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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



think that we would interrupt our 

 bees more by using them than we do 

 in the present management. In the 

 honey season we would work to get 

 all the good honey in the sections and 

 then feed it back to them in the fall 

 to winter on, or let them have the fall 

 honey for winter stores, which would 

 be the cause of their death, nine times 

 out of ten. I want my bees to have 

 good basswood and clover honey to 

 winter on. Another objection I have 

 to the reversible frames is this : If 

 you will uncap the brood and notice, 

 the young bees lie with their backs 

 down ; to reverse that frame it would 

 throw them out of their natural 

 position, to which I object. 



Bees in Good Condition.— Geo. E. 

 Hilton, Fremont,*© Mich., on March 

 6, 1886, says : 



I have just finished looking over my 

 7.0 colonies in chaS hives, and I find 

 them in A No. 1 condition, not a 

 single one dead yet. A few were 

 short of stores, which was supplied 

 with combs of honey saved from last 

 year's crop for that purpose. There 

 is no sugar feeding in my apiaries. 

 There was but very few signs of 

 diarrhea, and as a rule there was 

 plenty of bees and plenty of stores, 

 and in many of the hives brood on 

 three frames. 



My Experience in Bee-Keeping.— 



D. A. Dimitry, Morgan City, 9 La., 

 on March 1, 1886, writes : 



Last spring I commenced with 3 

 colonies of pure Italian bees, and by 

 purchase and increase I have now .50 

 colonies, 17 of which are Italians, as 

 many more hybrids, and the balance 

 black be.es, which, by the way, have 

 done as well as the rest. I work my 

 apiary for extracted honey. Last 

 August, from 30 colonies I took 54 

 gallons of beautiful white honey. I 

 use 10 and 6 frame Simplicity hives, 

 which, as you see, cover the two ex- 

 tremes ; and I find that one does as 

 well as the other, the smaller being 

 my favorite, as it is easily managed. 

 I lost one colony during the last cold 

 wave, which was the coldest weather 

 known here for the last 15 years. My 

 apiary is located on Shell Island, 

 about 20 miles southwest of Morgan 

 City. 



them. If all bee-men would read the 

 American Bee Journal they would 

 save enough in one year from their 

 bees to pay for several bee-papers for 

 several years. I cannot see how any 

 bee-man could attempt to handle 

 bees without the advice of the promi- 

 nent bee-keepers who write for the 

 bee-papers. As long as I keep bees I 

 shall consider the American Bee 

 Journal one of the indispensable 

 necessaries of bee-management. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Bee-Keeping in Texas. — J. W. 



Rounsaville, Brandon,© Texas, on 

 March 1, 1880, writes: 



On Nov. 10, 1885, 1 had -59 colonies 

 of bees, a part of which was in fine 

 condition. I wintered them on the 

 summer stands with the hive-en- 

 trances to the south and east. I ex- 

 amined them on Feb. 27, and have 

 taken off the honey-boxes, confined 

 the bees to the brood-chamber, and 

 out of 16 hives I took 544 pounds of 

 honey. The brood combs are well 

 filled with brood in all stages. I found 

 line bright, new queen-cell. As a 

 common thing, many bee-men have 

 lost bees, and some have lost heavily, 

 for the want of information to handle 



Only One Colony Lost.— J. W. 



Clark, Clarksburg,© Mo., on March 1, 

 1886, says : 



My bees are wintering well so far 

 as I can see. I have lost but one 

 colony out of 76, and that starved 

 with plenty of honey in the hive. 



The New Hive and Manipulation. 



— E. E. Ewing, of Rising Sun,d Md., 

 writes : 



Mr. G. W. Demaree, on page 102, 

 declares that there is not a single new 

 feature connected with Mr. Heddon's 

 " new patent hive." I believe that 

 this is correct, but the peculiar com- 

 bination of the old " features " makes 

 something that has never been ex- 

 actly made before, and that " some- 

 thing " (the hive) makes a manipula- 

 tion possible that has never before 

 been practiced in working an apiary. 

 When all these results are put to- 

 gether, it seems to me that something 

 which the world calls " new "' has 

 been created. We are utilizing the 

 knowledge of the past by giving it 

 new combinations, and constructing 

 things that the world and our patent 

 laws call new. 



OUR CLUBBING LIST. 



We supply the American Bee Journal 



one year, and any of the following publica- 

 tions, at the prices quoted In the last column 

 of figures. The first column gives the regu- 

 lar price of both. All postage prepaid. 



