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much in tliis State. Noise overhead 

 does not seem to damage the bees if 

 not sliook up too much. It has been 

 found that tlie bee-moth follow civili- 

 zation. When my folks moved to 

 Wisconsin, in 1844, the woods was full 

 of wild bees, and it was six years 

 before the bee-moth came into She- 

 boygan county. In Ohio (Lake Co.) 

 the bee-moth destroyed bees in trees 

 in the wood, and I have found colo- 

 nies nearly destroyed by the moth in 

 trees. One winter here my brother 

 left his bees on the summer stands, 

 and they wintered better than mine, 

 and swarmed earlier in the spring. 

 The next year his bees were all dead 

 before Christmas, on the same stands; 

 7 colonies froze solid. 



Expecting a Fair Yield.— Jos. E. 

 Shaver, North River,5 Va., on June 

 7, 1886, writes : 



The weather has been almost too 

 wet for bees this spring ; but they 

 have been doing fairly well for the 

 last week. I have taken some honey 

 in sections from my tirst swarm. The 

 Italians have swarmed two and some 

 of them three times, while but few of 

 tlie black bees have swarmed at all. 

 White clover is in bloom now, and 

 we are expecting a fair yield of honey 

 this season. 



Best Season for Five Years.— H. 

 W. Carman, Custer,*o Ky., on June 

 14, 1886, writes : 



I have been keeping bees for five 

 years, and this certainly is the best 

 season so far. I had one swarm on 

 May 14. Two colonies had produced 

 40 pounds of surplus each by May 14. 

 My bees are all Cyprians. I have had 

 Italians, Holy Land and black bees, 

 but I have discarded all but the great 

 honey-gathering Cyprians. 



Obtaining the First Honey .—G. M. 

 Doolittle, Borodino,© X. Y., on June 



12, 1886, says: 



Bees are obtaining the first honey 

 of the season now from raspberry, 

 locust and white clover. I am glad to 

 stop feeding. 



Dry Weather, etc.— Jacob Oswalt, 

 Maximo, (f O., on June 12, 1886, says : 



We are in the midst of the white 

 clover season. My bees are doing 

 well ; I have had 12 swarms thus far. 

 I took 35 pounds of surplus honey 

 from one of my colonies this morning; 

 the honey is of superior quality, nicely 

 capped and very white. The weather 

 is very dry— we" have had no rain for 

 four weeks. 



No Time for Swarming.— George 

 Spitler, Mosiertown,~o Pa., on June 

 10, 1886, writes : 



Bees are working nicely on surplus. 

 Colonies are strong, but not swarming 

 much— have not the time. They 

 gathered lots of honey from wild 

 raspberry, and I think from the black- 

 berry also. White clover is splendid. 



Abundance of White Clover.- W. 



T. Langley, St. Ansgar,d Iowa, '.on 

 June 11, 1S86, says: 



Northern Iowa has never seen more 

 white clover than there is just now. 

 Bees are booming, temperature 93° in 

 the shade. 



Foul Brood Cure.— J. R. Bostwick, 

 New Milford,^ Conn., writes : 



Mr. H. L. Jeffrey was at my place 

 to-day, and reading the report of the 

 Johnson Co., Ind., Convention, where 

 it refers to foul brood, he wished me 

 to say that he has had much experi- 

 ence "with it, and can clean it out of 

 an apiary with pure, clean salt and 

 water. 



Rolling in the Honey.— John Hood, 

 Crabb,o Iowa, on June 10,1886, says : 



Last fall I put 23 colonies into the 

 cellar and left 5 out-doors — 1 in an old 

 box and 4 in chaff hives. I lost 2 of 

 those in the cellar, and after I put 

 them on the summer stands 1 ab- 

 sconded. All the rest are in good 

 condition. I have increased my apiary 

 to 42. They are just rolling" in the 

 honey from white clover. 



Very Hot Weather, etc.— Fayette 

 Lee, Cokato,0 Minn., on June 12,1886, 

 writes : 



My loss was 13 out of 124 colonies 

 put into the cellar, and they did not 

 have any ventilation from the out- 

 side, for I shut both tight last fall. I 

 have some crates of honey about 

 ready to take off of the hives. It is 

 very hot— 96° in the shade, without 

 any rain. If it does not rain in ten 

 days wheat will be a failure here. 



Large Crop Expected.- W. Mason, 

 rillmore,to Ind., on June 14, 1886, 

 says : 



I commenced extracting on June 1 

 from the raspberry bloom. The honey 

 is very fine, but highly colored. It 

 sold readily at 12;>^ cents per pound. 

 I have extracted from several hives 

 the second time. I have several hives 

 with sections about ready to take off. 

 I started with 30 colonies, and have 

 had 7 swarms. There is a good pros- 

 pect for a large honey harvest. I 

 noticed a letter by Mr. Jonas Scholl, 

 on page 363, on management for in- 

 crease for spring work, which must 

 be conceded as good by all experienced 

 apiarists. A prolific queen first ; sec- 

 ond, to know how to manage; and 

 you have the secret with any good 

 hive. 



Convention Notices. 



I*" The 5th regular meeting of the Hill County 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will be held on the flrst 

 Tuesday in July, isst;. at the apiary of Hon. J. M. 

