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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Bees Gathering Honey. 



On Feb. 1 my bees commenced to 

 bring in honey from the sott maples 

 and elms, of "which there are many 

 here. My bees wintered without loss, 

 except 2 or 3 that were robbed. I got 

 a good crop last year. From 97 colo- 

 nies in the spring, I got about 20,000 

 lbs. (600 lbs. in the comb, the rest ex- 

 tracted), and they increased to 160 

 ^ood colonies. I like natural swarm- 

 ing for increase, but increase as little 

 as possible when honey is my object. 

 Many are engaging in the bee busi- 

 ness here, who expect to make it a 

 specality, and they are going at it in a 

 way to make it asuccess. Thanks to 

 the indefatigably efforts of Dr. O. M. 

 Blanton, of Greenville, Miss., for 

 much practical instruction and ad- 

 vice. We aire all overflowed here, and 

 our bees are on scaffolds, etc. It will 

 be some time before we can overhaul 

 our bees. I expect to see swarms 

 come out before long. 



AV. G. McLendon. 



Lake Village, Ark., Feb. 27, 1S.S4. 



Given Foundation. 



Please give me through the Bee 

 Journal the address of some one in 

 our State that I can get to make wax 

 into Given foundation. 



Geo. Brown. 



Conesus Centre, X. Y., March 2,1884. 



[We do not know ; if there is any 

 one doing so, they will probably adver- 

 tise in the Bee .Journal soon. — Ed.] 



Foundation with High Side Walls. 



We send you some samples of the 

 deepest foundation we have seen yet. 

 It is made on a mill from J. Vander- 

 vort, of Laceyville, Pa. It is three- 

 tixteenths of "an inch thick, and goes 

 i feet to the pound. Such foundation 

 evidently will not need any wiring ; 4 

 sheets of it equal in depth .5 sheets of 

 Dunham. Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Hamilton, 111., March 4, 1884. 



[It is well-made, and the cells are 

 deep enough to satisfy any one.— Ed.] 



Winter Still with us. 



Bees are much weakened by the 

 winter, and are dwindling some, los- 

 ing heavily. If it remains cold much 

 longer, at least half the bees will be 

 lost. Bees flew too late, shortening 

 the lives of the old befs, and there 

 were no young ones to take their place. 

 Some have died from starvation, not 

 being able to leave the cluster to 

 reach their stores. Some were short 

 of stores, especially late swarms. The 

 fall season was very dry here. 



W. Mason. 



Fillmore, Ind., March 7, 1884. 



Bee-Sting Remedy. 



Tobacco wet and bound on, is the 

 best remedy with me, but the sting 

 should be removed as soon as re- 

 ceived, cutting it off with a pocket 

 knife, when it will be lifted out, and 

 very little or no swelling will occur. 

 F. M. Cheney. 



Sutton, N. H., March 3, 1884. 



Two ftueens in a Hive. 



Five days ago Mr. Bryan, an apiar- 

 ist from Nashville, Tenn., spent a 

 half day with me among the bees. 

 We found all in tine condition with 

 brood hatching rapidly. In ony hive 

 we found a great deal of brood and 

 two fine-looking queens on frames 

 that were close together. We divided 

 the colony, and to-day I examined 

 them, and almost every empty cell 

 contained an egg, showing both" to be 

 prolific. There are no drones in the 

 country, and, of course, they wintered 

 together. J. M. Killough. 



San Marcos, Texas, Feb. 28, 1884. 



Bees Wintered on Summer Stands. 



I put into winter quarters, on the 

 summer stands, 200 colonies, all in 

 good condition except 4 late swarms, 

 which had very little honey. I did 

 not think it would pay to feed up for 

 winter ; so they died, and I was not 

 disappointed. I always winter my 

 bees on the summer stands, and I 

 never lost over 10 colonies out of 200, 

 when they were in good condition in 

 the fall. I close the front entralice to 

 about 3 inches, leave the honey boards 

 on, open a few holes on top, spread 

 over a cloth so that the dampness can 

 pass off, and never have any trouble 

 with dysentery in my bees. Bees have 

 beeji flying a little this month, and 

 gathering some pollen from the 

 maples. I will feed about 12 bushels 

 of rye as soon as it gets warm enough. 

 H. P. Deaul. 



Berryville, Va., March 4, 1884. 



Bees Getting Uneasy. 



It is 22- below zero this morning, 

 with over 2 feet of snow on a level. 

 Bees are getting uneasy in the bee 

 house, but are healthy otherwise. 



C". Theilmann. 



Theilmann, Miim., March 4, 1884. 



Thermometers. 



