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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Local GonTention Directory. 



1884. Time and place of Meeting. 



May 13.— Cortland Union, at Cortland, N. Y. 



M. E. Darby. Sec. 



May 15.— Tuscarawas Co. O.. atPortWashineton.O. 

 A. A. Fradenburg. 



May 16.— N. E. Kansas, at Hiawatha, Kans. 



L. C- Clark. Sec. 



May 20.— N. W. Ilia., and S. W. Wis., at Rockton. 111. 

 Jonathan Stewart, Sec. 



May 26.— Will County, at Monee, 111. 



P. P. Nelson, Sec. 



Oct. 11, 12.— Northern Mich., at Alma, Mich. 



F. A. Piilmer. Sec, McBride. Mich. 



Oct. 15, 16.— Northwestern, at Chicapo, III. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. Sec. 



Dec. 10, 11.— Michigan State, at Lansing. 



H. D. Cuttintr. Sec. Clinton, Mich. 



|y In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and phice of future meetings.— Ed. 



Wltiit and Jtoxu. 



ANSWERS BV 



James Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich. 



Essentials in Queens. 



On page 234, Mr. Heddon, in reply 

 to " Tommy Dodd," says : " Not 

 one-half of the queen-cells usually 

 built, would please me from which to 

 rear a lirst-class queen.'" 



1. What does Mr. H. call a first-class 

 queen-cell V 



2. "What standard point does he re- 

 quire in a virgin queen to prove satis- 

 factory y 



3. After being fertilized, will she 

 always prove a regular layer, or de- 

 posit her eggs in proper order V 



Joseph M. WisiiEU. 

 Jordan Station, Ont. 



Answers.— 1. There is no way to 

 decide regarding cells, that I can 

 readily describe here. 



2. Virgin queens are too young to 

 test for qualities. 



3. Xot always ; but she will, as a 

 rule, if nothing unnatural happens to 

 her. 



Italianizing, etc. 



1 . I have one colony of bees on a 

 box-hive that is very strong ; turn 

 the hive up when I will, warm or cold, 

 every inch of space in the hive seems 

 to be crowded with bees. The combs 

 a' e full of brood to the very bottom. 

 There are no queen-cells that I can 

 see, but there are lots of drones 

 hatclied and flying. Will they throw 

 off a swarm soon, or what is the best 

 to do with them V I have set the hive 

 on top of a Langstroth hive, next to 

 the frames full of comb and honey. 



2. How can I tell worker combs 

 from store combs ? 



3. How is the surest and best way 

 to tell when robbing is commencing ? 



4. What time of the season is the 

 best to introduce young (not virgin) 

 queens to Italianize black bees V 



I had a lively time with robbing 

 one day. I carried some into the 

 cellar ; covered others with blankets ; 



and closed the entrance to all the 

 weakest colonies. I did not get con- 

 trol of them until I closed up my 

 strong colony. Then they stopped in 

 a few minutes. D.vve H. Lisle. 

 Chebanse, 111. 



Answers.— 1. Tou must either give 

 them surplus room above, artiticially 

 swarm them, or wait for natural 

 swarms. 



2. A\'orker comb has about b cells to 

 the inch ; store or drone comb about 4. 



3. By the actions of the bees trying 

 to enter the hive, robbers appear in a 

 suspicious manner flying to-and-fro, 

 alighting cautiously, and often arising 

 instantly, re-alighting, repeating this 

 several times betoreentering the hive. 

 If the robbed colony is protecting it- 

 self, you will see the bees clinched 

 and fighting. 



4. June and July usually. 



Bees and Peaches. 



I live just across the road from a 

 peach orchard of about 20 acres, and 

 there are many others near. 



1. Would it be wise or otherwise to 

 attempt bee-keeping as a specialty in 

 my location V 



2. Would the sour juice from rotten 

 and broken peaches injure the honey, 

 or cause the death of colonies in win- 

 tering ? 



3. We do not know whether the 

 bees would gather the juice or not; 

 but if they should, would it injure 

 the surplus honey V James Smith. 



Willoughby, Ohio. 



Answers.— 1. The peach orchard 

 will be no objection. 



2. I had my whole apiary once store 

 large quantities of cider in eacli hive. 

 They wintered tip-top all the same. 

 ' 3. I think you need have no fears of 

 any juice injuring the surplus honey. 



Pollen in Abundance. 



We are having a perfect avalanche 

 of pollen ; almhst half filling some of 

 the hives, and still it is coming in 

 rapidly from soft maples, and dande- 

 lions to come yet. 1. Will not so much 

 pollen prove to be a nuisance filling 

 the combs so that brood cannot be 

 reared? Bees are breeding finely 

 now, and have wintered well. 2. Can 

 the Langstrt)th hive be used without 

 houey-board, and not have the queen 

 bother by getting into the sections '? 



