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Italians, and run down the Carnio- 

 lans y Simply because he has not fully 

 tested the Cainiolan bees, or he has a 

 trade established in Italians. Hear 

 what Frank Benton says on the in- 

 troduction oi' Carniolans : " The de- 

 mand for them far exceeds that of 

 the Italians in every land, save per- 

 haps Australia, and there they have 

 been rather successful in importing 

 Italians from Italy, but seem to be 

 changing slowly in favor of Cyprians. 

 In England, Ireland and Scotland the 

 trade is mostly Carniolans and Cyp- 

 rians ; Norway and Sweden, Syrians 

 and Italians ; United States, Carnio- 

 lan and Cyprians. Our trade shows 

 the Italians to be decreasing." Among 

 those who have imported Carniolans, 

 and say they are the best bees of to- 

 day, I may mention S. W. Morrison, 

 M. D., G. L. Tinker, M. D., H. F. 

 Shannon, J. B. Mason, and D. A. 

 Jones. One prominent in our bee- 

 associations, and living near me, who 

 was not in favor of separators, has a 

 nice mess ; the combs are all bulged, 

 and, of course, they cannot be crated. 

 It is a pleasure to record another con- 

 vert to the use of separators. 



Bitter Honey. — C. 15. Fassett, 

 Forkston, (^ Pa., on Aug. 23, 1S86, asks 

 the following question ; 



What plant in Is^orthern Pennsyl- 

 vania has honey with a strong, bitter 

 taste, some so strong that one can 

 hardly eat it V It was gathered dur- 

 ing the white clover season, and is 

 white like clover. Some sections are 

 all right, and others are bitter. My 

 neighbors complain of the same thing. 

 I never knew of any here before. 



[We give it up. Will some one of 

 our readers in Pennsylvania answer 

 the query V— Ed.] 



Buckwheat, etc. — T. F. Kinsel, 

 Shiloh,6 Ohio, on Aug. 24, 1886, says: 



I sowed 4 acres of buckwheat on 

 July 15, and in four weeks it was 

 blossoming some. Bees work on it 

 " thick and fast " each forenoon. 

 They go toward their homes loaded 

 with pollen, and perhaps honey, too. 

 With all the promise of a goodly yield 

 early in the spring, the season has iiot 

 been above or scarcely equal to an 

 average. I have no great amount of 

 surplus. Colonies run for extracted 

 honey have done the best. Comb 

 honey retails at ] 5 cents for 2-pound 

 sections; 1-pounds 17 to 18 cents. 

 Purchasers seem unwilling to pay the 

 difference. 



Bee-Keeping in Alabama.— M. H. 

 Freeman, Olustee Creek. o, Ala., on 

 Aug. 23, 188(1, says : 



Our bees are now idle, and I sup- 

 pose it is caused either from exces- 

 sive heat or from the absence of nec- 

 tar in the flowers. This state of 

 things is not unusual at this season 

 of the year. We have just had a poor 

 year for honey, owing to so much rain 

 during the proper season. I started 

 Vith 8 vp.ry weak colonies in the 



spring, and I have had 2 natural 

 swarms, and have taken only about 

 1.50 pounds of extracted honey, and 

 that came from 3 colonies ; the others 

 had just built up to strong colonies 

 when the rains set in. The agricul- 

 tural interest has suffered also in 

 many ways. I like the American 

 PiKE Journal better than any of the 

 periodicals that I have seen on api- 

 culture, and think it the best and 

 cheapest bee-literature obtainable, 

 especially for beginners. The Query 

 Department alone is worth many 

 times the cost of the i)aper. 



Good Report.— Fayette Lee, Cokato, 

 O Minn., on Aug. 23, 1886, writes : 



Bees are in fine condition. I have 

 already obtained 4,400 pounds of 

 honey, and the fall crop to come yet, 

 and it promises to be good. The 

 upper stories are full of honey. My 

 bees have been swarming since June, 

 from 1 to 8 swarms a day. 1 returned 

 75 swarms. Basswood was only half 

 a crop. I took 84 pounds of comb 

 honey from one new colony, and they 

 tilled a lO-frame hive. I have 144 of 

 the heaviest colonies I ever saw. 



Drouth and Fires in Michigan.— 

 L. Reed, Orono.Q Mich., on Aug. 19, 

 1886, writes : 



We have had a very dry season, 

 having had scarcely any rain since 

 June I, and still the drouth continues. 

 Bees have done a great deal better 

 than I expected ; some colonies have 

 stored 90 pounds of surplus in one- 

 pound sections, and some have stored 

 no surplus at all. I had but very few 

 swarms. The bees seem to be storing 

 some honey now, and for the life of 

 me I cannot see what they are getting 

 it from. Every thing is dried up ; the 

 fruit trees are dying. I went through 

 my yard and lifted all the hives, and 

 they are very heavy. I shall not have 

 to feed. The raspberry, one of our 

 best honey plants, is mostly destroyed 

 by fire. Almost one half of the coun- 

 try is burned over, and fires are still 

 raging. Some farmers have produced 

 scarcely enough to keep one cow over 

 winter. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Season of 1886.— Robt. A. Vance, 

 New Hamburg, Out., on Aug. 16, 

 1886, writes : 



This has been a very poor season 

 for bees. The spring was very cold. 