 McDaniel, of Peoria, Tex. At the same time and 

 place will be held a bee-keepers' honey picnic. 



H. A. Goodrich. Sec. 



B^~ The next annual meeting of the Michigan 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in 

 Ypsilanti, Mich., on Dec. ] and 2, 1886. 



H. D. Cutting, Sec. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the American Uee Johrnjii.. 

 Monday, 10 a. m., June '21. ISSfl. 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax recei ved 

 up to this hour : 



CHKJAGO. 

 HONEY. -Honey of all grades sells slowly at 

 present, and prices are weak— l4(Sll5c. being the 

 outside figure for best comb hooey. Extracted is 

 In light demand at .'>@7c. California comb honey, 

 In 211). sections. 9i&\2c. 

 BEBSWAX.— 25C. for good yellow. 



R. A. BURNETT. 161 South Water ft. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY. -We now quote : Fancy while comb 

 in 1-lb. sections, I2(ai.'ic.; In 2-Ib. sections. 9<5iUic. 

 Fancy buckwheat honey In 1-lb. sections, 9c. ; in 

 2-lb. sections, 7(ai8c. Otf grades l(&2c. per lb. less. 

 Extracted, white, 6(<^7c; buckwheat. 5(^5J^c. Cali- 

 fornia, 5{s6c. ; Southern, as to color and flavor, 

 per gallon, 5()@6nc. 



BEE8WAX.-27<828C. 



MCCADL & HILDRETH BROS., 34 HudSOn St. 



BOSTON. 

 HONEY.— One-lb. sections, white clover, I3@I5o; 

 2-pound sections, ll@13c. Extracted, 6@8c. 

 BEES WAX.-25 ets. per lb. 



Blake & uiplbt, 57 Chatham Street. 



8AN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY.— The first new comb honey of the sea- 

 son—a sample lot of extra choice— brought 14 cts 

 We quote ; White to extra white comb, ll®14 cts.; 

 amber. 7{^10c. Extracted, white liquid, i^®oc.', 

 light amber colored, 4 to43^c.: dark amber colored. 

 3!^ to 3^ cts. 

 BEES W AX.- Quotable at 20 to 24 cts. 



O. B. SMITH & Co.. 423 Front Street. 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY. -The market is almost bare of comb 

 honey, and very little is wanted. Best white In 1- 

 Ib. sections 14 cts. 

 BEESWAX.— Scarce at 25c. 



M. H. Hunt., Bell Branch, Mich. 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEY.- Choice comb, I0@l2c. Strained, In 

 barrels, 3}4®'ic. Extra fancy of bright color and in 

 No, 1 packages, M advance on above prices. Ex- 

 tracted in barrels. 5(«i5^. Fermented goods, 2V2@3c 

 BBESWAX.-Firm at 22c. for jirime. 



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



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— Trade is perhaps duller than usual. 

 We quote : Extracted honey brings 4®8c.. and 

 choice comb honey brings I2(«il5c. in a Jobbing way. 



BEESWAX.— In demand at 20£»2.'jc. for yellow. 

 C. F. MOTH & SON. Freeman & Central Ave. 



CLEVELAND. 

 HONEY.— Within the last two weeks honey has 

 not sold so readily, owing to the near approach of 

 the new crop and the uncertainty of tlie new pri- 

 ces. Best white, I-lb., old honey moves slowly at 

 14 cts.; no demand for 2-lb8. Extracted, 6@7c. 

 BEBSW AX.-22 to 25c 



A. C. Kendel, lis Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 

 HONEY.— Sales of comb are good, while extrac- 

 ted is very dull and low. One-pound sections are 

 scarce: stocksof all other grades are well supplied. 

 Calif. 2-lbs. bring Il(i4l2c. ; Eastern 2-lb8., I2(si]3c.: 

 l-lbs., white, ueiJic. ; dark, 12®13o. Extracted. 

 5@6c.: Southern, 3H@4c. 

 BEESWAX.-2.3c. 



Ci.EMONS,Ci.ooN & CO., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



MILWAUKEE. 

 HONEY.— The market seems quite dull for all 

 qualities of comb honey, with but a moderate de- 

 mand for extracted. We quote ; Choice, white 1- 

 Ib. sections, 17'«18c.; the same in 2-lbs., I(i'iil7c.: 

 dark 2-Ibs., 15'«.l6c. Extracted, white, in barrels 

 or kegs. 7(§j8c.; dark, in same packages, 6@7^c. 

 BEESWAX.— 24(i!.'25c 



A. v. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY.— The new crop is coming forward in 

 liberal quantity. F.incy qualities are receiving 

 someattention. but dark extracted brings very low 

 prices. White to extra white comb, 9 to l2c. Ex- 

 tracted, white liquid, 4?:ic.; light amber colored, 4 

 to 4^c. : dark amber colored. 3 to 3^^c. 

 BEESWAX. -21 Ka;24c. in lota from first hands. 

 SCHACHT & LEMCKE, 122-124 DaviS St. 



i^~ The Illinois Centi-a) Bee-Keepers' 

 Associatiou will hold its next meeting- at 

 Mt. Sterling, Ills., on Tuesduy and Wednes- 

 day, Oct. 19 and 20, 1886. 



J. M. Hamb.-iuoh, Sec 