Will Mr. John Phin, of Cedar Brae, 



N. J., please answer the following 

 questions through the Bee Journal: 



1. Does extreme heat or cold cause 

 the mercury or spirit thermometers to 

 incorrectly register degrees of tem- 

 perature y 



2. Will a thermometer that regis- 

 ters incorrectly by the ice test, run 

 uniformly up and down the scale the 

 same number of dt'gi'ees thatit variesV 



3. Will an old tested thermometer, 

 say ten years old, mark the degrees as 

 perfectly as a newly tested one ? 



4. Which, in your opinion, is the 

 most perfect, spirit or mercury ther- 

 mometers V ^Iks. R. E. Knai'P. 



Kane City, Pa., March 4, 1884. 



[Will Prof. Phin kindly reply to 

 these inquiries? — Ed.] 



1^ We have a few photographs 

 (cabinet size) just taken, of the Rev. 

 L. L. Langstroth, which we can send 

 to those desiring them for 50 cts. each, 

 postage prepaid. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Offick uf amekican bee .IOURNAL. I 

 Monday, w a. m., March lO. 18A4. { 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— There is no change to note in the hon- 

 ey market. No change in the price of extracted 

 honey, but there is an improvement in the de- 

 mand. Comb honey is in large supply, and the t)eBt 

 in 1 lb. sections brings no more than 16c. a lb. from 

 store. Extracted. 7(*luc. 



BEESWAX— Fair demand, and arrivals are fair. 

 It brings 28(g32c. on arrival. 



CHAS. F. MDTH. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONE Y— White clover and basswood in 1 and 2 

 lb. sections, 17(&ihc. Dark and second quality, 

 15c. : extracted white clover In kegs and bar- 

 rels, 9®liic. 

 BBBSWAX-Prime yellow, 34(51350. 



H.K. i F.B THUBBEB & CO. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— Goes off slowly, ana 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 I lb. sections at I5(s2()c.: 1U@2 lb. sections, I40 

 18c.: dark and mixed in color, very slow, at about 

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

 mand; prices range from 7®liic. per lb. 



BEESWAX— Scarce, at 28(S35c., according to 

 color and cleanliness. 



R. A. BnRNETT. 161 South Water St. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



HONEY— This market is now rather quiet, and 

 fairly well supplied with comb honey in all shapes. 

 Prices are a little off, only the choicest white comb 

 either l or -2 lb. sections bringing isc. Last week's 

 report made me say, I lb. sections bring "us" more 

 than li lb. It should have read, 1 lb. sections bring 

 "no" more than Jib. Extracted in fair demand 

 for fall products at .s@s>.jc: white at 9ts9!.^c. 



BEESWA.X— None in this market. 



JEKOME TwicHELL. 514 Walnut Street. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY— Not much choice honey offering, but 

 there is an accumulation of off-lots, which are slow 

 of sale. • Prices here are too high to admit of ex- 

 ports to other markets. The outlook for thecoming 

 crop is very good. WhUeto extra white comb. 15 

 @l-sc;dark to good. 10(31130; extracted, choice to 

 extra white, 7<l8c; dark and candied, 5(gt-- 



BEESWAX-Wholesale, 27!.5®30c. 



STEARNS & SMITH. 423 Front Street. 



8T. LOUIS. 

 HONEY— Plentiful and dull. Comb r2(5>lGc, and 

 strained and extracted (3(ftfic per lb. Top rates for 

 fancy small packages. 

 BEESWAX— Firm at 33(s33Xc. for choice. 



W. T. ANPEKSo.v & CO.. 104 N. 3d Street. 



CLEVELAND. 



UONEY—The honey market has been dull with 

 us during the month of January, but the past week 

 it has been bettpr. so that stocks are again re- 

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

 cts.; the same quality when broken snld at 160.: 2 

 lb. best white, lt><5il7c.; second quality, no sale. 

 Extracted as usual, ni.tatall wanted in our market. 



BEESWAX — in great demand, but no supply: 

 nominally 3i-ic. per lb. 



A. C. KENDEl,. 1 15 Ontario Street. 



BOSTON. 

 HONEY.— Demand light. 1 lb. sections comb 

 honey, l8(g,2oc.: 2 lb. l(i@18c. Extracted, 9@llc. 

 BB1SSWAX-35C. 



Blake & Riplet, 57 Chatham Street. 



1^ The first edition of the" Apiary 

 Register " having been exhausted, we 

 have just issued a new edition, ele- 

 gantly bound in Russia leather, with 

 a large worker bee and "Apiary Reg- 

 ister'" in gold on the side. It forms 

 not only a Register of both Queens 

 and Colonies, but has also an Ac- 

 count Book at the back, in which to 

 keep a record of all the receipts and 

 expenditures of the apiary, which will 

 be found exceedingly valuable. We 

 have also reduced the prices, as will 

 be seen on another page. 



