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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Good Honey Yield. 



We are having a fine honey flow, 

 and have had a very heavy fniit 

 bloom this spring. Our winter here 

 was very cold and severe, and tiie 

 spring was late, so that many colo- 

 nies of bees was transformed into the 

 " stingless variety.'' However, the 

 excessive swarming that is now going 

 on, will more than repair the loss. 

 There are many bees kept in this part 

 of the State, biit only a few persons 

 appear to know how to manage them, 

 so as to obtain the best results. Since 

 keeping bees and practicing " bee- 

 ology," in this locality, many have 

 taken the " bee-fever" and embarked 

 in the enterprise w'ith good results, 

 and if the " fever " does not become 

 too contagious (so as to overstock the 

 country), we may expect good re- 

 turns ; for this year we have a pros- 

 pect of a large increase in bees and a 

 good crop of honey. A. W. Fisk. 



Bushnell, 111., June 30, 1884. 



Apiarist or Apiator ? 



I notice that Keys calls a bee- 

 keeper an " apiator." Do you think 

 that will do as well as apiarist V 



J. M. Shuck. 



Des Moines, Iowa, June 2-5, 1884. 



[Xo ; we very much prefer to follow 

 "Webster's Dictionary, and use the 

 word " apiarist." — Ed.] 



That Deep-Celled Foundation. 



A few days ago I sent for a sample 

 of the Weed foundation. I wanted to 

 try it on a small scale before buying 

 much. I thought that more was 

 claimed for it than ought to he claimed 

 for any foundation, that it cannot sag 

 nor break down, and when the bees 

 so readily accept of it, it must be an 

 improvement on tlie old kind. The 

 piece that I obtained, I put into an 

 old comb just as I would a queen-cell; 

 when next I saw it, a day or two 

 afterwards, the bees had it drawn out 

 and filled with honey. I think it is a 

 pity tliis was not found out long ago. 

 I have 20 colonies of bees ; lost one 

 last winter. They were on the sum- 

 mer stands packed witli straw and 

 chaff I they are doing very well. 



M. HlGGIKS. 



Windsor, Out., .June I'O, 1884. 



Bees Doing Nicely. 



Basswood will be in blossom in a 

 few days, then I hope to see them 

 " boom," as white clover is nearly 

 gone, unless we have more rain very 

 soon. Ak.-vd C. Balch. 



Kalamazoo, Mich., June 30, 1884. 



Large Honey Flow. 



My bees are doing well— storing 10 

 pounds per colony each day. I have 

 only had 2 swarms yet ; they were 

 from the Italian colonies. The Cyp- 

 rians stick to ttieir home as long as 

 they have room. There was a heavy 

 loss of bees last winter, but they are 

 increasing rapidly now. 



1). R. ROSEBROUGH. 



Oftsey, 111., June 23, 1884. 



Prospects for Honey in California. 



Summer has now actually come, 

 and California has now emerged 

 from the "clouds;" and in the place 

 of heavy fogs and drizzling rain, we 

 have bright sunshine and clear blue 

 skies. All seem to welcome this de- 

 lightful weather with a thankful 

 heart, but no one more than " the 

 little busy bees," whose joyous and 

 contented hum may now "be heard 

 from early morn until the setting of 

 the sun. The faces of the bee-keep- 

 ers have now a contented smile, in 

 spite of their effort to look grave and 

 pre-occupied. In this section, the 

 black sage is almost out of bloom. 

 The wild alfalfa is at its best. White 

 sage is just coming in, while sumac 

 and wild buckwheat are yet to come. 

 The rains in California have been, 

 this year, unusually late, and as a 

 matter of course the liees have not 

 had good weather for work : but. not- 

 withstanding the lateness of the sea- 

 son, the prospect is good for a fair 

 crop. As a general thing, bees are in 

 most excellent condition. 



J. E. Pleas.\nts. 



Santa Ana, Cal., June 2-5, 1884. 



But few Swarms. 



Bees are very slow about swarming, 

 this season. I have only had 4 swarms, 

 up to this date, out of 49 colonies. 

 The season has been very wet. "\Vliite 

 clover is now abundant. 



Samuel C. Ware. 



Towanda, 111., June 27, 1884. 



Transferring Bees. 



I have 1.5 colonies of bees that I 

 wish to transfer from box hives to 

 movable frames. Mr. Ileddon, on 

 page 412 of the Bee Journal for 

 1884, i-efers me to page .367 of the Bee 

 Journal for ls.83. Will you please 

 publish the part about transferring 

 bees, and oblige a subscriber. 



J. F. McMillan. 



Healy, 111.. June 29, 1884. 



[As there have been several calls 

 for that article to be re-published, we 

 here give the new plan as described 

 by Mr. Heddon. — Ed.] 



About swarming time I take one of 

 my Langstroth hives containing 8 

 Given pressed wired frames of foun 

 dation, and with smoker in hand, I 

 approach the hive to be transferred. 

