GLEANINGS 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 sixtj' 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 GSADINGRULiES 



Adopted at Cincinnati, Feb. 191S 

 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 either 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 or 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 .'■econd 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, honev 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-tliirds 

 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. — There has been a free movement in 

 honey during the past two weeks; but, as stated in 

 a previous report, prices are weak, and the desire 

 to push sales at every opportunity is apparent. 

 Beeswax is steady at 30 cts. per lb. 



Chicago, March 2. R. A. BuRNETT & Co. 



Indianapolis. ^ — The demand for honey of late is 

 light, more especially extracted. We shall have very 

 little to carry over the summer months, if any. 

 Choice white comb is selling at $3.75 to $4.00 per 

 case; No. 2 white comb, $3.50. Extracted of finest 

 quality is bringing 9 ^/^ to 11. For wax we are 

 offering 28 cts. cash, or 30 in trade. 



Indianapolis, March 3. Walter S. Pouder. 



New York. — Very few sales are being made in 

 comb honey, as dealers have sufficient stock. Light 

 extracted has been pretty well cleaned up. Prices 

 range from 7 to 8. There is a fairly good demand 

 for buckwheat extracted at 6 to QV2. West Indian 

 honey is selling at 55 to 60. There is a normal 

 demand for this, but importations are light, hence 

 the high price. 



New York, March 7. 



Albany and Schnectady. — Lower prices have 

 stimulated the demand for honey, and it looks now 

 as tho the market will be well cleaned up, and no 

 stock to carry over. In fact, there is a scarcity 

 already of buckwheat, both in comb and extracted; 

 this will help out on clover. We quote fancy white 

 at 13 to 15 ; medium grades, 10 to 12 ; buckwheat, 

 12 to 13 ; extracted, light, 7 to 8 ; amber, 6 to 7 ; 

 buckwheat, &V2 to 7. Chas. MacCulloch. 



Albany, March 7. 



St. Louis. — Our local honey market has been very 

 dull the past two weeks, both in comb and extracted 

 honey. While supplies here are not large, they are 

 fully ample for the small demand. We are getting 

 from- the retail grocers for No. 1 white comb honey 

 $4.00 per case; light amber from $3.25 to $3.50; 

 amber from $2.50 to $3.00. Extracted honey in 60- 

 Ib. cans is bringing from 7 to 9 ; Southern amber 

 extracted, in barrels, from 5V2 to 6%, according to 

 quality and quantity. Beeswax is firm at 28 Vo for 

 pure; impure and inferior, less. 



R. Hartmann Produce Co. 



St. Louis, March 6. 



Honey report continued on page 5. 



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