1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Contents of this Number. 



Apis Dorsata 101 



Bees, Sex of 80 



Bees. Setting from Cellar 93 



Be 11 flower Honey 82 



Burr-eombs, DoJhttle < n 101 



Canteloupe, Rocky Ford 108 



Cat ton, Danzenhaker 100 



Cleats, Hand-hole 99 



Clipping, Advantages of 94 



Clover, Sweet, Defended 98 



Crisps. Honey-popcorn 101 



Cuba for Honey 82 



Dickel Theory. 87 



Exchanges, Improvements in 101 



Foundation, Drawn, Gillette on 88 



Foundation, New, Stachelhausen on 84 



Frames, wide, vs. Supers 96 



Grip 103 



He or She 80 



Hives, Large, Dadaut on 90 



Hives, Large. Getaz on 89 



Hives, Size of 97 



Honey-boards, Wood-zinc .._■.. 95 



Honey-leaflets Discussed 87, 102 



Jamaica Notes 86 



Mallow, N. J 93 



Onions, New 108 



Pavilion, Honey-popcorn 86 



Peddlers, Fraudulent Tree 107 



Pickings 78 



Question-box 98 



Rambler Amougthe Miners 91 



Roll of Honor 107 



Root Co. and Fixings 97 



Sections, Square vs. Tad 96 



Separators, Hyde-Scholl 95 



Separators to Tops of Sections 95 



Sex of Bees 80 



Snow over Entrances 91 



Spraying, Time for 106 



Sunshine vs. Germs 101 



Super, Danzenhaker li 



Tar for Borers 106 



Top-bars, Thickness of 97 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



New York. — Trade in comb honey, is quiet. 

 While there is no over-supply of white, buckwheat, 

 dark and mixed grades have been accumulating of 

 late and the market is well stocked. Concessions 

 have to be made in quantitv lots in order to move it. 



We quote fancy white, 12; No. 1 white, 10@11; am- 

 ber, 9; buckwheat and mixed, 7. Extracted is in 

 good demand. We quote white. 6 [ 4@7; amber, 6; dark, 

 5%@6; southern, in bbls., 60@65 per gal. Beeswax 

 quiet at 27@28. 



Hildreth Bros. & Segelken. 



Jan. 20 New York. 



New York. — Market well stocked with comb honey, 

 buckwheat and mixed especial y. Fancy white finds 

 a ready sale. Extracted of all kinds finds a ready de- 

 maud. We quote as follows: Fancy white, 12@13; fair 

 white, 10@U; amber, 9@10; buckwheat, d'Afal V 2 ; white 

 extracted, 6'/^ 'a 7; amber, 6(<it6%; dark, 5J4®6; Florida 

 white, 6%@,7^(; Florida light amber, 6@6J4. Other 

 grades of southern honey from 55@05 per gallon, ac- 

 cording to quality. Beeswax in goud demand at 26@ 

 27. Francis H. Lkggett & Co., 



Jan. 21. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Chicago. — There is no special change in prices, all 



frades of honey are selling well, and weather has 

 een favorable for shipping. Prices range as for 

 some time past, 13c being obtained for best white, and 

 11@12 for that which lacks in fancy requirements; ex- 

 tracted, 0@7 for white, 5@6 for amber and dark; bees- 

 wax, 27. R. A. Burnett & Co. 

 Jan. 20. 163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Philadelphia. — On account of the demand for ex- 

 tracted honey in the Hebrew trade, honey has advanc- 

 ed some since last quotations. Fancy comb, 16; No. 

 1, 14; amber, 11: dark extracted, 6; amber. 6J£; white, 

 7@8. Beeswax, 27. We are producers of honey — do 

 not handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



Jan. 20. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Columbus.— But little improvement to note in the 

 honey market ; trade well supplied and demand dull. 

 Pi ices are : Fancy white, 12J4 ; No 1, 10(5dl ; amber. 8 

 @9. 



The Columbus Commission & Storage Co., 



Jan. 19. 409-413 N. High St., Columbus. O. 



Detroit. — Honey market quiet since holidays. 

 Stock somewhat reduced with no change in prices. 

