Feb. 9, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



95 



very much more difficult to manipulate, 

 and 3-.5 of the bees went up into the super 

 to rear brood. I think the brood-frame is 

 too shallow, and if I were to change from 

 the Langstroth depth. I would want one 

 deeper rather than shallower. 



I have also tried the tall section and I 

 don't think it is any improvement over the 

 regular size. Bees will enter and work 

 sooner in shallow sections than in the tall 

 ones, as I take it most bee-keepers will 

 admit. This has been proven in more than 

 one way. They will not work on deep ex- 

 tracting-frames when they will willingly 

 do so in shallow ones. 



I have tried the Golden method for comb 

 honey, and find it doesn't give me satisfac- 

 tion. I believe the best all-around hive for 

 this country is the S frame dovetail hive, 

 with plain sections and fence-separators. 



Polk Co.. Tenn. M. T. Forxs. 



[We fear Mr. Fouts has hardly given any 

 of the hives mentioned any very extensive 

 trial. At least his experience is not all 

 borne out by that of many others. — Editok.] 



Poor Way to Begin Bee-Keepingf. 



Beekeepers sometimes have methods 

 brought to their notice that are not taught 

 in either the text-books or bee papers; and 

 judging from the results that followed the 

 method adopted by Henry Weisse, of St. 

 Paul, it has not much to recommend it to 

 those about to start in the bee-business. 



Having decided to Join our ranks May 9. 

 180S, Mr. W. proceeded to the apiary of J . J. 

 Scott, in this county, where he obtained 4 

 colonies (about the right number for a be- 

 ginner), but neglected the slight formality 

 of either getting Mr. Scott's permission or 

 leaving any of Uncle Sam's shekels to com- 

 pensate Mr. Scott for the loss of his prop- 

 erty, with the result that Mr. Weisse was 

 committed to the Hennepin county bastile 

 on May 30. from which institution he was 

 liberated on $.500 bail. The grand jury 

 having found a true bill against him, he 

 was tried in Minneapolis, Oct. 13. and sen- 

 tenced to two years in the State's prison. 



If Mr. W. had taken the American Bee 

 Journal he would have known for SI 00 just 

 what it will cost him two years of "hard 

 labor" to find out. viz: That he adopted a 

 poor plan tobegin with, and also that "the 

 way of the transgressor is hard." 



Hennepin Co., Minn. Wm. Russell. 



Bees Did Quite Well. 



Bees did quite well this season in this sec- 

 tion of country. I got about 2,000 pounds 

 of extracted and about '300 pounds of comb 

 honey from 3.5 colonies, spring count. 



I have 49 colonies in the cellar in fine con- 

 dition. It is about 20 years since 1 first 

 started in the bee-business, but I lost my 

 start a number of times, but did not give it 

 up as I liked the little bees too well to be 

 without them. 



I got my last start in 1893, when I went to 

 the woods with my neighbor — an old bee- 

 hunter— and found six swarms, which I 

 wintered in first-class shape. I have been 

 successful since that time with the excep- 

 tion of one year; we had a large supply of 

 honey-dew which was death to the bees. 



I have had a great deal of experience in 

 hunting bees in the woods and transferring 

 them to hives. I believe 1 can hunt bees 

 with any man. It I want to have a pleas- 

 ure trip I take my hunting outfit and start 



out. J. A. DOERR. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



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

 comb honey, many o£ the retail dealers beinf 

 supplied with ?;ufficient stock to meet demands 

 for some time to come. Prices are quite steady 

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

 dinsr amber srrades, lOfo 12c; dark, 9c. E.xtracted 

 ti''_' 7c for white: amber and dark, Sfi'bc. Bees- 

 wax, 27. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



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

 honey as to quality, but prices are somewhat 

 li.)wer than last quotations, viz: Fancy white, 

 13c; No. 1, 12(o 12'2c; fancy dark and amber, i)m 

 lie. Extracted, white,0(rt 7c; dark, 5'<(5'-c. Bees- 

 wax, 2S(8.26c, M. H. Hu-XT. 



In'Diaxapolis, Jan. 4.— Fancy white comb. 

 12("12J2C; No. 1, lOliillc. Demand fairly g-ood. 

 Dark comb honey is beintr offered at 8fg9c with 

 almost no demand. Clover and basswood ex- 

 tracted, tl'/i(S^c. Beeswa.x, 26(™28c. 



Walter S. Poudek. 



New York, Jan. 20.— Fancy white, 12c; No. 1 

 white, lOts'llc; amber, 9c; buckwheat and dark, 

 7c. Extracted in j^ood demand at unchan'^ed 

 prices. Beeswa.x rather quiet 27('ffi.28. " 



Trade in comb honey is quiet. White is pretty 

 well cleaned up, but there i» a large stock o'f 

 buckwheat, amber and mixt, having- accumula- 

 ted of late, and in order to sell in quantity lots- 

 it is necessary to shade quotations. 



HiLDKETH Bros. & Segelke.v. 



Boston, Jan. 9.— Fancy white, 13(nl4c; A No. 

 1, 12c; No. 1, lie: light amber, 9fnl0c; buck- 

 wheat, no call. Extracted, white Northern, 

 stock, 7f('Sc; Southern stock, 6'^ 7c. Beeswax, 27c.- 



The demand for honey seems to have d'ropt 

 out of sight during the holidav 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 & Lee. 



San Francisco, Dec. is.— White comb, 9}4@ 

 10', c; amber. 7'_,m 9c. Extracted, white, 7fai7Kc- 

 light amber, oj-iwibjac. Beeswax, 24(5'27c. ' 



There is very little extracted honey now ob- 

 tainable, and of water-white the market is prac- 

 tically bare. Comb is still in fair supplv, with 

 inquiry for the same of a light order. Market 

 is firm for extracted and steady for comb. 



Kansas City, Jan. 25.— Fancy white comb, 

 13c: No. 1, 12c: amber, lie; dark, 10c, Extracted 

 white, 6c; amber, Sc; dark, 4J2C. Beeswax, 2Sc. 

 C. C. Clemoxs & Co. 



BuFFALOjJan. 27.— There is a little more ac- 

 tivity on strictly fancy 1-lb. combs at 12c. The 

 bul^k of receipts of low grades sell at 10c. dowit. 

 to 7c., and in a few cases even less. A moder* 

 ate amount can be sold every day. E.xtracted' 

 4(ff 6c., according^ to quality. " *" 



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Cleveland, Jan. 2. — Fancv white, US 14c: 

 No. 1 white, 12'i!l3c; A No. 1 amber, lOia llc^ No. 

 2 amber, 9(5 10c: buckwheat, Sc. Extracted, 

 white, 7c; amber, 6c: buckwheat, Sc. 



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

 12"..(" 14c: A No. 1. 12(n U'lc: No'. 1, Hw 12c; dark 

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

 pails, li'/2(al',c: dark, .^wSHc. Beeswax, ZSfc 27c. 



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 which are in small supply. The sales are moder- 

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 and ^ood trade this spring. 



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