Jan. 19, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



47 



having had any experience before, except 

 what I learned from the book " Bees and 

 Honey." 



My other colony stored for me 75 pounds, 

 and I now have four colonies in good con- 

 dition, 



I am using the St, Joe hive, S and 10 

 frame. I will use the lOframe hive here- 

 after, as I think it is the best, I can have a 

 larger colony in a hive that costs but a few 

 cents more. Generally the larger the col- 

 ony the more honey, and the less trouble, 

 N, H, VOGT, 



Nemaha Co,, Ean,, Dec, 19, 



Predicts Winter Loss of Bees. 



Bees did very poorly the past season. 

 From 38 colonies, spring count, I had only 

 one swarm, and somewhere between ,500 

 and COO pounds of comb honey. I believe 

 there will not be many bees in this locality 

 by next spring. They have mostly honey- 

 dew stores for winter. Prospects are good 

 for next season. 



The American Bee Journal is what every 

 bee-keeper needs. Harvey Brokaw, 



Richland Co., Ohio, Dec, 16. 



Poor Season in 1898. 



The past season was a poor one for honey 

 in this county, but we hope for better 

 things in the future, I must have the 

 American Bee Journal as long as I handle 

 bees, W, H. Tuttle, 



Union Co., Iowa, Dec. 21. 



Poor Season for Honey. 



The past was a very poor season for 

 honey, I have 10 colonies in the cellar in 

 fair condition, I have plenty of honey tor 

 the home table, but none to spare as sur- 

 plus. W. H. KlZER, 



Jasper Co,, Iowa, Nov, 33, 



Cheap Bees and Honey. 



Comb boney is selling at 10 cents a pound 

 here. Bees are in good condition, but bee- 

 keepers seem ratherdiscouraged. Any one 

 can buy all the bees he wants now for 

 $3. .50 a colony. Two years ago they were 

 ^00. N. Richardson. 



Steele Co,, Minn.. Dec. 19, 



Wintering Well. 



Bees are wintering well so far. It is 

 raining today, W, M. Daniels. 



Wood Co., Ohio, Dec, 19. 



Results of the Past Season, 



My bees went into winter quarters in 

 good condition. 1 have 31 colonies— 4 in 

 the cellar, and the balance outside in chaff 

 hives, I had about 800 pounds of surplus 

 honey this year from 31 colonies. Last 

 year I had 2,000 pounds from 13 colonies. 



Lucas Co., Ohio, Dec, 18, M, Best 



A Young Bee-Keeper. 



Two years ago my father bought 4 colo- 

 nies of bees, and the next year they in- 

 creast to 0, and this year to 14, Now be 

 has given them to me tor full management 

 I am It; years old, and take the greatest 

 interest in bee-culture, I have read all the 

 works on bees I could get hold of, and find 

 nothing in the way of general information 

 as good as I can find in the American Bee 

 Journal. Willie T. Stephenson 



Massac Co., 111., Dec. 19. 



Report for 1898. 



Our summer flow from white clover was 

 short on account of dry weather ; about .30 

 pounds per colony, spring count, halt comb 

 and half extracted. My apiary is located 

 on the beautiful Upper Iowa river, just 

 over the State line on the Minnesota side 

 Ihe bee-business has not been a success in 



this section the past season, as the continu- 

 ous dry weather absolutely dried up every- 

 thing just as the linden was in the bloom, 

 and I am sure that a great many bee-keep- 

 ers in this section will find before next 

 June that theic number of colonies will be 

 greatly cut down, as brood-rearing stopt 

 two months earlier than it should have 

 been allowed to do if feeding had to be re- 

 sorted to. Of course, all practical beekeep- 

 ers feed enough to keep up brood-rearing 

 sufficient to make sure of plenty of young 

 bees for the winter, and those that did not 

 will see it after it is too late, 



F, A, Crowell, 

 Fillmore Co,, Minn,, Dec, 30, 



Very Short Honey-Flow. 



