Jantary, 1922 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



crop comes on to the market. Comb honey is mov- 

 ing somewhat slower. 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n., 

 Denver, Colo., Dec. 6. F. Rauchfuss, Sec. 



Special Foreign Quotation. 



CUBA. — Today's prices in Cuba are: Honey, 42 

 cents a gallon ; wax, 20 cents a pound. 



Matanzas, Cuba. A. Marzol. 



Airline Honey Quotations. 



The A. I. Hoot Company, bt'Kinning with the 

 February number of Gleanins^s in lioo Cultinc. will 

 quote its prices for honey as it finds its need de- 

 mands in packing the Airline brands. These quo- 

 tations are not made this month because of the un- 

 completed work resulting from a reorganization of 

 the Airline dci)arlment of our company. 



H. H. ROOT, 

 General Manager, The A. I. Root Co. 



The Opinions of Honey Producers Themselves as Reported to Gleanings in Bee Culture. 



Early in December wp .■^cnt to actual honey pro- 

 ducers and some associations the following ques- 

 tions : 



1. What portion of the 1921 honey crop is still in 

 the hands of producers in your locality? Give 

 answer in per cent. 



2 . What price are producers receiving for honey 

 at their station when sold to large buyers? (a) 

 Comb honey? (b) Extracted honey? 



3. What are prices to retailers in small lots? (a) 

 Comb honey, fancy or No. 1 per case? (b) E.x- 



fracted honey in tivo-pound jiails or other retail 

 packages ? 



4. How is honey now moving on the market in 

 your locality ? Give answer in one word as slow, 

 fair or rapid. 



5. How much of the 1921 crop of honey is being 

 sold locally this season in your locality? Give 

 answer in per cent. 



The answers as returned by our corps of honey 

 and bee reporters are as follows: 



