten 346 



!.■- UiMtii .^•io 



Mm 327 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



('LEVF,L.\ND.— Honey.— Fancy white, 11@13; No. 1 

 white, 9@]0; fancy amber, 8@ii; white extracted, 5 

 @6; beeswax, 23@2.5. Honey moving very slowly, 

 even at low prices. A. B. Willi.\ms & Co.. 



April 19. 80-82 Broadway. Cleveland, O. 



Milwaukee.— Honej/.— Fancy white, 13@li; No. 1 

 white, 11@12; fancy amber, .s@10; No. 1 amber, 8@9; 

 white extracted. "6@7; amber, .5@5!4: dark, 4@.5; 

 beeswax, 25@26. This weeli there has existed a fair 

 demand for honey of all grades, both extracted and 

 comb. And demands for fancy comb honey exceed 

 the supply, while medium and lower grades are hard 

 to move. Now, this is a stiong argument for apia- 

 rists to remember; and aim at putting everything 

 possible on the fancy list and grade, and good re- 

 sults will follow. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



April 17. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Boston. — Honey. — Fancy white, 13; No. 1. 11® 

 12; white extracted. 7®8; amber. 6; beeswax, 25@26. 

 As warm weather approaches, the demand for honey 

 drops oflf; but there is still a fair demand for best 

 1-lb. sections in cartons. Beeswax wanted. 



E. E. Blake & Co , 



April 17. 67 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Chicago.— Honey.— Fancy white, 12; No. 1, white, 

 10®11: fancy amber, 9@10; No. 1 amber. 7; fancy 

 dark. 7@8; No. 1 dark, 7; white extracted. 5@7; am- 

 ber. .5@6; dark, mi%: beeswax, 26@37. The market 

 is bare of the best grades of white comb honey. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



April IT. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Columbus— Hon«y.— Fancy white, 12@12'/2; No. 1 

 white. 11; fancy dark, 8. While arrivals of white 

 comb are light, the demand corresponds; would not 

 advise any shipments without making direct in- 

 quii J'. The Colu.mbus Com. & STf)RAGE Co. 



Apr. 21. 409-413 N. High St , Columbus, O. 



Albany.— Honey.— Fancy white, 10@12; fancy am- 

 ber, 7@8: fancy dark, 6. There is some little de- 

 mand for both clover and buckwheat comb honey, 

 but most of the stock on our market is candied, and 

 on that account hard to sell. No demand for ex- 

 tracted. Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



April 20. Albany, N.Y. 



Cincinnati.— Honey. — No. 1 white, 12@14; No. 1 

 amber. 10®12; white extracted, 6®6; amber, 4@.5; 

 dark, 3H@4; beeswax, 22@2.5. Demand slow for all 

 kinds of honey. Demand fair for beeswax. 



Chas F. Muth & Son, 



AprillQ. Cincinnati, O. 



St. Louis.— Honey.— Fancy white, 12'i@13; No. 1 

 white, lli4@12; fancy amber, 10'/2®11; No. 1 amber, 

 9; fancy dark, 8; No. 1 dark. 7; white extra<'ted, in 

 bbls., .5H : in cans, 7; amber, in bbls., .5; in cans, 0Y2: 

 dark, 4@4K; beeswax, 24@3.5. Stocks of honey well 

 reduced. Good demand for choice stock both comb 

 and extracted. Westcott Commission Co., 



April 19. 213 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. 



New Vork.— Honei/.— Fancy white, 11; No. 1 

 white, 10; fancy amber, 9; No. 1 amber. 8; fancy 

 dark, «; white extracted. HOtrtV, • amber. 4®4!4 ; dark, 

 no sale; hefswax, 2«(a)-'7. We have no changes In 

 prices to ri'port. Stooks are pretty well cleaned up, 

 very little left of any kind. We ha\e yet some de- 

 mand for comb honey, and are selling some light 

 along. We expect new crop of Southein latter part 

 of next month, and judging from reports we receiv- 

 ed the South will have a good crop. 



Hildhkth Bros. & Seoelken, 



April 19. 120 i:.';.' W. Broadway, New York. 



Philadelphia.— Ho?iey. — White extracted, .5@6; 

 amber, 4®'); dark, 3H®4: beeswax, 26. No comb 

 honey in our market, except odd lots broken down, 

 no call whatever. Wm. A.Selzer, 



Apr. 19. 10 Vine St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Kansas City.— Honey.— No. 1 white, 12@13; fancy 

 amber, 11®12; No. 1 amber, 10@11; fancy dark,9®10; 

 No. 1 dark, 8@9; white extracted, 5; amber, 4'/i; 

 beeswax, 2.5. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



April 19. 423 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo. 



Minneapolis.— Honey.— Fancy white, 12@13; No. 

 1 white, 10@12; fancy amber, 9@10; No. 1 amber, 8® 

 9; fancy dark, 7@8: No. 1 dark, 6®7; white extract- 

 ed, 6@7; anber, 5®8; dark, 4@5; beeswax, 22®25. 

 Market remains unchanged for both extracted and 

 comb. S. H. Hall & Co., 



April 19. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Detroit. — Honey.— Fancy white, 10®11; No. 1 

 white, 9®10; fancy amber, 8@9; No. 1 amber, 7@8; 

 fancy dark, 7; white extracted, 5@6; amber, 4@6; 

 dark, 4; beeswax, 2.5@26. There is barely any sale 

 for comb honey. Extracted, fair demand at a tend- 

 ency to lower prices. M. H. Hunt, 



April 20. Bell Branch, Mich, 



For Sale.— $25.00 for one ,500-lb. barrel of A No. 1 

 linn extracted honey, F. O. B. cars here; or 5V4c in 

 packages of 60 lbs. each. J. B. Murray, Ada, O. 



Do You Use 



INK? 



Send jour ad- 

 dress, with 6 

 cents, to the 

 They will mail you 

 when put 



Handy Hfg. Co., Detroit, Hich. 



one package of Handy Crystals that wil 

 with lukewarm soft water, instantaneously dissolve 

 and make one-half pint of blue-black ink, worth 50 

 cts. Warranted not to fade, or thicken in the bottle. 



FOR SALE. In 8-f rams Dove- 

 tailed hives, queens from im- 

 ported mothers. Price $3.00 

 to $4.00 per colony. 

 EDW. SJVIITH. Carpenter, III. 



rTIP <sAf P The Great French Strawberry, 

 pUK OALC. "LOUIS GAUTHIER." 



The only large fruiting kind that bears on young 

 runners. Old plant fruits in .Tune, making runners 

 which fruit in September. Write for particulars. 

 ARTHUR T. GOLDSBOROUQH, 



West Washington, D. C. 



BEES 



By mail, in July and 

 August. 60 cts. each. 



Tested 

 Italian 

 Queens } J. C. Wheeler, Piano, III. 



Southern Cow=Peas. 



One hundred bushels of the speckled or Whippoor- 

 will variety, which is the earliest and best for gen- 

 eral cultivation, will be delivered f. o. b. at $1..50 per 

 bushel. W. H. GREER. 



Box 16, Paris, Tenn. 



For Sale.== Bees and Queens. 



Queens. $1.00. Bees by the pound, fl.OO. Nuclei, 

 two frames, with ijueen. $2.5(1; one frame, $2.00 



Also Barred and White P. Kocks, Silvei' Laced 

 Wvandottes. Eggs for sitting, at fl.OO for 15. 



MRS. A. A. SinPSON, Swarts, Greene Co., Pa. 

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