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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1884. Time and place of Meeting. 



JuaeiJ.— Mahoning Valley, at Newton Falls, O. 



E. W. Turner, Sec. 



June l9.~Northern Mich, at Ionia. 



F. A. Palmer. Sec. 



June 20.— Iowa Central, at Winterset. Iowa. 



J. E. Fryor, Sec. 



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



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



Oct. 15, 16.— Northwestern, at Chicago. 111. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



Nov. 25.— Western Mich., at Fremont, Mich. 



Geo. E. Hilton, Sec. 



Dec. 3.— Southeastern Mich., at Adrian, Mich. 



A. M. Gander, Sec. 



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



H. D. Cutting, Sec. Clinton, Mich. 



IW In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



imixat and JJoxu. 



ANSWERS BY 



James Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich. 



Trembling Bees. 



I have, in my apiary, 2 colonies of 

 Italian bees, and there is something 

 wrong with tliem which I do not un- 

 derstand. There appears to be two 

 kinds of bees in theliives; one kind, 

 a tine looking Italian bee, and the 

 other a smaller bee with a black head, 

 and when Jilive the lower part of the 

 body is of a dark purple hue. The 

 alighting-boards are completely cov- 

 ered with bees, and all seem to be 

 shaking, or of a trembling motion. 

 The Italians have been killing them 

 off in great numbers on the alighting- 

 boards for the last two weeks. The 

 colonies are very populous, having 8 

 Langstroth frames of brood in each 

 of the hives. I send you a few of the 

 bees, and would like you to inform 

 me through the Bee Journal what 

 is the matter with them. 



Wm. K. Lawson. 



Cold Spring, X. Y., May 21, 1884. 



Answer. — I can only guess at the 

 correct solution of the case. I do not 

 think the " trembling " and fighting 

 among your bees is from the same 

 cause. I suspicion that the little 

 black- headed bees are from another 

 colony, and that is the reason they 

 are being killed. The tremulous 

 movement, I think, is a natural one, 

 which bees often make. I believe 

 your colonies will come out all right. 



Carrying out Young Bees. 



Last season I put a swarm of hy- 

 brid bees into a two-story Langstroth 

 hive, and being anxious to have them 

 strong early thj^ season, I fed them 

 during the latter part of March and 

 the forepart of April, when they be- 

 came very full of young bees ; and as 

 soon as they began to batch, the bees 

 commenced to carry them out, and 

 have kept it up ever since. I took 

 them out of the hive about 10 days 

 ago, and could not see any thing 



wrong. They were clean, and had 

 plenty of room. What is the cause 

 and the remedy, if any, for the above 

 trouble y Ulysses Adams. 



Missouri City, Mo. 



Answer. — I have never known bees 

 to carry out larvre or pupje except 

 when moth-worms or something else 

 had mutilated the cells and killed 

 them; or when, during an excessive 

 honey flow, they had to make room 

 for more honey in the brood combs, or 

 else lose it. 



Transferring and Removing Bees. 



Will Mr. Heddon please answer the 

 following : 



\. By your method, or the old way 

 of transferring, can bees be moved a 

 few rods (or J^ mile) without many of 

 them going back to the old hive V 

 That is by removing them in the 

 evening of the day they were trans- 

 ferred. 



2. Immediately after a natural 

 swarm has been hived, or at the time 

 of transferring a colony of bees, can 

 their queen be taken from them, and 

 a new one given them witliout danger 

 of their killing the new one ? Would 

 either of the above times be suitable V 



3. Upon removing a colony of bees 

 from a bee-tree to a movable-frame 

 hive, what hour of the day is the best 

 in which to cut the tree down in order 

 to save the most bees and brood 

 combs V C. E. B. 



Answers.— L To prevent their re- 

 turning to the old location, moving 

 them just as they are transferred, is 

 a good plan ; but you should also take 

 the other precautions heretofore laid 

 down in this department. 



2. Yes, either time will do well ; but 

 in the case of the swarm, I would 

 rather wait till the old queen had laid 

 a few eggs. 



Z. The cooler the time the better (if 

 in summer) ; and I would prefer to 

 take a time when the largest number 

 of workers were in the Held. When 

 they find the old home gone, they will 

 come down to the hive. 



1^ The Iowa Central Bee-Keepers" 

 Association will hold their next meet- 

 ing on .June 20, at Winterset, Iowa. 

 A full attendance is expected. 



J. E. Pryor, Sec. 



A. .J. Adkinson, Pres. 



^g" The members and friends of the 

 Northern Michigan Bee-Keepers' So- 

 ciety, will hold a basket picnic at the 

 apiary of Miss F. A. Bellamy, one 

 mile west of Ionia, on .June 19. Teams 

 will be in waiting to convey, free of 

 expense, all who wish to attend. 