I keep about 35 colonies almost for my 

 own use. This year we had a very short 

 honey-flow— only about 15 days. I had be- 

 tween 1.300 and 1,400 pounds of honey, 

 mostly extracted. From one colony I got 

 162 pounds this year; last year I took 158 

 from the same hive. I think my bees did 

 fairly well considering the short honey- 

 flow, I have all Italian bees, I have tried 

 to get the best I can find the past four or 

 five years, I like the clear, bright 5-banded 

 the best. I have some pretty nice bees. I 

 have one queen 1 bought last spring for an 

 extra-good one, and paid ?3 00 for her, and 

 I would not give 35 cents for another unless 

 I could not help it, I dipt all of my queens 

 last spring, for I could not spend the time 

 to watch them through the swarming sea- 

 son. When I thought the colony was 

 nearly ready to swarm I caged the queen 

 and then would go through in eight or nine 

 days and cut the queen-cells out, and let 

 the queen go. Sometimes I would take the 

 queen away and let them rear a queen and 

 cut the rest of the cells away. Either way 

 works well. 



I am well pleased with the American Bee 

 Journal, and think it well worth the money 

 invested, J. W. McCalpin. 



Ontario, Canada, Dec, 19, 



The Past Season's Report. 



My report this year is : From spring 

 count. 38 colonies, I have taken 1,000 pounds 

 of honey. I build my hives two stories high, 

 dovetailed bodies, and 8 frames each, I 

 have not had a natural swarm from a two- 

 story colony since I began using them, four 

 years ago. My bees are Italians and hy- 

 brids. I leave 35 to .50 pounds of honey in 

 the hive until spring, as it pays me better, 

 and then no feeding, and I can sell the 

 honey at better prices. I am a farmer, and 

 make a regular hand in the field. I have a 

 wife and sour small boys to support. 



E. C, MURPHREE, 



Blount Co., Ala.. Dec. 20. 



Somewhat Old Beginners. 



I am IJI years old and my wife is 64, but 

 we are beginners with bees. • I have now 

 three bee-papers to read. I need not keep 

 bees for a living, but all my children have 

 places of their own, so I must have bees 

 and poultry in order to have something to 

 work at. From 5 colonies I had bought 

 last spring, 1 put into the cellar 31 this fall, 

 but had only about 100 pounds of honey, 

 James Oleson, 



Chippewa Co., Minn., Dec. IS, 



Bees Did Fairly Well. 



My bees did fairly well the past season, 

 considering the general complaint of a poor 

 season. I had only eight colonies, and 

 they averaged 40 pounds to the colony. I 

 had no swarms during the harvest. 



This is the first year that I ever took any 

 interest in the bee-subject, but I am very 

 much interested in it now. A. B, Cross, 



Meigs Co,, Ohio, Dec. 19. 



Please mention Bee Journal 

 when writing Advertisers. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, Jan. 0.— The trade is not active iu 

 comb honey, many of the retail dealers being 

 supplied with sufficient stock to meet demands 

 for some time to come. Prices are quite steady 

 with 13c for best white, off in color, etc, inclu- 

 dintr amber y-rades, 10(<il2c: dark. 9c. Extracted 

 6f'.' 7c for white; amber and dark, 5(S6c, Bees- 

 wax, 27, R. A. BUR-XETT & Co, 



Detroit, Jan. 2, — No chang-e in supply of 

 honey as to quality, but prices are somewhat 

 lower than last quotations, viz: Fancy white, 

 13c: No. 1, I2i" 12J3C; fancy dark and aniber, 9@ 

 lie. Extracted, white,b('_' 7c; dark, 5(g5^2C, Bees- 

 wax, 25(3 2oc. M, H, Hu.NT. 



IXDl,AN.4POLls, Jan. 4. — Fancy white comb, 

 I2tol2'-4c; No, 1, lOwllc, Demand fairly good. 

 Dark comb honey is beinj^ offered at 8f«i9c with 

 almost no demand. Clover and basswood ex- 

 tracted, 6;2«/ 7c, Beeswax, 26<a 28c. 



