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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



■with points upon it. I have had suc- 

 cess with a straight piece with about 

 10 points, about one-fifth of an inch 

 apart, the points being about ig wide 

 and 1-64 thick, so adjusted that they 

 roll lengthwise of the wire, while each 

 point runs crosswise of the wire. Of 

 course they are not properly points. 

 This puts the wire in quite rapidly, 

 and is entirely satisfactorily. 



Profitable Increase. 



Will Mr. Heddon tell us which he 

 thinks the better plan to increase an 

 apiary rapidly— the nucleus plan 

 proper or the pound of bees ? In the 

 former, combs and brood are taken 

 from strong colonies, and by the lat- 

 ter, bees are shaken from the combs, 

 a queen given them, and a new hive, 

 etc., given the miniature colony. I 

 propose dividing my apiary, which is 

 small, and establishing the new yard 

 two miles away with mountain peaks 

 and ridges intervening, and change 

 bees from yard to yard as new colo- 

 nies are formed. E. E. Ewing. 



Highlands, X. C, .Jan. 22, 1884. 



I have no choice to offer in the plans 

 mentioned. I should never use either. 

 I should go for honey, and take that 

 increase came in the natural way, and 

 when this was not fast enough for me, 

 I should get my further increase by 

 purchasing of some one whose troub- 

 ling problem was " how to prevent 

 further increase." 



Troubled with Moths. 



I am told by a man who lives in 

 this neighliorhood, how to prevent the 

 moth troubling bees. He professes to 

 know much about the little fellows, 

 and says, at the season of the year 

 when the fly comes, to build a Are in 

 the apiary every evening at sundo\\ii, 

 and keep it blazing until two hours 

 after dark. He says the flv will flv 

 into the fire and Inirn up. I'have but 

 little faith in it ; will it do ? I was 

 troubled with moth in colonies very 

 much last year. 



J. X. Sjioot, M. D. 



Fulton, Ky., Jan. 2-5, 1883. 



The plan your neighbor offers might 

 catch some moths, while others might 

 not be thus caught. Such a method 

 would be disagreeable, troublesome 

 and dangerous in most apiaries. A 

 better plan is to take a tin cake dish 

 which has a " tin hole in the center," 

 put a lighted candle in the hole and 

 water under it in the dish ; let the 

 candle be short, to bring the blaze 

 near the water. What is better still 

 than this plan, is to keep your colo- 

 nies normally strong compared to the 

 combs in their possession, and have 

 them possess a portion of Italian 

 blood. Keep all pieces of comb out of 

 the way of moths, giving them no 



chance to breed about your premises 

 outside of hives, and the bees will take 

 care of the rest. 



Remedy for Dysentery. 



Please give the best remedy for 

 dysentery that you know of. I have 

 a few colonies that are affected with 

 it ; they are in tlie cellar, and they 

 have no brood and the hives are dry. 

 I have one colony that has lots of 

 young brood, and the hive is very wet. 

 but no signs of disease. X. Y. Z. 



Mom-oe, Wis., .Jan. 2-5, 1884. 



I know of no successful remedy for 

 dysentery among bees. I have tried 

 several that I have^read of as success- 

 ful, and some of my own originating, 

 but none can be relied upon. We are 

 now working at prevention, and I be- 

 lieve we are going to get it in a cheap 

 and practical manner. 



i^° The annual meeting of the 

 Maine Bee Keepers' Association will 

 be held at Small City Hall, Lewiston, 

 Feb. 14 and 1-5. 1884. The meeting 

 will open at 1 o'clock, Thursday p. m. 

 The afternoon will be devoted to the 

 President's address, reports of the 

 Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-Presidents 

 of different counties, and all commit- 

 tees. A session will be held Thursday 

 evening for essays and discussions. 

 Friday morning election of otticers. 

 Friday afternoon essays and discus- 

 sions. The Western Maine Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will also meet 

 at the same time and place. The 

 Maine Central railroad will grant free 

 return tickets to all paying full fare 

 one way. Let there be a full attend- 

 ance, and a good display of apiarian 

 implements. 



Wm. Hott, Sec. 



i^° The sixth annual convention of 

 Texas bee-keepers will be held at the 

 " Bee Garden " of Judge W. H. An- 

 drews at McKinney, Collin Co., Tex., 

 on April 24 and 25, 1884. A larger 

 number of leading bee masters than 

 ever assembled on a similar occasion 

 in the South, is anticipated. 



Wm. R. Howakd, Sec. 



