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honey is of a light brown color, sev- 

 eral sliades lighter than buckwheat 

 honey. Coming early into bloom as 

 it does, and at a time when there are 

 no other lioney-hearing flowers to 

 spealf of, the Jiineberry occupies an 

 important pl'ice among lioney plants. 

 The Juneberry tree is receiving con- 

 siderable attention at present among 

 horticulturists, for its fruit. A num- 

 ber of cultivated European varieties 

 are now being tested in our College 

 nursery. F. A. Huntley. 



Ames, Iowa, ilay 6, 1884. 



Local Convention Directory. 



18&4. Time and place of Meeting. 



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



L. C. Clark. Sec. 



MaT 17.— N. E. K7., at Coviogton, Kv. 



Adie O. Robertson. 



May 20.— N. W. nis., andS. W.Wi3.,atRockton, III. 

 Jonathan Stewart, Sec. 



May 2fi.— Will County, at Monee, III. 



P. P. Nelson. Sec. 



June*'.— Mahoning Valley, at Newton Falls, O. 



B. W. Turner, Sec. 



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



F. A. Palmer, Sec. McBride. Mich. 



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



W. Z. Hutchinson. Sec. 



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



U. U. Cutting. Sec. Clinton, Mich. 



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

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



(i^Iiat and goiu. 



AN8WKR3 BY . 



James Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich. 



Wax, ftueens, Out-Door Feeding, etc. 



1. What is the degree of tempera- 

 ture above which wax should not be 

 heated v 



2. How sliall I dispose of the cap- 

 pings, and rid them of the adhering 

 honey, wlien I extract ? I have pur- 

 chased an extractor, but never used 

 one, or saw one i" operation. 



3. Is it better to let colonies rear 

 their own queens, or to give them 

 cells from choice stock, or a thorougli- 

 bred queen V 



4. Will out-door feeding stop rob- 

 bing V 



5. How are wax comb-guides made? 



6. Do bees produce wax at pleasureV 



7. AYill mixed races of bees degen- 

 erate if allowed to rear their own 

 queens V David M. Imlay. 



Seward, Neb., April L'8, 1884. 



Answers. ~1. It should not be 

 heated sufficiently to scorch it. My 

 experience has led me never to heat 

 it to a higher degree than is abso- 

 lutely necessary. 



2. Cappings should be first scraped 

 into a receptacle with a coarse wire 

 cloth bottom, till drained all thor- 

 oughly. Tlien place them loosely in 

 flat pans, which put into an oven up 

 from the bottom, with one of the 

 oven doors a few inches ajar. Watch 

 closely, and just as soon as all is 



melted, set it out to cool. The wax 

 will cake over the top, and while the 

 honey below is yet warm, tap the wax 

 cake at its edge, tip up the pan, and 

 as nice honey as you ever saw will 

 flow all clean from below the wax cake. 



3. No ; do not let the divided bees 

 rear tlieir own queen. Give them 

 either a fully developed queen-cell or 

 young queens. 



4. Out-door feeding at certain times, 

 if done just right, might stop robbing, 

 but would need be persisted in till the 

 natural honey flow took its place. 

 With tlie inexperienced there will be 

 great danger of encouraging robbing, 

 and that, too, to a demoralizing ex- 

 tent. 



.5. Wax comb guides are things of 

 the past. They were never practical, 

 as they were not positively successful. 

 Narrow strips of comb foundation (I 

 would advise them not over ?| of an 

 inch wide), stre the very best comb 

 guides known. What is still better 

 and more economical, in the end, is 

 full sheets of comb foundation not too 

 iieavy, and in brood frames, pressed 

 upon wires. 



6. My opinion is that the production 

 of wax is optional with the bees. 



7. No. No race or mixture of races 

 will degenerate by raising their own 

 queens. My opinion is that many 

 breeders do hot get as good queens as 

 the bees would rear if left to them- 

 selves. The bee-keeper has this ad- 

 vantage ; he can rear all queens from 

 a few colonies of superior traits of 

 character, thus improvinij his stock 

 from year to year. Breeaing in the 

 good and out the bad qualities of his 

 stock. He can rear at will as good 

 queens as are ever produced, if he 

 knows how, and takes the pains. 



Convention Notices. 



®" The Mahoning Valley Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its 

 next meeting at Newton Falls, O., on 

 June 6, 1884. It is desired that a dis- 

 play of apiarian supplies and samples 

 of honey be made at that time. Mr. 

 Hammon, of Bristolville, and Mr. C. 

 E. Page, of Streetsborough, will read 

 practical essays on topics pertaining 

 to bee-keeping. 



E. W. Turner, fc'ec. 



Leonard Cakson, Frts. 



