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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1884. Time and place of Meeting. 



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



F. A. Pulmer, Sec. McBride. Mich. 



Oct. 15. 16.- 



-Northwestern. at Chicago. 111. 



"W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



Nov. 25.— "Western Micb., 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. 



jy In order to have this table complete, Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.- Ed. 



imitat and Bcnu. 



ANSWERS BY 



James Eeddon, Dowagiac, Mich. 



Transferring Bees. 



1. How can I transfer bees from the 

 box-hive to movable frames '? 



2. When is tlie best time, with a 

 view to increasing the number of 

 colonies'!' J. F. McMillan. 



Strawn, 111.. June .5, lSS-1. 



Answers.— 1. By the method given 

 on page 8f)7 of the Bee Journal for 

 1883 ; a repetition of which would be 

 too long for this department. 



i. For either purpose I should pre- 

 fer the time just before or just at the 

 commencement of swarming. 



BakUidge has had the same experi- 

 ence regarding vertical cells. AVe find 

 that bees invariably (without guides) 

 build their cells horizontally ,and never 

 vertically. We also find that when 

 we give them foundation with ver- 

 tical rows, no injury or drawback is 

 realized. The Dadant foundation is 

 made in that way, I believe. Many 

 think that we must follow the " wis- 

 dom of nature ;' but if we do that, we 

 will find tlie greatest portion of such 

 wisdom in the brain of man, and by 

 crossing lower instincts in accordance 

 with reason, is the great and useful 

 work of science. 



Prevention of Swarming. 



I stored 10 colonies in tlie cellar last 

 December, and took them out on 

 March 10. One late swarm starved, 

 but the rest were strong in numbers. 

 and had used but little honey. Some 

 colonies show signs of swarming. I 

 do not want more than one swarm 

 fi-om each colony. Where will the 

 queen-cells be most likely to be built V 

 I shall have to find and destroy them 

 to prevent after-swarms. 



G. C. Bill. 



Plainfield, 111., June 9, 1884. 



Answer.— I do not like your plan 

 of prevention of increase. See page 

 126 of the Bee Journal for 1883. 

 You will be obliged to carefully scan 

 every portion of all the combs' in the 

 hive. 



CMckens and Bees. 



One of my neighbors had a brood 

 of chickens that were in the habit of 

 frequenting the shed in which he 

 kept his bees. The bees stung all the 

 dark- colored ones to death and did 

 not molest the light-colored ones. 

 Why this preference ? I am well 

 pleased with my success. My bees 

 have wintered on the summer stands. 



Pioneer, O. John Dye. 



Answer. — Several times, through 

 the Bee Journal, I have spoken of 

 the advantage of wearing light clothes 

 among the bees. We wear black bee- 

 veils because we cannot see clearly 

 through any other color. Wooly. 

 fuzzy and dark materials are objected 

 to by bees. A man with a plug hat 

 on rarely gets stung, unless by a bee 

 that in trying to " shoot the hat." 

 aims too low, and hits the face by 

 mistake, while a companion at a suit- 

 able distance is perfectly safe. 



Eeversing the Frames. 



Speaking of reversible frames, the 

 question is often asked, "■ How about 

 the cells, which have an upward in- 

 clination, and when reversed, will 

 pitch downward, will the bees change 

 this, or is it not necessary for brood- 

 rearing ? C. G. Beitel. 



Easton, Pa. 



Answer.— I do not consider any 

 change in the pitch of the cell neees"- 

 sary. On page 392 ISIr. Baldridge 

 speaks of this. Here we have had 

 eggs, larvffi and pupre in a perfect 

 state of development, in combs laying 

 flat on their sides. It seems that Mr. 



Very Small Bees. 



.Enclosed please find 4 bees. Will 

 Mr. Heddon please state their name 

 and occupation V They are small, and 

 I find them at the entrances of my 

 hives. The other bees do not try to 

 sting them, but will catch and fly 

 away with them, but they soon return, 

 tlying clear into the hive. In a few 

 minutes they appear on the alighting- 

 board. They are very quick, arid 

 jump at almost every loaded bee that 

 comes, until it is taken out for an- 

 other ride. I find some of them at 

 almost all of my 30 hives, but more at 

 some of the Syrians. 



Oregonia, O. W. C. Steddoji. 



