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Such a fence as luenDioned might be 

 some protection for driving near the« 

 apiary, but a row of rapid-growing 

 trees formed into a hedge would be 

 much better. 15y a judicious planting 

 of trees, bees can be made to tly where 

 we want them, to a great extent. We 

 have over 200 colonies in a box-elder 

 grove, and compel the bees to fly 

 straight up through open spaces. 

 AVhen bees are once high in the air, 

 they will not bother to come down 

 again to annoy anything. If we wish 

 to keep people from complaining, we 

 must do all we can to remove the 

 cause. 



Feeding Sugar — Uniting Weak 

 Colonies.— W.Z. Hutchinson, Ilogers- 

 ville,d Mich., says: 



Some of the grounds upon which 

 the feeding of sugar to bees is opposed 

 are a trifle amusing to say the least. 

 Much is said about honey and pollen 

 being the natural food for bees, hence 

 no trouble should arise from that 

 source. Did bees never perisli when 

 left to " their own sweet will" in aZ! 

 things, this argument would be more 

 forcible; but when undisturbed by 

 man's reason, the bees meet an un- 

 timely fate, it is evident that nature 

 has made a mistake somewhere. I 

 have united weak colonies in the 

 spring and supposed that it was bet- 

 ter to do so. Mr. Doolittle's views 

 upon this subject, as given on page 

 373, are reasonable. I think that this 

 is one of the best articles that Mr. 

 Doolittle has given us for sometime. 



Swarming Fever. — H. II. Flick, 

 Lavansville, ? Pa,, writes : 



The season tlius far has been good. 

 The clover yields iioney in abundance, 

 and the bees are in good condition. I 

 have been experimenting for a num- 

 ber of years to prevent swarming, and 

 I have succeeded to a certain degree. 

 I have settled wintering long ago. 

 Now, if I can fully control the swarm- 

 ing impulse, bee culture will be very 

 much pleasanter and more profitable. 

 It can then be reduced to a sure 

 thing, all except the weather govern- 

 ing the honey- flow. I have always 

 found a flow of honey sometimes 

 during each season, and if the bees 

 are then in good condition they will 

 get a good supply. 



Returned Swarms. — L. T. Hill, 

 Canton,©, Uak., on June 20, 1886, 

 writes : 



On .June 7 I had a second swarm of 

 bees come out, and iii their flight 

 passed over the hive that contained 

 the Brst swarm that came out, and 

 about one quart clustered on the front 

 of the hive and on the ground in 

 front, and went into the hive. After 

 watching them for awhile I noticed a 

 few bees flying about 40 feet beyond, 

 and, after looking there, I found the 

 swarm. I thought when I saw them 

 clustering on the front of the hive 

 that they were the swarm. On the 

 8th of this month a neighbor had a 

 swarm come out and cluster; he 

 hived them, and in about half an 



liour they came out, and followed the 

 bank of the 15ig Sioux river, and went 

 on over the river and across the 

 praiMe into Iowa. They were gone 

 about two hours and returned and 

 clustered witliin 20 feet of where 

 they did the first time. He put them 

 into tlie same hive,and they remained, 

 lias any one noticed similar cases V 

 Bees have done remarkably well here 

 since the first of May ; never have 

 done better in this county. 



Home Market for Honey.— C. W. 



Dayton, of Bradford, (^ Iowa, on June 

 15, 1886, writes: 



I shall not neglect my home market; 

 that would be money out of pocket. 

 A large share of my last year's crop 

 was sold in fo-pound and 1-pound 

 tumblers at a net price of from 11 to 

 14 cents per pound, and this season I 

 will sell all I can produce in that way. 

 Nice, clear honey in small glasses, 

 having a small but showy label, is the 

 best ornament with which enterpris- 

 ing grocers can ornament their show- 

 cases, as its coming between the ob- 

 server and the light it appears much 

 more beautiful than gold itself. City 

 folks like nice things, so I am going 

 to give them some at a small but 

 round price in glass jars. I cannot 

 now call to mind but one store where 

 I could not make a sale of some of 

 these packages. There are three- 

 story hives in my apiary containing 

 30 combs that are entirely filled with 

 brood and honey; ready" for a foarth 

 story. Last year at this time I had 

 to feed my bees to keep them from 

 starving. The honey-flow began on 

 June 7 — ten days earlier than usual. 



Making Division-Boards, etc.— 6— 

 J. M. Doudna, Alexandria,*© Minn., 

 on June 11 , 1880, writes : 



I put .58 colonies in the cellar on 

 Nov. 1, 1885, and took them out on 

 April 20, 188(i, without the loss of one. 

 I united four weak ones ; the balance 

 were in splendid condition— not a case 

 of diarrhea among them. 'They had 

 natural stores. Only a few had any 

 brood in the combs. The season has 

 been very good thus far. I had 2 

 swarms on May 22, and about 40 up 

 to this time. I notice E. B., in Query, 

 No. 261, wants to know how to make 

 a division-board. This is the way I 

 make it : Cut a %-inch board % of 

 an inch shorter than the hive, and as 

 deep as the frames below the top-bar. 

