1881. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



23 



Again, according to nearly all ac- 

 counts—there is a little adverse testi- 

 mony, it is true, but it is probably un- 

 reliable — this honey is entirely whole- 

 some to the bees. It' this be true, the 

 honey may be fed to the bees in spring, 

 and SO not be lost. I should not tear to 

 try this experiment of feeding it out. if 

 I had any of this honey, but from its 

 bitter taste I should deem it safer to 

 try it in spring than in winter, though 

 1 presume it is a safe food at any season. 



From the fact that we only hear of 

 this poisonous honey semi-occasionally. 

 ■ Mil in those regions where these 

 noxious plants exist, isitnot more than 

 probable that these plants are not favor- 

 ites with the bees, and so are not visited 

 by the latter in quest of nectar, except 

 in occassional!; dry seasons, like the 

 past summer in the "eastern ami middle 

 states V It is quiet possible that these 

 harmful plants have the power to re- 

 sist drouth, like borage and catnip, and 

 so furnish nectar, when the bees are 

 unable to get it elsewhere, and we know 

 bees will accept even glucose, if they 

 can get nothing else. I have sufficient 

 faith in this hypothesis so that I would 

 encourage any present or future suffer- 

 ers to try again, in the hope that the 

 long road which never turns was not the 

 one traveled by their experience. I 

 would also urge such person to ascer- 

 tain whether the noxious plants named 

 above are in their neighborhoods. Let 

 all who live in the region where these 

 laurels and their allies grow, carefully 

 watch them, and note whether they are 

 usually frequented by bees, and whether 

 they do not secrete nectar in dry seasons 

 when most other plants fail. 



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and Gleanings In Bee-CuJture (A. I. Root) 3 ro. . 2 73 



Bee- Keepers' Majrattne (A.J.Klng).. 3 0*1 2 m 



Bee Keepers' KxehHiigeiJ.II.Nellls). 2 75.. 2 50 



The 4 above-named papers i 76. , 8 7a 



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For Monthly Bee Journal. tl.50 less. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



BUYERS* QUOTATIONS. 



%&~ The Northeastern Bee-keepers' Association 

 will hold their Eleventh Annual Convention, in the 

 Common Council chamber, at Utica. N. Y,, on the 2d, 

 ad and 4th days of February, 1881. The Executive 

 Committee are determined to maintain the high 

 standing the Association lias justly gained in the 

 past, and propose to out-do all former efforts at the 

 coming Convention. Essavs or addresses are ex- 

 pected from Capt. W. F Williams; Prof. J. Has- 

 brouck ; Mrs. Frances Dunham ; James Heddon ; 

 Ohus. Dadant ; H. A. Burch ; Jno. Y. Detwiler ; C. P. 

 Dadant : A. G. Thurber ; W. A. House ; A. J. King ; 

 Julius Hoffman and others. 



A gold medal will be awarded for best essays, on 

 the following subjects : "The different racesof bees 

 and their crosses," "Wintering bees." "Marketing 

 honey." " How can we make the apiary the most 

 profitable ?" 



For best ebsayupon any subject outside of those 

 mentioned, one tested Cyprian queen, donated by L. 

 C. Root. 



Diplomas will be awarded for best display of im- 

 plements ; the best comb foundation lor brood- 

 chamber ; for surplus boxes ; best honey extractor ; 

 best bee smoker ; for the most practical bee hive. 



One dollar each, for the best crate of honey in the 

 most marketable shape, and for the best package of 

 extracted honey. 



For the neatest and best honey crate and section 

 boxes (cost, quality and finish to be considered), one 

 tested Italian queen, donated by Geo. W. House. 



All are invited to send implements for competition 

 or exhibition. Articles sent to the Secretary will be 

 sold or otherwise disposed of as the owner may 

 direct. It is desired that all articles sent be the"same 

 as kept iu stock, or forwarded to purchasers 



GEO. W. Hotse, Sec. L. C. Root. Prea. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.-L.ight comb honey held at 18@20c, In 1 

 and 2 lb. sections j in larger packages, I5@16c.; dark, 

 12<u 14c. Extracted, '.%10c. 



BEESWAX.— Choice yellow, 20(g.24c; darker, l5(gil~. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— Best white comb honey, small neat 

 packages, 18&20c; fair do., 15@ltic; dark do.. 11@13 ; 

 large boxes sell for about 2c. under above. White 

 extracted, DtalOc; dark, 7<a8c.; southern strained, 

 80@85c. 



BEESWAX. -Prime quality, 20i? 24c. 



H. K. & F. B. THURBER & Co. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— The market for extracted clover honey 

 is very good, and in demand at 10c. for the best, and 

 7@8o. for basswood and dark honey. The supply of 

 comb honey is good, with a fair demand. We pay 

 lfjc. for the best. 



BKESWAX-18@24c. C. F. MUTH. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



Your new Weekly is at hand ; it is cleanly printed 

 and full of interesting bee-reading matter. Our 

 market is unchanged from last quotations and quiet, 

 as there are no buyers for European account at pres- 

 ent. 



HONEY— Comb honey, 12@14a Extracted, choice 

 white, 7w7^c. ; off-colors, 6@7a 



BEESWAX— 22® 24c, as to color. 



STEARNS & Smith. 423 Front Street. 



January 7, 1881. 



Local Convention Directory. 



Time and Place of Meeting. 

 -N. W. 111. and S. W. Wis., at Freeport, 111. 

 , 14— Indiana State, at Indianapolis, lnd. 

 —Northeastern Wisconsin, atOshkosh, Wis. 

 -Northeastern, at Utica, N. Y. 

 9— Ashtabula Co., u.. at Andover O. 



W. IX llowells. Sec, Jefferson, O. 

 —Central Kentucky, at Winchester, Ky. 



Wm. Williamson, Sec, Lexington, Ky. 

 ■Union Association, at Eminence, Ky. 



E. Drane, Sec pro tern.. Eminence, Ky. 

 Tuscarawas and Muskingum Valley, at Cam- 

 bridge. Guernsey Co.. O. 



J. A. Bucklew. Sec, Clarks, O. 

 -Central Michigan, at Lansing, Mich. 

 — S. W. Wisconsin, at Darlington, Wis. 



N. E. France, Sec, Platteville, Wis. 

 —National, at Lexington, Ky. 

 Kentucky State, at Louisville, Ky. 



%W In order to have this Table complete, Secreta- 

 ries are requested to forward full particulars of time 

 and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



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 Western Iowa bee-keepers are cordially 

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Hiram Craig, Pres. 



W The Rock River Valley Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will hold their annual 

 meeting at Monroe, Ogle county, 111., on 

 Feb. 8, 1881. The weather was such 

 that our Secretary was not at our last 

 meeting and our Secretary pro tern hav- 

 ing failed to send in his report, I send 

 the above notice. A. Rice, Pies. 



<^° The annual meeting of the South- 

 ern Michigan Bee- Keepers' Association 

 ■will be held in Battle Creek, Mich., on 

 Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1881, at 10 o'clock 

 a. m.' B. Salisbury. Sec. 



l^The Champlain Valley, Vermont. 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will hold its 

 annual meeting in Brandon, Vt., on 

 Thursday and Friday, Jan. 20 and 21, 

 1881. H. L. Leonard, Asst. Sec. 



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