Price of both. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00.. 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00.. 1 75 



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 200.. 175 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.. 140 



The Apiculturist 2 00.. 1 75 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00.. 1 75 



Texas Bee Journal 2 00 , . 1 75 



The 7 above-named papers 6 50. . 5 50 



and City and Country 2 00.. 1 50 



New York Independent 4 00.. .3 30 



American Agriculturist 2 50. , 2 25 



American Poultry Journal ...225.. 175 

 Journal of Carp Culture 150.. 1 40 



and Cooli's Manual 2 25. . 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman). ..2 00.. 175 



Bindei- Inr .\m. Bee Journal.. 1 75.. 1 60 



Apiary Kegi.stcr— 100 colonies 2 25. . 2 00 



Dzierzon's Bee-Book (cloth).. .3 00.. 2 00 



Dzierzou's Bee-Book (paper). .2 50. . 2 00 



Quinby's New Bee-Keeping ..2 50.. 2 25 



Langstroth's Stimdard Work .3 00. . 2 75 



Root's A n ( ' of Bco-Culture. .2 25. . 2 10 



Alley's Quei'ii-liearing 2 50.. 2 25 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.. 3 00 



Guide and Hand-Book 150.. 1 30 



Heddon's book, "Success, ".. 150.. 140 



Office of the American Bee JonKNAL, i 

 Monday, 10 a. m.. Mar. 15, 1886. ( 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 

 HONBV.— Sales have beenqutte good this month 

 for best grades of comb honey, some brlnnrlD); 16c. 

 per pound wben in perfect order. There is a light 

 supply here, and now is a favorable time to for- 

 ward shipments. Extracted honey brings 6@8c. 

 BEESWAX,— L'5®2tic. per lb. 



R. A. BURNETT. 161 Soutb Water 8t. 



NEW VORK. 



HONEY.-Wenote an improvement of sales of 

 honey the paat week, but prices continue to rule 

 low. We quote as follows : Fancy white comb 

 in.l-lb. paper cartons, isg-uc; the same in 1-lb. 

 glassed or unglassed sections. 12@I3c.; the same 

 in 2-lb. glassed sections. H@ni^c., and fair to good 

 In glassed 2-lbs.. 8(s)»c. Fancy buckwheat honey 

 In ]-lb. unglassed sections, lOc; the same in 2-!b. 

 sections, glassed, 8@9c. Extracted.white,6H<fl*7Hc; 

 buckwheat, ."icajOc. 



BEESWAX.-27®28c. 



MCCAtTL i HlLDRETH BUOS.. 34 HudSOn St. 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEV.— The market is quiet and the demand 

 light just now. We quote prices as follows:— 

 Choice comb honey, intaijc. Extracted, in bar- 

 rels, 4^(i5c. Extra fancy of bright color and in 

 No. 1 packages. H advance on above prices. 

 BBESWAX.-Firm at 22!<o. for prime. 



D. G. T0TT & CO., Commercial St. 



CINCINNATL 



HONE v.— There is no speculation whatever In 

 the market, aud the demand is slow for extracted 

 honey from manufacturers, while it is fair for 

 honey in glass jars, for table use. Demand for 

 comb honey is slow and the market is well supplied 

 with all kinds. Extracted honey brings 4'SjHc., and 

 choice comb honey brings 12® 1.50. in a jobbing way. 



BEESWAX.- The home demand Is good, while 

 arrivals are slow. We pay 25@27c. for good yellow 

 to choice. 



C. P. MUTH & Sox. Freeman & Central Ave. 



CLEVELAND. 



IIONEV.— There is a great improvement in the 

 demand of best I-Ib. sections since our last report, 

 and all receipts are finding ready sale at 14 cents, 

 with occasional sale of single crates at 15 cents. 

 Two-lbs. are neglected, very little wanted at 13cts. 

 Old honey, 10®l 1 cts. and slow. Extracted. 7@8C. 



BEESWAX.— Scarce at 25c. 



A. c. KENDEL, 115 Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 

 HONEY.— Sales are Improving and we have a 

 good trade in comb, although prices are not as 

 tlrm, owing to good prospects In California for a 

 large crop having reduced their prices about 2 cts. 

 Vfequote asfollows : Choice comb in 1-Ib. sections, 

 16c.; fair to dark. I2@14c.; in 2-lb. sections, 12®14 

 cents. Extracted is dull and slow. Dark brings 



3 1 -2 to 4c. ; white, 6ly,7c. 

 BEBSWAX.-23C. 



CI.EMONS.CLOON & CO., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— The sale for honey for the past month 



has been as light as we have ever known it, and 



prices are weak. One. pound, white clover, 133150; 



2-pound sections, l l®l3c. Extracted, 6®8c. 



BBBSWAX.-3n cts. per lb. 



Blake & kiplet, 57 Chatham Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONE Y.— The market is very dull. We quote as 

 follows; White and extra white comb, llH@13c.; 

 dark comb. 6i^@8c. White extracted, 5'^®5Hc.; 

 amber. 4®4Xc.; dark and candied. .■f?i®4c. 

 BBESWAX.-Quotable at 23®25c., wholesale. 

 O. B. S.MITH & Co., 423 Front Streat. 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.— The market continues dull and very 

 few sates are reported. Best white in 1-lb. sections 

 ca" he bought at i:t cts. per lb. 

 BEESWAX.— It is in good demand at25®27c. 

 M. H. HUNT., Bell Branch, Mich. 



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 on the Book List on the second page of this 

 paper. Also wholesale rates on all books 

 where they are purchased " to sell again." 



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