^g" The Northwestern Illinois and 



Southwestern AVisconsin Bee-Keepers' 



Association, will be held at Rockton, 



Winnebago Co.. Ills., on May 20, 1884. 



Jonathan Stewart, Sec. 



^" Tliere will be a meeting of the 

 Northeastern Kansas Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, at Hiawatha, Brown Co., 

 on May 16, 1884. A general attendance 

 of bee-keepers is expected. 



Granada, Kan. L. C. Clark, Sec. 



^S" Under a resolution adopted at 

 the last meeting, an extra session of 

 the Northeastern Kentucky Bee- 

 Keepers' Association is called to meet 

 at Covington, Kv., on Saturday, May 

 17, 1884, at 9 a. m'., for the purpose of 

 transacting such Inisiness as may 

 come before it. It is hoped there will 

 be a full attendance of the bee-keepers 

 of Northeastern Kentucky. !Member- 

 ship fee, -50 cents. 



Adie O. Robertson, 

 Chm. Ex. Cmn. 



®" The bee-keepers of Tuscarawas 

 Countv will meet in the Town Hall at 

 Port Washington, O., on Thursday. 

 May 1-5, 1884,to organize a bee-keepers 

 association. All are earnestly invited 

 to attend. 



A. A. Fradenburg. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of The amekicas Bee .Jultknal, I 

 Monday, lua. m.,May 12, 11(84. J 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY- Thereis no life in the market. Bi- 

 tracted honey sells in its reffular way and to its 

 wonted channels, without any speculative feeling 

 about it. and brines 7(g.loc on arrival. Comb honey 

 sells slow at 15(«16e it lb. from store for choice. 



BEESWAX- -Is in good demand; choice yellow 

 brings 35c a lb. on arrival. 



CHAS. F. MCTH. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY— White clover and basswood in 1 and 2 

 lb. sections, 14<»l6c Dark and second quality, 

 13(^l4c: extracted white clover in kegs and bar- 

 rels, 8s 9o. 

 BEESWAX-Prime yellow, 34(a35c. 



thukber. WHYLAND & CO. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— Demand light. 1 lb. sections comb 

 honey, lR@2oc.; 2 lb. 16(§)18c. Extracted, y@ lie. 

 BBBSWAX-35C. 



Blake & Ktpley. 57 Chatham Street. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— Extracted honey is a drug here. Very 

 little of it is being used for manufacturing or 

 baking purposes. Parties who last season used 

 from 504.1 to 600 pounds, have for the past winter, 

 bought not to exceed lixi pounds in a like period 

 of time. Many producers are an.xious to realize on 

 their last season's product, but it is impossible to 

 tind purchasers, even at the low price of h and 7 

 cents per pound. Comb honey,stock8 well reduced, 

 but prices are low for anything short of fancy, 

 quotable at w@16c per lb. 



BEESWAX- Scarce at 3n®37c. 



B. A. BruNETT. 161 South Water St. 



BAN FKANC18CO. 

 HONEY— Only in a ?mall jobbing Wiiy is there 

 anvthing doing. Market is easy at the quotations, 

 holders being an.xious to close out stocks. White 

 to extra white comb, l.'.'aisc: dark to good, 10@l3c: 

 extracted, choice to extra white, 7@.sc: dark and 

 candied, 5'i— 

 BEESWAX— Wholesale, 27H®3nc 



Stearns 4 smith. 423 Front Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY— Demand for choice comb still good, 

 and moving freely at 15@1'3C for 2 lb. sections. 

 Market bare of 1 lbs. at present, with considerable 

 inquiry for them. Extracted in fair demand at8W 

 (Siic for white, and 7(<z..-<c for dark. Very little of 

 the latter now in this market, and a few thousand 

 pounds would meet with very ready sale. 



BEESWAX— None in this market. 



Jerome twichell. .m4 Walnut Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEY — Steady; demand and supply both 

 small. Comb, 12@i4c per lb., and strained and ex- 

 tracted eaeisc. 

 BEESWAX— Firm at 32®32Xc. for choice. 



W.T. ANKEKSON 4 CO.. HI4 N. 3d Street. 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY— Market continues very fair, particu- 

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

 demand at 18c: 2 lbs. do not sell so readily, but in 

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

 qu;tlitv is very slow at U^Ioc, and extracted not 

 wanted at all in any shape. 



BEESWAX— Very scarce ; would bring 35 cts. on 

 arrival for choice yellow- 



A. C. Kendel. 115 Ontario Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY— We quote comb honey in 2 lb. sections. 

 18@-2nc: extracted, 7^@8^c. 



Geo. w. meade&Co., 213 Market St. 



