GLEANiNG^S IN BEE CULTURE 



STRAINED HONEY 



This must be well ripened, weighing not less than 

 12 pounds per gallon. It must be well strained; 

 and, if packed in five-gallon cans, each can shall 

 contain sixty pounds. The top of each five-gallon 

 can shall be stamped and labeled, " Net weight not 

 less than 60 lbs." Bright clean cans that previous- 

 ly contained honey may be used for strained honey. 

 Honey not permitted in shipping grades. 



Extracted honey packed in second-hand cans. 



Unripe or fermenting honey weighing less than 

 12 lbs. per gallon. 



Honey contaminated by excessive use of smoke. 



Honey contaminated by honey-dew. 



Honey not properly strained. 



NATIONAL beekeepers' ASSOCIATION GRADINGRULES 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 1913. 

 Sections of comb honey are to be graded : First, 

 as to finish ; second, as to color of honey ; and third, 

 as to weight. The sections of honey in any given 

 case are to be so nearly alike in these three respects 

 that any section shall be representative of the con- 

 tents of the case. 



I. FINISH 



1. Extra Fancy. — Sections to be evenly filled, 

 combs firmly attached to the four sides, the sections 

 to be free from propolis or other pronounced stain, 

 combs and cappings white, and not more than six 

 unsealed cells on eitJier side. 



2. Fancy. — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firm- 

 ly attached to the four sides, the sections free from 

 propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cap- 

 pings white to slightly off color, and not more than 

 six unsealed cells on either side, exclusive of the 

 outside row. 



3. No. 1. — Sections to be evenly filled, comb firm- 

 ly attached to the four sides, the sections free from 

 propolis or other pronounced stain, comb and cap- 

 pings white to slightly off color, and not more than 

 40 unsealed cells, exclusive of the outside row. 



4. No. 2. — Combs not projecting beyond the box, 

 attached to the sides not less than two-thirds of the 

 way around, and not more than 60 unsealed cells 

 exclusive of the row adjacent to the box. 



II. COLOR 



On the basis of color of the honey, comb honey is 

 to be classified as: first, white; second, light amber; 

 third, amber ; and fourth, dark. 

 III. WEIGHT. 



1. Heavy. — No section designated as heavy to 

 weigh less than fourteen ounces. 



2. Medium. — No section designated as medium to 

 weigh less than twelve ounces. 



3. Light. — No section designated as light to weigh 

 less than ten ounces. 



In describing honey three words or symbols are 

 to be used, the first being descriptive of the finish, 

 the second of color, and the third of weight. As for 

 example: Fancy, white, heavy (F-W-H) ; No. 1, 

 amber, medium (1-A-M), etc. In this way any of 

 the possible combinations of finish, color, and weight 

 can be briefly described. 



CULL HONEY 

 Cull honey shall consist of the following : Honey 

 packed in soiled second-hand cases or that in badly 

 stained or propolized sections; sections containing 

 pollen, honey-dew honey, honey showing signs of 

 granulation, poorly ripened, sour or " weeping " 

 honey ; sections with comb projecting beyond the 

 box or well attached to the box less than two-thirds 

 the distance around its inner surface; sections with 

 more than 60 unsealed cells, exclusive of the row 

 adjacent to the box; leaking, injured, or patched-up 

 sections ; sections weighing less than ten ounces. 



Chicago. — The market is simply stagnant on all 

 kinds of honey. Prices are without material change. 

 Beeswax is selling at 28 to 30 cts. per lb. 



Chicago, Jan. 4. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



St. Louis. — Our honey market lately has been 

 very dull and slow, but stocks quite ample for small 

 demand. We are now quoting white comb honey in 

 24 sections at $3.25 to |3.50; amber from $2.50 to 

 $3.00; dark and inferior, less; extracted honey in 

 60-lb. cans, from 5 to 8^^ ; in barrels, from 5 to 6, 

 according to quality. Beeswax, 28 for pure; impure 

 and inferior, less. 



St. Louis, Jan 6. R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



Zanesville. — The demand for honey is about 

 normal for the season. Prices remain as per pre- 

 vious quotations. Choice to fancy grades sell in 

 single-case lots at $4.00 to $4.25; lighter weight and 

 inferior grades correspondingly lower, with usual 

 discount to the jobbing trade. Best grades of ex- 

 tracted are selling at 9 to 11, according to quantity. 

 Twenty-eight cents cash, thirty in trade are ruling 

 prices for wax as received first-hand from producers. 



Zanesville, Jan. 6. E. W. Peirce. 



Indianapolis. — The demand for honey, both comb 

 and extracted, has not been very brisk since our last 

 report, but this we believe is due mostly to the holi- 

 day season. We are being offered honey by many 

 producers, and they seem very anxious to sell. No. 

 1 choice comb is selling at $4.00 per case; No. 2 at 

 $3.50 per case. Extracted of fine quality is bring- 

 ing 9 to 11. We are paying 28 cts. cash or 30 in 

 trade for good average wax delivered here. 



Indianapolis, Jan. 5. Walter S. Pouder. 



Kansas City. — The supply of both comb and 

 extracted honey is good, but the demand is only fair. 

 We think the mild weather has something to do with 

 the light demand. We quote No. 1 white comb hon- 

 ey, 24-section cases, $3.15 to $3.25 per case; No. 2 

 ditto, $2.75 to $3.00; No. 1 amber ditto, $3.00 to 

 $3.10; No. 2 ditto, $2.50 to $3.00; white extracted, 

 per pound, 7 % to 8 ; amber ditto, 5 % to 7 ; No. 1 

 beeswax, 28; No. 2, 25. 



C. C. Clemons Produce Co. 



Kansas City, Jan. 5. 



We are in the Market to W both comb and extracted honey. 



Write us what you have to oner, naming 

 your best prices delivered. Every time an interesting price 

 is named us, we buy, and remit the day shipment arrives. 



Ship Us Your Old Comb We render it into wax, 



JL and nav marJ: 



and pay market price. 



The Fred W. Muth Co., 204 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 



" The Busy Bee Men " 



