1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



5G3 



Contents of this Number. 



Apis Dorsata in Australia 572 



Apple, Porter 587 



Basswodds from Seeds 579 



Be. r by the Mile 586 



Bets on a Bicycle 581 



Bees. Length of Life 576 



Bee fever, Brown's 575 



Bee- paralysis, Seriousness of 579 



Clover. Alsike. Wintering 578 



Clover and Basswood — why they l-'ai 1 .580 



Correspondents for Bee Journals 581 



Drone-cells vs. Do ilittle Cups 571 



Honey Report for 1899 581 



Honey Stored in a Sponge 580 



Hum bugs, Calling Thing-; 587 



Niver on Witness-iiand 568 



Queen, $100, Wanted 582 



Roads, Good 587 



Sections, Light-weight 582 



Sections, Old-style, Wei f- filled 578 



Section, Plain, Testimony for 578 



Spraying out of Season 578 



Stii ging. Scientific 573 



Strawberries Grown in a Barrel 586 



Strawberiies, Our Newer 5K7 



Sweet Clover for Bees 577 



Travel stain 574 



Yellow vs. Maroon 576 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



New York. — We would suggest to our southern 

 shippers of extracted honey that they endeavor to get 

 the new crop into the northern market as early as 

 possible, as later shipments grow heavy and stock ac- 

 cumulates here. Our market has dropped off some on 

 beeswax Some new trade in comb honey. We quote 

 our market as follows: Fancy white, 12@13; No. 1, 10 

 @11. Extracted Florida white, 7(6t7%; Florida light 

 amber, 6(6 6^; other southern, fancy, 65(670 per gal.; 

 fair. 60@65; good, 52%@58 Beeswax, 25%(cu26H. 



Write to us before shipping. 



July 22. Francis H. Leggett, New York. 



Franklin, West Broadway, and Varick Sts. 



Chicago. — A little comb honey is coming, and the 

 best white in pound sections brings thirteen cents. 

 Some of it is not properly sealed, and leaks from those 

 few uncapped ceils sufficiently to i-tain the cases and 

 thus detract from its value. Amber grades, 10(6)11; 

 dark, 7@8 Exti acted white. 7(67%; amber, li(<(7. 

 Beeswax, 26@27, and sells on arrival. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 



July 19. 163 S. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Albany. — Honey market quiet. Very little demand. 

 Expect new crop in shortly. Beeswax quiet, 25(6 27. 

 MacDougal & Co., 

 Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 

 July 20. Albany, N. Y. 



Cleveland. — Very little demand for old honey 

 now. We have calls daily for new honey, but no re- 

 ceipts as yet. We quote old honey to-day as follows: 

 Fancy white, 13; No. 1, 12; No. 2, 11; fancy amber, 10; 

 No. 1, 9; buckwheat, 7 (a 8. 



A. B. Williams & Co., 



July 19. 80 82 Broadway, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Detroit. — No old honey to quote, and no new offer- 

 ed. Prices are liable to rule higher, as the crop is 

 short in this part of the State. The abundance of 

 rain will no doubt help the crop of fall honey. Bees- 

 wax in good supply, 23(6)2-1. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



July 14. Bell Branch, Mich. 



For Sale. — 5000 lbs. Wisconsin basswood honey. 

 Price, in new basswood barreb holding about 360 lbs. 

 each, 6}^c; in kits holding 33J 3 lbs. each, 7c, f. o. b. 10c 

 for sample. 



G. W. Wilson, Kickapoo, Vernon Co., Wis. 



For Sale. — Nearly 150 24-section crates of fi ne white- 

 clover comb honey for >ale to highest bidder, f.o.b. 

 cars Ursa, Ills. Address 



Jno. A. Thornton, Lima, 111. 



For Sale. — 2000 lbs. of comb honey, mostly in plain 

 sections, from sweet and white clover, at 10c; also 

 2000 lbs. extracted (quality same as comb) in 60-lb. 

 cans, at 6c, f.o.b. Macon. 



Geo. A. Hummer, Brazelia, Miss. 



Wanted.— Quantity lots of comb and extracted hon- 

 ey. Car lots preferred. B. Walker, Evart, Mich. 



For Sale. — Locust and clover comb honey, mostly 

 in plain sections, at $10.00 and $12 50 per 100 lbs Ex- 

 tracted, in 60-lb. cans, 8 cts. per lb. 



G. R. Routzahn, Menallen, Adams Co., Pa. 



For Sale. — Honey fiom alfalfa bloom, finest in the 

 world according to best judges. Two 60-lb. cans for 

 $7.20. The Arkansas Valley Apiaries, 



Oliver Foster, Prop., 



Las Animas, Bent Co., Colo. 



For Salf. — 1000 lbs. of basswood and sweet clover 

 honey in 60 lb. cans or Mason fruit-jars (q s. or pts.). 

 Price, per box of 2 cans, $7.50; 1 doz. Mason qt. jars, 

 $3.00; 1 doz. pts., $1.80; f. o. b. here. 



W. J. Forehand, Fort Deposit, Ala. 



QUEENS, QUEENS, QUEENS. 



By Return Mail. 



Bred from imported mothers; dark leather-colored 

 stock; extra honey-gatherers; also from light yellow 

 and albino strains at very low prices. My stock is of 

 the best. Forty years' experience warrants me in say- 

 ing this. 



Select tested each, $1.50. 



Warranted purely mated each, .75. 



Warranted purely mated six, 4.00. 



Warranted purely mated dozen, 7.00. 



Send tor 40-page catalog of bees and queens; also a 

 full line of bee-keepers' supplies, including The A. I. 

 Root Co.'s goods at their prices. 



W. W. CARY, = Lyonsviile, Mass. 



In writing, mention Gleanings. 



BEE-SUPPLIES. 



1 ROOT'S GOODS-ROOT'S PRICES 



| MUTH'S H0NEY=JARS, 



MUTHS H0NEY=EXTRACf0RS, 

 LANGSTROTH HIVES, 



and every thing pertaining to same ; in fact, 

 every thing used by bee-keepers. Send for our 

 catalog. 



WANTED —EXTRACTED HONEY. 



I am now in shape to buy extracted honey, ei- 

 ther in large or small lots. Parties in the South, 

 or in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, or West Virginia 

 having any to offer will do well to sell to me, as 

 Cincinnati is the greatest market for extracted 

 honey in the States. Submit a small sample, 

 stating quantity, style of package, and price ex- 

 pected. 



C. H. W. WEBER, 



Successor to Chas. F. Muth & Son and A. Muth. 



2146=8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, 0. 



References. — Western German Bank, Brighton 

 German Bank Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio. 



In writing, mention Gleanings. 