 They got some maple honey, and 

 fruit bloom was very poor. White 

 clover bloomed well, but the nights 

 were cold and the days very warm 

 and dry. The basswood was a fail- 

 ure ; there was a tree here and there 

 that bloomed. There is very little 

 goldenrod in this part, as it grows on 

 low, swampy land here. The Bee 

 JounNAL is a welcome messenger 

 every week. 



^" The annual meetlnc of the Western Bee- 

 Keepers' ABBOCiatlon will be held lu Pythian Hall 

 (11th & Main Sts.), at Kansas City, Mo., on Oct_ 

 27—20. 1886. P. Bai.dwix. Sec. 



Office ot the American Bke Journal, 

 Monday, 7 a. m.. Aug. 30, 1886. 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



cnicAOo. 



HONEY.— It continues to arrive very freely. 

 The demand is liuht and sales are made chiefly at 

 12'«jI:jc. Extruded is also quiet with prices un- 

 changed. i;'(&7c. 



BKKSWA.\,-It Is easier, and 2:ic. is about all 

 will bring. 



K. A. BCTBNETT. 161 South Water 8t, 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY. — The present quotations are as 

 follows : Fancy white como In 1-lb. sections, 10® 

 12c. ; fancy white comb in 2-lb. sections, Sioiioc ; 

 buckwheat in 1 and 2-lb. sections, ^iSiHc ; extracted 

 white clover, 6c; extracted, California, 4?^@5c ; 

 extracted. Southern, per gallon, 45 to 55c. 

 BEESWAX.— 23 to 28c. 



MCCAUL & HILDBETH BROS.. 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 

 UONE Y.— One- lb. sections, white clover. 1 3®15o ; 

 2-pound sections, 1 1(*l3c. Extracted, 6(a8c. 

 BEBSWAX.-25 cts. per lb. 



Blake & kipley. 57 Chatham Street. 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.- The market Is improving. The de- 

 mand la better and the prices are also improved. 

 Best comb in l-pound sections hrings 14fai5c. 

 BEBSWA.Y.- c irm at 23c. for fair quality. 



M. il. HUNT.. Bell Branch. Mich. 



CINCINNATI. 

 HONEY.— Demand is slow for all kinds and 

 shapes of honey. Prices of extracted honey 

 range between 3'.t@~c.. according to quality ; and 

 choice comb honey brings 14@15c. in a johbing 

 way. , „ . 



BEESWAX.— Demand is good and arrivals fair. 

 We pay 200. for good yellow. 



C. F. MCTTH & Sox. Freeman & Central Ave. 



CLBVKLAND. 

 HONEY.— The demand for honey is not very 

 lively at present, but prices are steady. Choice 

 new honev in 1-lb. sections is selling at He; 2-Ibs. 

 12^ 13c. Old honey is very dull at 10[&12c. Ex- 

 tracted. 6i^'7c. 

 BEBSWAX.-2.5c. 



A. C. KENDTL, 1 15 Ontario Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— The market is active and sales of the 

 comb are large. Extracted la firm with no stock 

 in the city. We quote : One-pound sections of 

 white clover, l3(!i'14c.; dark l-lbs.. ll'3.12c.; 2-lb8., 

 ll@12c.; dark 2-lbs., 8(fl.loc.; 2-lb. Calit. white 

 sage, lOfa- lie. : dark 2-Ibs., rt(!*Oc. Extracted white 

 clover. 7(SSc.; dark, 4!^Si5>^c.; Calif, white sage, 

 5}^(afic.; dark, 4}^("<i(.^c. 



BBB8WAX.-2ll®22c. 



Clemons.Cloon & Co., cor. 4th & Walnut. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— The market is fairly supplied with 

 honey, trade is dull, prices depressed, and the out- 

 look is for a large production. Already some l8 

 being perldled about tlie city by the producers 

 themselves, demoralizing the prices, which should 

 not be done. We quote : Choice white in l-pound 

 sections, Ui9l5c.; 2-lbs. 13®1.5c. Dark honey not 

 wanted. Extracted, white, in barrels and keea, 5® 

 7c ; in tin cans, l)ia,8c.: dark in barrels or keg8,4@6. 



BEESWAX.-25C. 



A. V. BISHOP. 142 W. Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— It has been extensively handled the 

 last week, and prices are firmer. The supplies of 

 choice honey are by no means excessive In this 

 city, and all lots of choice extracted honey find 

 ready buyers at about 4c. Owners are reserved 

 and refuse to sell under 4c. In the country, as prices 

 seem low. We quote 3)fiS4c. for extracted honey, 

 and 7(<i9c. for comb honey, according to quality. 



BEESWAX.— It finds buyers at lower prices— 20 

 to 22c. for choice. _ . „ 



SCHACHT & I.EMCKE. 122-124 DavIs St. 



HONEY.— Prices are so low that honey-pro- 

 ducers are holding back their product : slill the 

 market ia well supplied. We quote : Comb, ex- 

 tra white. 8^i5iloc. ; off grades. K)4(S.7iic. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 4@4i4c. ; amber, 3>4®3aic. ; dark. 3c. 



BEESWAX. -22m5l23c. 



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



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEY.— Choice comb, 10®12Hc.; latter price 

 is for choice white clover. Strained, In barrels, 

 3K®4c. Extra fancy of bright color and InNo. 1 

 packages. M advance on above prices. Extracted 

 in barrels. 4^(<^5H>.; In can8ti@7c. 

 BBBSW AX.-Flrm at 22c for prime. 



D O. TDTT & CO.. Commercial 8t. 