 Fancy white, 13; No. 1, 11 ^4 @ 12; fancy dark and 

 amber. 9m 1 1 ; extracted white, %(al; dark. 5@5J4. Bees- 

 wax, 25@26. M. H. Hunt, 



Jan. lit. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Albany.— Fair demand for honev; we quote No. 1 

 white comb, llrallH: No. 2, 9@10; Mixed amber and 

 buckwheat, 7(g8^: extracted, white, 7(a7!4; dark, 6@ 

 6'^. MacDougal & Co., 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Jan. 21 Albany, N. Y. 



Buffalo.— Fancy white, ll^rai2; No. 1 white, 11@ 

 \\%; faucv amber, 10(5j11 No. 1 amber, 9(S 10; fancy 

 dark, 8'<r8^: No. I dark. 7@8; extracted, white, 7@7 l A\ 

 amher. 6@7 ; dark, 5@6 Beeswax, 28@30 I never 

 knew honey to sell as slowly in January as it has this 

 year. W. C. Townsend. 



Jan. 20. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Kansas City. — We quote fancy white comb. 13: No. 

 1, 12; No. 1 amber, 11; dark, 10: extracted white, 6; 

 amber, 5; dark, A%. Beeswax, 25. 



C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Jan. 25. Kansas City, Mo. 



Cleveland. — We quote our honey market to-dav as 

 follows: Fancy white, J3'5)14: No. 1, 12@,12^; light 

 amber, 11; buckwheat, 8; extracted, white, 7; light 

 amber. 6. A. B. Williams & Co., 



Jan. 18. 80-82 Broadway, Cleveland. Ohio 



Springfield. — Fancv clover, 15; A No. 1, 14; No. 1, 

 13: buckwheat. 8@10. 

 Jan. 19. Perkins & Hatch, Springfield, Mass. 



For Sale. — Fancv white extracted alfalfa honey in 

 60-lb. cans at 7c per "lb.; in lots of 500 lbs. or more, 6J4c 

 per lb . f. o. b. cars Denver. Sample by mail 8c. 



Rauchfuss Bros," Eiyria, Colo. 



For Sale.— 3000 lbs. No. 1 white extracted honey at 

 7c, F. O. B. Jackson, Mich. Also a lot of white and 

 amber comb hotiev. W. D. Super. Jackson, Mich. 



Well, neighbors, what can I buy your honey at in lots 

 of one hundred pounds and up? What is it gathered 

 from ? What grade is it? and how is it put up? 



T. L. Shaffer, Lake View, O. 



Wanted.— Quantity lots of amber and white ex- 

 tracted honev. Send samples. B. Walker, 



No. 455 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, 111. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The 15th annual meeting of the Wisconsin State 

 Bee-keepers' Association will meet February 9 and 10 

 in Madison. Manv experienced bee-keepers will be 

 there. The following is a part of the program : 



" What to Do with Unfinished Sections," John Trim- 

 berger, Granton.- "Working an Apiarv for Comb 

 Honey W'ithout Increase," H. Lathrop, Browntown. 

 " Short Cuts in Extracting Honey." Frank Minnick, 

 Baraboo. "Handling and Shipping Extracted Hon- 

 ey." G. W. Wilson, Kickapoo. "Selling Honey," 

 G'ustave Gross, Milford. "Comb Foundation." Aug. 

 Weiss, Hortonville. " Advantage of Honey Exhibits," 

 Ed. Ochsner, Prairie du Sac. " Cellar Wintering," A. 

 G. Wilson. "Benefits in Attending Convention," J. 

 Hoffman. Monr.ie. "State Foul-brood Report." N. E. 

 France. Platteville. "Future Prospects of Wisconsin 

 Bee-keeping," F. Wilcox, Mauston. 



A general discussion will follow each topic, as well 

 as the free u'e of question-box and answers. As many 

 other State Societies will be in session the same week 

 in Madison, there will be excursion rates to all who 

 take receipts for their railroad tickets. Many other 

 topics will be spoken of, so that we feel free to say it 

 will pav you to attend. Please put this notice where 

 you will hot lose it, and will remember dates. 



F Wilcox, President. 

 N. E. France, Sec'y. 



Platteville, Wis. 



