AUGUST 1, 1914 



LATE TELEGKAPMIC 



S OF THE 

 AND MARKETS 



601 



§ OF HONEY 



FURNISHED BY DEALERS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. 



Bees did fine tlirough fruit bloom, but 

 they are not getting much from white or 

 sweet clover because the weather is too dry. 

 Basswood opened a week early, but bad 

 weather cut off three days. A few reports 

 are fair, but most indicate about half a 

 crop. The honey average among good bee- 

 keepers will be 50 pounds extracted or 30 

 comb as against 100 and 60 pounds respec- 

 tively last year. 



Des Moines, la., July 18. 



Michigan estimate, two-thirds crop. Comb, 

 per colony, 40 pounds ; ex-tracted, 75 pounds. 

 Compared with last year, better. Basswood 

 flow good. Clover flow good in spots. Rasp - 

 berry flow fair. Eastern half of State fa- 

 vored. Northern Michigan fair; southern 

 Michigan doubtful. 



Lansing, Mich., July 20. 



First crop about gathered. Reports from 

 all southwest Texas show a vast improve- 

 ment over last year's production — more than 

 equaling a normal year, and averaging 

 seventy to eighty pounds per colony (two- 

 thirds bulk comb). Uvalde crop is three 

 weeks earlier than others, and low quota- 

 tions resulted in a poor market. The outlook 

 is promising for a fair second crop. 



San Antonio, Tex., July 18. 



Reports from twelve largest honey-pro- 

 ducers in Maine say cold spring. Season 

 two weeks late. More clover-blossom than 

 for several years. Season looks much better 

 than last season at this date. Too early to 

 estimate on crop. Bees working well, and 

 in fine condition. 



Mechanic Falls, Me., July 20. 



Reports from over the State indicate only 

 half the usual crop of honey. Alfalfa, ow- 

 ing to extremely dry weather, is very poor 

 in nectar. If we have rain we may get good 

 surplus from cotton; usual average per 

 colony in a normal year is fifty pounds 

 figured as bulk comb honey. 



Stillwater, Okla., July 15. 



Extracted-honey crop from orange is 

 small, practically all sold. Sage and moun- 

 tain flowers are good, quality fine. Alfalfa 

 is good. Many bees were lost on account of 

 disease, so that there are fewer colonies this 

 year, but a better yield per colony. The 

 yield probably averages 100 lbs. per colony. 

 The market is weak, the demand i^oor, and 

 prices low. Comb-honey prospects good, but 

 not estimated yet. 



Los Angeles, Cal., July 19. 



In immediate vicinity of New York city, 

 honey crop is good from apple-blossom and 

 locust, both comb and extracted. White clo- 

 ver is reported a failure owing to drouth. 

 Recent rains have improved conditions. 

 Clover, basswood, and sumac are now yield- 

 ing well. Connecticut reports indicate crop 

 as good as usual. 



New York, July 20. 



Bees built up well on fruit-bloom. There 

 was a very light flow from locust and white 

 clover, and there was also considerable hon- 

 ey-dew. Drouth cut sweet clover short. 

 Average about 40 lbs. extracted per colony, 

 and of poor quality. Last year the average 

 was 90 lbs., principally extracted, for this 

 section, Jefferson Co., Ky. 



Louisville, Ky., July 19. 



In southeastern Idaho the early spring 

 weather was unfavorable. Present weather 

 conditions are excellent. Honey-flow now 

 on in full blast. Estimated yield from 9238 

 colonies, 10,000 cases comb and 470,000 lbs. 

 extracted, all water-white sweet clover and 

 alfalfa. Average, 70 lbs. per colony — twen- 

 ty-five per cent over last year. 



Idaho Falls, Ida., July 18. 



We have conversed with beekeepers who 

 say they cannot give an intelligent or accu- 

 rate report for thirty days. Harvesting is 

 late in this high altitude. Last year's crop 

 in Montrose County was about 10,000 cases 

 of comb. Not much extracting is done. 

 Present indications are for a medium crop, 

 but favorable conditions for the next thirty 

 days might mean a normal crop. 



Montrose, Colo., July 18. 



Colonies strong. White and alsike about 

 over. Sweet clover at best. With continued 

 good weather the yield will be about aver- 

 age; too early to make a definite estimate. 

 Crops double last year's yield, owing to 

 increase in apiaries. This locality produces 

 about equal extracted and comb. 



Twin Falls, Ida., July 20. 



Latest returns from Pennsylvania, Del- 

 aware, New Jersey, and Maryland show that 

 yecent rains have started nectar in white 

 clover, and the bees are again at work. A 

 large percentage of that gathered through 

 fruit-bloom was consumed in brood-rearing. 

 The present flow will be used in brood-nests. 

 In some locations there is a little surplus 

 from fruit-bloom. 



Philadelphia, Pa., July 18. 