Kingston, Tex., Jan. 16, 1884. 



^ The Western Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will meet at Independence, 

 Mo., Thursday, April 24, 1884. 



C. M. Cbandall, Sec. 



Independence, Mo. 



i^° We intend to organize a bee- 

 keepers' association for Southern In- 

 diana on March 20, 1884, to meet at 

 the Merchants and ^Manufacturers' 

 Club Booms. Madison, Ind.. at 9:30 a. 

 Kentuckv bee-keepers are invited 



to participate. 



H. C. White. 



Preparation of Honey for the Mar- 

 ket, including the production and care 

 of both comb and extracted honey, 

 instructions on the exhibition of bees 

 and honey at Fairs, etc. This is a 

 new 10 cent pamphlet, of 32 pages. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



OFFICE OF AMKKICAN BKK JOUKNAL, } 



Monday, 10 a. m., Feb. 4, 1884. t 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONE Y— There is no change to note in the hon- 

 ey market. No cbant:e in tiie price of extracted 

 honey, but there is an improvement in the de- 

 mand. Comb honey is in large supply, and the best 

 in I lb. sections brings no more than 16c. alb. from 

 store. Extracted. 7(gil0c. 



BEESWAX— Fair demand, and arrivals are fair. 

 It brings 28^32c. on arrival. 



CHAS. F. MDTH. 

 NEW YORK. 



HONEY— White clover and basswood in 1 and 2 

 lb. sections. l.=i@2lc. Dark and second quality, 

 1.5c.: extracted white clover in kegs and bar- 

 rels, 9®l0c. 



BEESWAX— Prime yellow, S4@35c. 



H.K. & F.B THURBER & Co. 



CHICAGO. 



HONE Y— Goes off slowly, and prices are lower on 

 sections that are imperfectly tilled. The demand 

 seems to be chiefly for lots that are fancy in ap- 

 pearance, and in every way perfect sales are made 

 of 1 lb. sections at I.5&20C. : \}i^2 lb. sections, 14@ 

 I8c. ; dark and mixed in color, very alow, at about 

 12@I3c. Extracted honey steady, but limited de- 

 mand; prices range from T(&luc, per lb. 



BEESWAX— Scarce, at 28<ft3oc., according to 

 color and cleanliness. 



K. A. BURNETT. 161 South Water Bt. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



HONE Y.— Receipts liberal, and sales satisfactory. 

 White comb, 1 and 2 lb. sections, 17®isc. I could 

 place several thousand pounds of dark, fall ex- 

 tracted honey, at 8{a9c. Who has any? Do not all 

 speak at once. 



Jerome Twichell. 514 Walnut Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY— Only in a small jobbing way is there 

 any business. Prices favor buyers on all except 

 strictly fancy qualities. AVhite to extra white 

 comb, 15(sl8c.; dark to good, ivcillc; extracted, 

 choice to extra white, 6(i!,7^c.; dark and candied, 

 5®- 



BEBSW AX— Wholesale. 27>^®30c. 



Stearns & Smith, 433 Front Street. 



8T. LOUIS. 



HONEY — In fair demand. Comb, 13®18c. 

 strained and extracted. 7@8c. 

 BEESWAX- Firmer, at 3!a32c. 



W. T. ANTERSON & Co.. 104 N. 3d Street, 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY— The honey market has been dull with 

 us during the month of January, but the past week 

 it has been better, so that stock* are again re- 

 duced. Choice white 1 lb. in good order, sold at 18 

 cts.; the same quality when broken sold at l6c.: 2 

 lb. best white, lii(gil7c.; second quality, no sale. 

 Extracted as usual, not at all wanted in our market. 



BEESWAX- In great demand, but no supply; 

 nominally 30c. per lb. 



A. C. Kendel. lis Ontario Street. 



HONEY.— Demand light. 1 lb. sections comb 

 honey, lS(a.20c.; 2 1b. 16018c. Extracted, 9@llc. 

 BBBSWAX-35C. 



BliAEB & RlPLET, 57 Chatham Street. 



Bee Pasturage a Necessity.— We have 



issued a new pamphlet giving our 

 views on this important subject, with 

 suggestions what to plant, and when 

 and how. It is illustrated with 26 en- 

 gravings, and will be sent postpaid to 

 any address for ten cents. 



i®° We carefully mail the Bee 

 Journal to every subscriber, but 

 should any be lost in the mails we wiU 

 cheerfully send another, if notified 

 before all the edition is exhausted. 