 Purchase your tickets to Ionia, but 

 leave the cars opposite the prison 

 grounds. Miss B. requests that you 

 bring your wife or husband, as the 

 case may be, and also that you drop 

 her a postal, notifying her of your in- 

 tention to be present, in order that 

 ample provision may be made to con- 

 vey all from the trains. Come on the 

 morning train and return in the after- 

 noon. F. A. Palmer, Sec. 



S. J. YOUNGMAN, Pres. 



t^ The Mahoning Valley Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its 

 next meeting at Newton Falls, O., on 

 June 0, 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. 

 R. Page, of Streetsborough, will read 

 practical essays on topics pertaining 

 to bee-keeping. 



E. W. Turner, Sec. 



L. Carson, Pies. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of The amekican Bee .Toitrnal. } 

 Monday, lu a. m., June 2, 1884. ( 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY — The deDJand for all honey is very slow; 

 market dull and ;ii'kes ransie from 6(a!ic for ex- 

 tracted Different l"ts of choice comb honey in 

 small sections have been offered and sold in our 

 market lately at lLi(al4c per lb. As 1 predicted 

 some time aco, the preference for the production 

 of comb honey seems to be prevalent; and, as we 

 have the best prospects for an abundant harvest 

 this year, we may prepare tor low prices. 



BEESWAX— Is in (rood demand; choice yellow 

 brings ajc a lb. on arrival. Chas. F. MuTH. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY— Present quotations are as follows : 



Fancy white in 2-lb. sections, glassed, 13@14c; fair 



to Kood in 2-lb. sections, glassed. llia)13c; dark 



grades in i;-lb. sections, glassed, 10^12c. No l-lbs. 



in this niiirbet. 



BEESWA.X— Scarce, and sells readily at SBOSSo. 



McCaul & HiLDHETH, 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY -The sale of honey is almost over, and 



we are obliged to sell 2-lb. combs for I'lC, and2?'4- 



Ibs. to 2'.<j-lbs. from Io@l2c. No l-lbs. in the 



market. Extracted. 8(ailoc. 



BBESWAX-35C. 



Blake & Ripley. 57 Chatham Street. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— Choice white comb honey in 1 lb. sec- 

 tions brings IHc; in IX to 2 lb. sections, quotable at 

 IHc. Comb honey discolored and in undesirable 

 shape is selling atl<K.ttl2c. Extracted honey is in 

 light demand at i;<&>^e. Manufacturers of syrups 

 and bakers say that the low price of sugar is the 

 reason why they do not use as much honey as 

 formerly. There is very little desirable comb 

 honey on the market. 



BEESWAX-Is scarce and fancy yellow brings 

 380. Good beeswax, but dark, and having more or 

 less of refuse matter in it, quotable at 3(i(i^33c. 



R. A. bohnett. 161 South Water St. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY— A little new extracted is on the mar- 

 ket, but is not receiving much attention, buyers 

 being rather timid. Several small lots of old ex- 

 tracted arrived within the week.mainly off quality, 

 and the same are olTering at low figures. Some 

 very choice old extracted was sold at 7c. , which is 

 at present an extreme Ilgure. The demand is very 

 light, and the tone of the market weak. White to 

 extra white comb, 15(aiHc; dark to good, iu@l;lc: 

 extracted, choice to extra white, 6.!i7c; dark and 

 candied, 4(«j.'ic. 



BBBSWA.X-Wholesale. 27M®30c. 



STEARNS & Smith. 423 Front Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY- There seems to be no limit to the de- 

 mand for choice white comb l-lb. and 2-lb. sec- 

 tions, if in good condition, at 15e to U5c. and the 

 supply is hardly equal to the wants of the trade. 

 Dark ;ind irregular combs can be bought at any 

 price above extracte^i, and holders would be glad 

 to get that. Extracted is in fair demand, 7c to 

 8Hic, according to quality. 



BEESWAX -Smiill lot sold to-day at 35c. None 

 to speak of in the market. 



Jerome Twichell. 514 Walnut Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEY — Steady; demand and supply both 

 small. Comb, 12@l4c per lb., and strained and ex- 

 tracted fi(a)i;t^c. 

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



W. T. Anperhon Si Co.. 104 N. 3d Street. 



CLEVELAND. 

 HONEY— The honey market is fairly active on 

 best white 1 lb. sections at 18c; 2 lbs. best white 

 not quite BO active at 17c; 1 lb. sectionssell quickly 

 on arrival, and ctften :(re sold to arrive. Second 

 qualities continue very dull — are hardly salable at 

 anv piice. Extracted is not wanted. 

 BBESWA.X— Scarce at 3.5c. 



A. c. Kendel. 1 1 5 Ontario Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY"— We quote comb honey in 2 lb. sectiona. 

 18C3I20C; extracted, 7^(58V5C. 



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