Hillsdale, Mich. W. B. Dresser. 



Answers. — 1. You need have no 

 fears regarding clogging the combs 

 with pollen at this time of the year. 



2. Yes. 



i^" The Northwestern Illinois and 



Southwestern Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' 



Association, will be held at Kockton, 



Winnebago Co., Ills., on May 20, 18.S4. 



Jonathan Stewart, Sec. 



1^ There will be a meeting of the 

 Northeastern Kansas Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, at Hiawatha, Brown Co., 

 on May 16, 18S4. A general attendance 

 of bee-keepers is expected. 



(;ranada,Kan. L. C. Clark, Sec. 



^ The Kentucky Bee- Keepers'Con- 

 vention meets in Louisville, Ky., dur- 

 ing the opening of tlie Exposition (day 

 not fixed). N. P. Allen, ,Sec. 



^° The bee-keepers of Tuscarawas 

 Countv will meet in the Town Hall at 

 Port VVashington, O., on Thursday. 

 May 15, 18.84, to organize a bee-keepers* 

 association. All are earnestly invited 

 to attend. 



A. A. Fradenbueg. 



^ Tlie Cortland Union Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, will hold their spring 

 meeting May 13. 1.SS4, at Cortland, 

 N. Y. " M. G. Darby, Sec. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



OFFICE OF The Amekican Bee Journal, ) 

 Monday, In a. m.. May 3. 1*84. f 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— There is no life in the market. Ex- 

 tracted honey sells in Its regular way and to its 

 wonted cliannels, without any speculative feeling 

 about it, and brings 7(«lt-tc on arrival. Comb honey 

 sells slow at Io!Sil6c a lb. from store for choice. 



BKESWAX--I8 in sood demand: choice yellow 

 brings 35c a lb. on arrival. 



Chas. F. Muth. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONE Y— white clover and basswood in 1 and 2 

 lb. sections, 14(iiIGc. Dark and second quality, 

 13(S()4c: extracted white clover in kega and bar- 

 rels, 8®9c. 

 BBESWAX-Prime yellow, 34<?35c. 



Thukber. Whyland & Co. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— Demand light. 1 lb. sections comb 

 honey. i»@2nc.;2 lb. I6i»i8c. Extracted, 9®1 10. 

 BEBSWAX-35C. 



BI.AEE & BIPLET, 57 Chatham Street. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY- Of late receipts of comb honey has 

 been scattered amongst many firms, and as all are 

 desirous of realizing on their receipts at as early 

 a day as possible, prices have been irregular and 

 low, some lots being offered from oc to Tc per lb., 

 less than 30 days ago. I quote white comb 13(&16c; 

 fancy 18c. Extracted honey— demand light. 7@9c. 



BEESWAX— 30&37C. 



B. A. BCKNETT. 161 South Water St. 



SAN FRANCiaCO. 

 HONEY- Only in a small jobbing way is there 

 anything doing. Market is easy at the quotations, 

 holders being anxious to Close out stocKs. White 

 to extra white comb, l.'ttalsc; dark to good, 10<313c: 

 extracted, choice to extra white, ~&hq; dark and 

 candied. .5(0.— 

 BEESWAX- Wholesale, 27H®30c. 



STEARNS & SMITH. 423 Front Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY— Demand good for this time of the year. 

 Prices unchanged. Choice comb. :2 lb. sections. 15 

 (iiltic; 1 lb. sections, none in market: dark and ir- 

 regular, l(X«l-Hc- Extracted, in better demand 

 for dark honey at 7(^sc; white dull aty^9c. I could 

 sell a few thousand pounds of dark honey very 

 readily at above ligures. Stocks are low. 



BEESWAX— None in this market. 



JEROME TWICHELL. 514 Walnut Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY — Steady; demand and supply both 

 small. Comb, IJ6ji4c per lb., and strained and ex- 

 tracted effifi^c. 



BEESWAX— Firm at 32(S32>ic. for choice. 



W. T. AJJPEBSO.v & Co.. 104 N. 3d Street, 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY— Market continues very fair, particu- 

 larly for choice 1 lb. sections, which are in good 

 demand atisc::: lbs. do not sell st» readily, but in 

 the absence of l lbs. it moves at 17c. Second 

 qu;tlity is very slow at 14@15c, and extracted not 

 wanted at all in any shape. 



BBESWA.V— Very scarce: would bring 35 cts. on 

 arrival for choice yellow. 



A. C. Kendel. 115 Ontario Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY— We quote comb h mey in '1 lb. sections. 

 17g>18c: extracted. 7H(Ss^sc. 



Geo. W. Mead & Co., 213 Market St. 