Walter S. Pouder, 



New York, Jan, 2,— The market is well sup- 

 plied, especially with dark. Demand is fair for 

 white and daric. and off g-rades are being neg- 

 lected. We quote: 



Fancy white, 12'" 13c; No, 1 white, W@llc; am- 

 ber, "i" liic; il.trk, 7(u 8c, Stocks of extracted o£ 

 all kinds are Iit,'ht, White, 6;.<(a7c; amber, 6c: 

 dark, S'iC; 6c; Southern, in barrels, 60 to 6Sc per 

 gallon, Beeswa.x dull at 26fqZ7c, 



HiLDRETH Bros, & Segelken. 



Boston', Jan, 9,— Fancy white, 13(6ia4c; A No. 

 1, 12c; No, 1, lie; light amber, 9@10c; buck- 

 wheat, no call. Extracted, white Northern 

 stock, 7r«Sc; Southern stock, 6fo 7c, Beeswax, 27c. 



The demand for honey seems to have dropt 

 out of sight during the holiday season, but now 

 that is over we hope to see a' better call for it. 

 There is abundance of stock on hand and it now 

 looks as if the expected shortage would not 

 materialize, Blake, Scott di Lee. 



BuFF-ALO, Jan, 6,— Our honey market is very 

 quiet. Finest 1-pouud white fanc.v combs move 

 slow at 12c— often lie: excellent grades, 9tel0c, 

 and dark, poor, etc., bdi'Sc. Extracted, S&6c. 

 Beeswax, fauc^^ pure, 28('fl:30c: dark, etc., 24f^26. 

 B.atterso.v & Co. 



Cleveland, Jan, 2, — Fancy white, 13@14c; 

 No, 1 white, 12ft 13c: A No, 1 amber, lOCallc; No. 

 2 amber, 9'" 10c: buckwheat, 8c, Extracted, 

 white, 7c; amber, 6c; buckwheat, 5c. 



A. B, Williams cS: Co. 



Milwaukee, Jan. 9.— Fancy 1-lb. sections, 

 12';i«14c: A No. 1, 12«/12".c; No. 1, ll{nl2c: dark 

 or amber, Sw lie. Extracted, in barrels, kegs and 

 pails, 6'j'"7'jc; dark, 5''^5^2C. Beeswax, 2S(«'27c. 



The condition of the market is favorable for 

 shipments of honey, especially of best grades, 

 which are in small supi>ly. The sales are moder- 

 ate, but we are e-xpectiug an increast demand 

 and good trade this spring, 



A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Convention Notices. 



Wi$<'on!«in. — The Wisconsin State Bee 

 Keepers' Association will hold their annual 

 convention at Madison, Feb, 9 and 10, It 

 promises to be the best held for years. Ev- 

 ery bee-keeper is urged to be present. An 

 interesting program is being arranged. 



Piatteville, Wis. N. E. France, Sec, 



^Vlinnesota. — The following program 

 has been arranged by Pres. E. B. Huffman 

 for the meeting of the Southern Minnesota 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, which meets in 

 Winona, Minn., Jan, 35 and 36: 



Opening address — Pres. E. B. Huffman. 



•How to prepare bees for winter, and 

 the proper way to care for them ''—Frank 

 Yahnke. 



" How to prepare a colony of bees for the 

 introduction of a queen, and the best way 

 to introduce her ''— C. A. Gile, 



" Which is the most profitable to work 

 for, comb or extracted honey, and the most 

 suitable size hive for the same?"— E, B, 

 Cornwell, 



" What is the best size of hive, frames 

 and sections for general use !" —S. W, Judge, 



"The best way to manage bees for in- 

 crease " — W, F, IVIartin, 



•' What is the best way, and the kind of 

 hive to use, in stimulating bees, and also 

 feeding them?" — John Turnbull, 



Winona, Minn, C, A, Gile, Sec, 