 Nail a flat top-bar on this, and get 

 thin eheet rubber, such as is sold for 

 steam packing ; it is about 1-16 of an 

 inch thick. Cut it in strips Jo-inch 

 wide. Tinner's squaring shear.s do it 

 nicely. Nail it on the side of the 

 board, letting it project I4 of an inch. 

 Lay a fold of cloth on the top and put 

 on the honey-board. The rubber will 

 cost less than one penny for each 

 board, and is far superior "to old rub- 

 ber boots. The prospect for basswood 

 bloom is very good. 



IW The next annua) meeting of the Michiirfln 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held Id 

 Vpsiliiiitl. Mitli.. on Dec. I nnd -2. IHHi". 



n. 1>. t't'TTiNO, See. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the American Bee Jodunat., 

 Monday, 10 a. m.,.Iune 2S, 1886. 



The following are tlie latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 

 H0NE3Y.— Honey of all Kradea aelle slowly at 

 present, and prices are weak— I4@]5c. being the 

 outside HKure for best comb honey. Extracted is 

 In iiyht demand at fi@7c. Caiilornia comb honey, 

 in ^Tt'. seftions, 9(q)12c. 

 BEBSWAX.-2f)C. forgood yellow. 



R, A. BURNETT, irii South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY. -We now quote : Fancy white comb 

 In I-lb. sections, 12(a]3c.; In 2-lb. sections. 9@Kic. 

 Fancy bucliwheat honev in 1-lb. sections, 9c.; in 

 2-lb. sections, 7(g.Hc. Off grades l&2c. per lb. less. 

 Extracted, white,6@7c: buckwheat, 5t§;.5'^c. Cali- 

 fornia, ,'j(ft6c. ; Southern, as to color and flavor, 

 per gallon, 50@fioc. 



BEBSWAJ(;.-27®28c. 



McCaul &, HiLDBETH BROS., 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 

 HONEY.— One-lb. sections, white clover, I3@i50i 

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

 BKESWA_X.-2,5 CIS. per lb. 



Blake i, Hipley. 37 Chatham Street. 



SAN 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, il@I4 cts.; 

 amber, 7(.tijI0c. Extracted, white liquid, 4!,^@.^c.: 

 light amber colored, 4 to4J.^c.; dark amber colored, 

 'dhi to 3X cts. 

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



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



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.- There is a little new honey in the 

 market, and is selling at 13 cts. for white in I-lb. 

 sections. The demand is limited, however. 

 BEESWAX.— Firm, at 2.5 cts. per pound. 



M. H. HONT., Bell Branch, Mich. 



ST, LOUIS. 

 HONEY.— Choice comb, I0@I2c. Strained, in 

 barrels, 3M@4c, Extra fancy of bright color and in 

 No, 1 packages, H advance on ahove prices. Ex- 

 tracted in barrels, 5@5(.B. Fermented goods, 2i^@3G 

 BEESWAX.- Firm at22c for prime. 



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



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.- The demand for extracted honey has 

 been very light of late, but it seems to be improv- 

 ing gradually for manufacturing purposes. There 

 is considerable lioney in the hands of commission 

 merchants, and prices are very low— 3^ to 7 cts. 

 per pound is the range of prices. Prices of comb 

 honey are nominal. 



BEESWAX. -Arrivals are good and the demand 

 fair. We pay l8{^22c. for fair to choice yellow. 

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



CLEVELAND. 

 HONEY.— Within the last two weeks honey has 

 not sold so readily, owins to the near approach of 

 the new crop and the uncertainty of the new pri- 

 ces. Best white, 1-lb., old honey moves slowly at 

 14 cts.; no demand for 2-lbs. E.xtracted, 6(ji;7c. 

 BEBSVVAX.-22 to 25C 



A. C. Kendel. 115 Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 

 HONE Y.— Sales of comb are good, while extrac- 

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

 scarce; stocks of all other grades are well supplied. 

 Calif. 2-1 bs. bring il««12c. ; Eastern 2-lbs.. 12(<il3c.; 

 l-lbs., white, i4@l,'jc. ; dark, 12@iiyc. Extracted. 

 5(«.6C. ; Southern. 3M;(^4c. 

 BEESWAX.— 23c. 



Ci.kmons.Cloon & Co., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



MILWAUKEE. 

 HONEY.— The market seems quite dull for all 

 qualities of comb honey, with but a moderate de- 

 mand f'-r extracted. We quote : Choice, white 1- 

 Ib. sections, 17n.ISc.; the same in 2-lbs., 16C3I7C.; 

 dark 2-lb3., iS'sfilBc. Extracted, wliite, in barrels 

 or kegs, 7^«8c,: dark, in same packages, G(S'7^c. 

 BKBSWAX.— 24(g;2r-,c 



A. V. Bishop. 142 W. Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— Heavy arrivals and a weak market is 

 quoted. Competition is confined to sellers. The 

 choicest extracted is being offered at 4h;c.,and 

 comb is being urged to sale at c(jrre3pondingly low 

 figures. There are very few buyers, and none 

 show a disposition to purchase in a wholesale way. 

 White to extra white comb, 9(g)12c. ; extracted, 

 white liquid, 4i.«4Xc. : light amber colored, 35-.ft^4c.: 

 dark amher colored, 3(ai3}^c. 



BEKSWAX.-20(a2:lc. 



SCHACHT & LEMCKE. 122-124 Davls St. 



