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and covered with wire-screeti. They 

 were packed about the last week in 

 October ; but they have had a flight 

 every 3 or 4 weeks since they were 

 packed, wliich I think beneficial, for 

 safe wintering on summer stands. 



Good Prospects for 1886.— Frank 

 A. Eaton, BlufEton,-^: O., on March 

 1.5, 1886, says : 



My bees had a fine flight yesterday 

 and to-day. Those on the summer 

 stands — 40 "in all — were bringing in 

 pollen. The 100 colonies in the cellar 

 were never in healthier and tiner con- 

 dition at this time of the year. I'ros- 

 pects are good for the bee-business 

 the coming season. 



Bees all Right.— Chas. Haas.Lower 

 Salem, tx O., on March 8, 1886, says : 



I have 48 strong colonies of Italian 

 bees in two-story chaff hives, all win- 

 tering well so far on the summer 

 stands. They have plenty of stores. 

 I fed each colony SI worth of sugar 

 last fall. I lost but one colony, 

 whose queen was a drone-layer. We 

 have frequently had nice summer 

 days so the bees would often get a 

 flight. From all appearances we may 

 have a good season for honey this year. 



Bees and Flowers.- Prof.A.J.Cook, 



Agricultural College, J Mich., writes: 



The interesting article by Mr. 

 Latham, on page 153, contains some 

 points that I think need contirmation. 

 I believe that all botanists now hold 

 that all flowers which are showy or 

 contain nectar, either need insects 

 absolutely or else are materially bene- 

 fited by the visits of insects. Without 

 doubt this was always true. I know 

 of no authority in geology nor any 

 reason to believe that there were 

 showy flowering plants prior to flying 

 insects, or even to sweet-loving in- 

 sects. In the economy of Nature 

 both were developed together. The 

 one without the other would be like a 

 button-hole and no button. Geology 

 shows conclusively that there were no 

 terrestrial plants until the upper 

 Silurian time, and no true flowering 

 plants until the Cretaceous period, or 

 near the close of the Mesozoic or 

 Middle life time. The only flowering 

 plants before that era were conifers, 

 whose pollen is easily carried by the 

 winds. Even as soon as sucli flower- 

 ing plants (the inconspicuous ones) 

 appeared, there were lace-wing and 

 locust-like insects which had good 

 powers of flight; and quite likely fed 

 in some part on pollen. We have 

 positive knowledge that showy flow- 

 ers, and the secretion of nectar were 

 synchronous in time of appearance 

 with Hymenoptera (bees and wasps) 

 and Lepidoptera (butterflies and 

 moths). This fact is loud in praise 

 of the importance of bees in Nature, 

 and should never be misrepresented, 

 as too much of value depends upon 

 it. Destroy bees, and other sweet- 

 loving insects, and you strike down 

 much of our most valuable vegetation. 

 Ko point in geology or biology is bet- 

 ter sustained. 



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Perforated-Zinc— We have laid in a 

 stock of perforated zinc, for excluding 

 drones and queens, and can fill orders for 

 any size of pieces or quantity at 15 cents 

 per square foot, or in full sheets 3x8 feet at 

 S'.3.7.'i per sheet. We also have pieces cut to 

 fit the Langstroth hive— 19?^xl4!i— Price 25 

 cents each. 



Beeswax Wanted.— We are now paying 

 2'i cents per pound for good, average, yellow 

 Beeswax, delivered here. Cash on arrival. 

 Shipments are solicited. The name of the 

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 will be seen by quotations on page 15J), last 

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Honey and Beeswax Market. 



OflRce of the American Bee Journal » 

 Monday. 10 a. m.. Mar. 22. 1886. f 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 

 HONEY.— Comb scarce. Some lib, sections have 

 brought i7@lHc. Extracted, plenty and dul 1, 6St7c. 

 California comb honey, in 2U.. frames, 9fc9lJc. 

 BEESWAX,— :i;n§)-25e. per lb. Not much offered. 

 K. A. Burnett, lei South Water ot 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY. -We now quote : Fancy white comb 

 in i-lb. paper cartons, I3@l4c.; the same in l-Ib. 

 classed or unglassed sections, \'2(ai:ic.: the same 

 in 2-lb. Biassed sections. »@Hi!^c.. and fair to good 

 In glassed 2-lbs.. H&.->c. Fancy buckwheat honey 

 in l-Ih. unglassed sections. lOc; the same in 2-lb. 

 sections. elasBed.8^9c. Extracted,white.6>i(»7i^c; 

 buckwheat. ?i<3i6c. 



BEKSWAX.--27@28C. 



MCCAUL & HILDRKTH BROS.. 34 HudSOD St. 



ST. LOdS. 

 HONEY.— Choice comb, intaiiic. Extracted, in 

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

 in No. 1 piickages, }4 advance on above prices. 

 BEESWAJC.— Firm at 22Mc. for prime. 



D. G. TUTT & CO.. Commercial St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— Extracted honey brings 4(a8c.. and 

 choice comb honey brings Ii2@l.'ic. in a jobbing way. 

 BEES WAX.— In demand at 22@25c. lor yellow. 

 C. F. MUTH & Son. Freeman & Central Ave. 



CLBVBLAND. 

 HONEY.— One pound sections, I4@l5c.; 2-lb. i:ic 

 Extracted. 7(%8c. 

 BEESWAX.— Scarce at 25c. 



A. C. KENDEL. 115 ODtulo Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONE Y.~We quote : choicecomb, 1-lb. sections. 



16c.; fair to dark. I2@i4c.; in 2-lb. sections. 12'o u 



cents. Extracted is dull and slow. Dark brings 



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



BEESWAX.-2:sc. 



ci.emons.Cloon & Co., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— One-lb. sections, white clover. I3@i5c; 

 2-pound sections, l l@l3c. Extracted, 6<§f8c. 

 BEESWAX.-25 CIS. per lb. 



Blake & Ripley. 57 Chatham Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY.— White and ex. white comb, imOKic: 

 dark comb. 6H^Hc. White extracted, 5M<55Vsc.: 

 amber. 4®4>tfc.; dark and candied, 3H(Si4c. 

 BEESWAX.— Quotable at 20@23c., wholesale. 

 O. B. Smith <& Co., 423 Front Street. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— The market continues dull and very 

 few sales are reported. Best white in l-lb. sections 

 can he bought at \'-i cts. per lb. 



BEESWAX.— It is in eood demand at2.'i@27c. 

 M. H. HnNT.. Bell Branch. Mich. 



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BEE Hives and Sections —Send to HERR & 

 BEULE, manufacturers, Beaver Dam, Wis., for 

 price lists. Good materials. Low prices. luA2Ht 



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