Answer. — This case is entirely out- 

 side of any of my experience or ob- 

 servation. The sample bees appear to 

 be of the yellow-banded variety, and 

 quite handsome little fellows, but 

 very, very small. It must be a case of 

 pecuhar abnormality, but is more of 

 an enigma than I can solve. 



Use of Honey from Diseased Bees. 



If bees die of diarrluea in the win- 

 ter and leave the combs full of honey, 

 will this honey injure a swarm if 

 given to it ? C. W. Bruner. 



Bascom, Ind.. May 31, 1884. 



Answer. — I have no fears in giving 

 such combs to swarms. Whatever 

 the combs did contain when the old 

 colony went into winter quarters to 



die, or whatever they may contain 

 after their demise, the swarm will re- 

 place with food of the season in 

 which they are hived. This is a rule, 

 with very few exceptions; but not 

 where the hive is constructed upon 

 correct principles, and the swarm con- 

 tains a vigorous queen. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



OFFICE OF The AMERICAN' BEE JOUKXAL, I 



Monday, ui a. m., June 24, 1S84. i 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— The demand for all honey ia very slow; 

 market dull and prices ranye from 6@9c for ex- 

 tracted Different l-ts ot choice comb honey ia 

 small sections have been oflered and sold in our 

 market lately at lL''o 14c per lb. As I predicted 

 some time ago, the preterence for the production 

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

 have the best prospects for an abundant harvest 

 this year, we may prepare tor low prices. 



BEESWAX— Is in Kood demand; choice yellow 

 brings 35c a lb. on arrival. OhAS. F. MDTH. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY- Present quotations are as follows : 



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



to good in 2-lb. sections, glassed. Il'»l:ic; dark 



grades in 2-lb. sections, glassed, li.i@12c. No l-lbs. 



in this market. 



BEESWAX- Scarce, and sells readily at 30O3SC. 



MCCadl & HiLDKETH. 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY-Thesale of honey is almost over, and 



we are obliged to sell 2-lb. combs for l.'ic, and 2\i- 



Ibs. to 2H>-lbs. from H.i@l2c. No l-lbs. in the 



market. Extracted, .S@loc. 



BBBSWA.X-35C. 



Blake & Riplet, 57 Chatham Street. 



CHICAGO. 



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

 tions brings 18c; in IX t<i 2 lb. sections, quotable at 

 liic. Comb honey discolored and in undesirable 

 shape is selling atlii(!il2e. Extracted honey is in 

 light demand at f^ta.^c. 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 

 38c. (iood beeswax, but dark, and having more or 

 less of refuse matter in it, quotable at 30@33c. 



R. A. Burnett. 161 Soutb Water 8t. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY'— Offerings are mostly of ordinary 

 quality, especially so of comb. The demand is 

 very light. Sales of candied extracted are quoted 

 atoc. White to extra white comb. 15@18c; darbto 

 good, 10<aii:3c; extracted, choice to extra white, 

 6«7c; dark and candied, 4<«t'.'.c. 

 BEESWAX— Wholesale, 27^0300. 



BTSARNS & Smith. 423 Front Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 

 HONE Y— Nothing doing now in comb honey, ex- 

 cept in a very small way. and willnot likely be un- 

 til the new crop comes in. I quote choice white 

 nominal, at UHC'-i'^Mjc. Dark and irregular, no 

 sale at all. Extracted in fair request at 7<S8Hc. 

 Some new Southern liitnev (extracted; arriving. 

 BEESWAX— Nominal, at 30®35c. 



JEROME twichell. 514 Walnut Street, 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEY' — Steady: demand and supply both 

 small. Comb, 12@14c per lb., and strained and ex- 

 tracted Rcojfi^c. 

 BEESWAX— Firm at 32032X0. for choice. 



W. T. ANDERSON S (Jo., 104 N. 3d Street. 



CLBVBLAND, 

 HONEY— The honey market is fairly active on 

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

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

 on arrival, and often are sold to arrive. Second 

 qualities continue very dull— are hardly salable at 

 any price. Extracted is not wanted. 

 BEESWAX— Scarce at 35c. 



A. C. Kendel, 115 Ontario Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

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

 18@20c; extracted, 7!^(§8c. 



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



1^ We can supply photographs of 

 Rev. L. L. Langstroth, the Baron of 

 Berlepsch, orDzierzon, at 25 cts, each. 