 First, I drive the old queen and a 

 majority of the bees into my hiving 

 box. I then remove the old hive a 

 few feet backward, reversing tlie en- 

 trance, placing the new one in its 

 place, and run in the forced swarm. 

 In two days I find 8 new straight 

 combs with every cell worker, and 

 containing a good start of brood. 

 Twenty-one days after the transfer. 

 I drive the old hive cleay^ of all its 

 bees, uniting them with the former 

 drive, and put on the boxes, if they 

 are not already on. If there is any 

 nectar in the flowers, the colony will 

 show you comb honey. About the 

 queens : I usually kill the forced 

 queen as the bees run in. 



I run them together as I would one 

 colony in two parts. Now to the old 



beeless hive ; of course there is no 

 brood left, unless a little drone brood, 

 and we have before us some combs 

 for wax, for more foundation, and 

 some first-class kindling wood. 



If you have no method by which 

 you can use a full hive of frames, of 

 full sheets of foundation, running a 

 full swarm into them at once, by all 

 means procure it without delay. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the Amp:i{icax Bee Jotrnal, t 

 Monday, 10 a. m., July 7, l!!i84. J 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— The demaml for all honey is very slow; 

 market dull and prices rantre from 6a9c for ex- 

 tracted Different Ii t3 of choice comb honey in 

 small sections have been offered and sold in our 

 market lately at 12(a,l4c per lb. As I predicted 

 some time ago, the preference for the production 

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

 have the best prospects for an abundant harvest 

 this year, we may prepare tor low prices. 



BEESWAX— Iain Kood demand; choice yeliow 

 brings 3oc a lb. on arrival. CHA8. F. MCTTH. 



NEW VORK. 



HONE Y— Present sales of comb honey are slow, 

 and will be until the new crop arrives. We quote : 



Fancy white 2 lb. sections, classed, 13C*l4c; fair 

 to good in ■2-]b. sections, glassed. ll'«.i:-lc; dark 

 grades in 2-lb. sections, glassed. uxn]-2c. No l-!bs. 

 in this market. Extracted, white, 8@yc.; dark and 

 buckwheat, ~(qific. 



BEESWAX-Prime yellow. 34(3 35c. 



McCAtiL i HlLDKETH, 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY -The sale of honey is almost over, and 



we are obliged to sell J-Ib. combs for l.'ic, and2M- 



Ibs. to 2H-lbs. from Inc<ul2c. No l-lbs. in the 



market. Extracted, 8(*l(ic. 



BEESWAX-3.5C. 



Blake & Kiplet, 57 Chatham Street. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— The new crop of comb honey is coming 

 on the market, and nearly all of the arrivals to 

 note are in g<iod order, and the quality of tlie 

 honey is of the best, I'^ing white, and flavor that of 

 clover and linden: frames are unusually well- 

 tilled. The crop of comb honey of ih^3 is nearly 

 all cleaned up. We have not had any old comb 

 honey to offer for several days. Extracted honey 

 is in very light demand, and prices irregular; the 

 stocks of it are large. 



BEESWAX— Not plentiful, but the demand is 

 also light at 30(gi37c for fair to prime. 



R. A. BCR-VETT. IBl South Water 8t. 



SAN ERANCISCO 



HONEY— Only small lots of new crop have thus 

 far arrived. There is n<i urgent inquiry at present, 

 and considerable difference exists between the 

 views iif buyers and sellers as to values. Small 

 lots of new white com h have been sold at loti^lHC. 

 White to extra whit.* comb, Io^Inc; dark to good. 

 10^13c; extracted, choice to extra white, 5f»7c: 

 dark and candied, 4t5'— 



BEBSWAX-Wholesale, 27^®3nc. 



STKARN8 & 3.UITH. 423 Front Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY— No change to note in prices. As pre- 

 dicted in last report, the temporary activity was 

 only accidental, and last week has been dull. Some 

 little new honey is now arriving, but it fails as yet 

 to tempt buyers to any extent. I look, however, 

 for a very large demand a little later, and would 

 suggest shipment by Aug. I, of all that is ready in 

 quantifies to justify. I have still a few more "Sug- 

 gestions on Packing and Shipping Honey," to mail 

 free on application. I will also furnish shipping 

 stencils free to any one desiring to ship to me. 



BEESWAX-Nominal, at 30®3nc. 



JEROME TwicHELL. .-lU Walnut street. 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEY — Steady: demand and supply both 

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

 tracted firtifi^c. 

 BEESWAX— Firm at 32@32>ic. for choice. 



W. T. ANPERSON & CO.. 104 N. 3d Street. 



CLEVELAND. 

 HONEY— The honey market is fairly active on 

 best white 1 lb. sections at l.Sc; 2 lbs. best wh te 

 not quite so active at I7c: 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 3.'5c. 



A. c. KE.snEi,. 1 15 Ontario Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONE Y— We quote crimb honey in 2 lb. sections. 

 16(»17c; extracted, 7^^8c. 



GEO. W. MKADE & Co., 213 Market St. 



