THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



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Eletely closeil in ; the larger portion 

 ad to be released by cliopping theiu 

 out. After shoveling ont the snow 

 from 18 to 24 inches, 1 fonnd from 4 to 

 6 inches of solid ice at the entrance 

 and had to use a small chisel in cut- 

 ting it out, so that the bees could have 

 their lirst (light, March 23. Out of 107 

 colonies 98 came through all right, with 

 plenty of young bees. Now, will some 

 apiarist tell me what saved these 

 bees through that hard winter when 

 75 per cent, of the bees in the country 

 perished? G. Rouse. 



Waboo, Neb., Nov. 20, 1882. 



Cause of Foul lirood.— Will some 

 one througli the Weekly Bee Jour- 

 nal inform me of thecY(((.^e of foul 

 brood V I have looked for it under 

 that beading, in Cook's JIaniuil, but 

 could not get a description of it. I am 

 only young in the business and would 

 like to get all tlie information possible. 

 I like Cook's JIanual very much. I 

 bought my bees, which are t)lacks. last 

 year, and 1 am not at allsalislied with 

 them. I sliall Italianize tliem next 

 spring. How early would it be advis- 

 able to do so 'i* How do you tell foul 

 brood from (•hilled brood ? When I 

 packed my bees for winter I noticed 

 on some of the outside frames a few 

 cells capped over ; they were not to- 

 gether, and the rest of the frames were 

 empty. On uncapi)ing some of the cells 

 they contained a dark substance wliich 

 I took for chilled brood, but I would 

 like to be sure about it. Tliere is an 

 unpleasant smell from it, but not very 

 bad. We are having a very tine fall, 

 this year ; the season is something 

 like the spring, one month late. 



W. H. Weston. 



London, Ontario, Nov. 23, 1882. 



[Our correspondent is referred to the 

 article by Mr. D. A. Jones in tliis is- 

 sue of the Bee Journal, on foul 

 brood, for the information he desires. 

 Mr. Muth and Mr. Kohnke have pub- 

 lished pamplilets on the subject, which 

 it may be well to read and comijare. 

 Transferring should be done as early 

 in the spring as the weather will per- 

 mit, and before there is much honey 

 in the hive. — Ed.] 



My Bee Report. — As my bees are 

 now all in winter quarters I will give 

 to the readers of the Bee Journal 

 an account of my seas(ui's work. I 

 •commenced the last season with 10 

 coloniesof bees, oof whicli were weak. 

 By following the advice of Mr. Doo- 

 little I have increased them to 40 

 strong colonies, and 6 nuclei consist- 

 ing of from 4 to 7 frames each, making 

 46 in all, to winter. I obtained from 

 800 to 1,000 pounds of honey— one- half 

 each comb and extracted. I have 20 

 colonies packed on the summerstands, 

 in flax-straw ; tlie rest are in my cellar 

 under the kitchen, 10x14 feet, parti- 

 tioned off from the main cellar and 

 ventilated, so that I can keep tlie bees 

 in such temperature as 1 may desire. 

 I have one colony with 2 queens, which 

 have resided there in harmony for 2 

 months, and both were alive when put 



into winter quarters. I cut one wing of 

 a queen lastspriug, and she was super- 

 seded, but as Mr. Doolittle says it 

 does no harm to lliem, to clip their 

 wings, I will try again. 



J. A. WicnERTS. 

 Matteson, 111., Nov. 20, 1882. 



Questions.— Is a square hive better 

 to winter in than a long one V In 

 other words, is the Langstroth hive as 

 good to winter in as any other'? Mr. 

 Manum's hive you call "a modihed 

 Langstroth." The brood-box holds 

 ]2franies9}3Xl2iuches. I mean, more 

 particularly", for out of door wintering. 

 Mr. Maniim admits that it costs 

 more to make his chaff hives than it 

 vyould to build a house, or put them 

 in the cellar, and now the question is, 

 are bees better wintered out of doors ? 

 I have been told they do notdwindle so 

 much in spring. wintered on their sum- 

 mer stands. Are they better in other 

 respects '? If so, it will pay to build 

 chaff hives. Mr. M. has 500 colonies. 

 What do you think of the "Given 

 Press" as compared toother niachines'i' 

 A. P. Fletcher. 



Ludlow, Vt., Nov. 12, 1882. 



[If for out-door winter alone we 

 should prefer a square frame — but for 

 all purposes we prefer the Langstroth 

 hive and frame. As to the manner of 

 wintering bees there is a diversity of 

 opinion, and as yet the point is unset- 

 tled. We have not yet concluded to 

 give any decision on the chaff hive. 

 Wait until next spring and then we 

 may be able to decide more intelli- 

 gently. Some like the " Given Press " 

 and some do not. Mr. Ileddon thinks 

 it as good or better than others. — Ed.] 



A Hiinibu? or Swindler, which ?— 



About the 1st of March, 1882, I sent 

 $5 to J.J. Ritchie, of 142 Linn St., 

 Cincinnati, Ohio, for the purchase of 

 a Mitchell honey extractor. I waited 

 until April for the extractor to come, 

 then I wrote him a postal card, and 

 told him to send it soon, etc. To this 

 I got no answer ; then I wrote a letter 

 and said, that the extractor must come 

 or else the money, or I would expose 

 him. This he answered, as follows : 

 " Cincinnati, May Ist, 1882. Dear Sir: 

 Your favor of 27th April at hand; 

 your register was received, "out no 

 postal card. Your order was sent to 

 our factory at Indianapolis, and t sup- 

 posed your order was tilled. Will see 

 what the matter is and have your ex- 

 tractor sent. — J. J. RiTCuiE.'"' I have 

 never heard any more from J. J. 

 Ritctiie or ttie S-5 either. I got tired 

 of waiting for it, so I enclo.sed $7 to a 

 well-known supply dealer, and I re- 

 ceived an extractor in due time, in 

 prime condition. It pays to deal with 

 an honest man. John F. Sellers. 

 Hamlet, 111., Nov. 16, 1882. 



Report for the Past Season.— I had 



29 colonies in the spring, and have in- 

 creased to 40. I have obtained 958 lbs. 

 comb honey and 158 lbs of extracted. 

 F. II. Seares. 

 Girard. Pa.. Nov. 17, 1882. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of American Bee JorRNAL, { 

 Monday, lo a. m., November 27. 1882. ( 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



Quotuilous of Caah lluyers. 



CHICAGO. 



HONE Y— The supply of extracted honey is fully 

 up to the deniiind. My quotutions are: (53^0. for 

 dark and Ht^c. tor llirht, de ivered here. 



BEESWAX— It is qu te scarce. I am payinBr27c. 

 for ^:ood yellow wa.v, ou arrival ; dark and off col- 

 ors, 17(i<.22c. 



AL. H. Newman. 923 W. Madison St. 

 CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— Demand is good for extracted honey 

 by tile barrel for iiianiif tcturlns purposes and for 

 table use. Thedemand is very «nod f<or litmey in 

 ir'«j2 lb. Jars. A goo i deal of comb liuney could be 

 sold if we had a wood article at a rate within the 

 views of the consumer : i.e., which could be sold 

 at 20c. in the jobbing way and 2.->c. at retail. 



We pay 7<«j1oc. for extracted, and 16(at20c. for 

 gi <>d comb honey in sectitms 



BEESWAX— Is in good demand at20@27c. perlb. 

 on arrival. CHA8. F. MCTH. 



QuotntlonB of Commltmlon merchants. 



CHICAGO. 



nONB V— The demand for comb honey does not 

 keep pace with the receipts. There is a large sur- 

 plus on this market at present, and prices are from 

 2 to 3c. lower than last month. 



We quote; white comb honey. in lf^'2 lb. sections, 

 17('"JlNC. Dark comb honey, hardly anydemand. It 

 is held at l2^@l.'>c. Extracted -White brings from 

 iKifloc: dark. SfaiHc; kegs, half- barrels and casks 

 bring about same price. 



BKBS WAX— Choice Yellow. 30c.; dark to med- 

 ium. 18itt25c. 



K. A. BURNETT, 161 South Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEV— A sailing vessel this week took 1.018 

 cases for Liverpool from a packing house. The 

 market is quiet. Such qualities as are in good 

 supply, darli and medium, are in poor demand. 



Whitecomb. lH(a>20c; dark to good, 12i»l.^)c: ex- 

 tracted, choice to extra white, 9(g*10c.; dark and 

 candied. 7i^(2).s>^c. 



BEESWAX— We quote 25^280. 



Stearns & smith. 423 Front Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY— Was in better demand and sales were 

 freer; prices steady. Comb sold at IKfoiiSc. in lots; 

 extracted at ac-i-fic. in barrels; strained. t>i.^@7c.; 

 choice, in small lots or fancy packages, brings 

 more. 



BBESWAX-Prime bright steady at 26(9270. 



K. C.Greek i Co.. ii7N. Main Street. 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY -There has been no change in honey 

 the past week. No. l white, in I lb sections, con- 

 tinues in good demand at 2lto22c. per pound. No. 1 

 in 2 lb. sections, is also in good request at I9@20c. 

 Second grade, less active, at l(Si2 cents ^ lb. less. 

 Extracted, in al shapes, was dull and very little 

 sale. Some Louisiana honey, rather dark, in bar- 

 rels., was sold at yc. 



BBBS W AX— P. ime quality, 2.50280. 



A. C. KendkL. 115 Ontario Street. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY— There is a continued fair inquiry for 

 prime lots of honey. and prices held steadily. Ex- 

 tra<ned honey quiet and unchanged. 



We quote: White clover, fancy, small boxes, 22 

 (<('2.->c ; white clover, fair to good, lHfaj22c.; buck- 

 wheat, use.; extracted clover, 10(5/130.; extracted 

 buckwheat. 9(gjl0c. 



BEESWAX— There is only a moderate move- 

 ment of wax. but prime lots are held ahout steady. 



Western, pure, 29(o/:-(OC ; Southern, pure. 30ia31c. 

 D. W. QtTlNBV. H-i.'» Park Place. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY-Our market is fairly active. We quote: 

 W Iti. s"Ctions at 30c. : I lb. sections, 22tii25c.; 2 1b. 

 sections, ■20r'tf,22c. Extracted. lOc. per lb. Good 

 lots o' ••xtranted are wanted in kegs or barrels. 



BEESW^VX- 300. 



CROCKER & BLAKE. 57 Chatham Street. 



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