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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Honey Harvest— Wintering, etc. 



The clover harvest was a poor one 

 here. Whitewood or tulip yielded 

 well for a few days. Basswood is half 

 gone, and there is hardly any thing 

 gathered from it. I am testing re- 

 versible frames, and will report as 

 soon as time makes me capable of 

 giving something of value. I have 

 6,000 in use. Mr. Hutchinson's article 

 on " Hiving Swarms," graphically de- 

 scril)es our ideas and exact experience 

 for years past in this interesting and 

 important branch of our pursuit. I 

 think Mr. Clarke is all wrong regard- 

 ing this new theory of wintering. 

 Time and experience will show. Bees 

 in trees about here have suffered with 

 diarrhoea more than those in Langs- 

 troth hives assisted by the ingenuitv 

 of man. J.\mes Heddon. " 



Dowagiac, Mich., .July 9, 18S4. 



Marketing my Honey Crop. 



I have extracted about 8,000 pounds 

 of honey from 100 colonies of bees, 

 and will extract from 1,000 to 2,000 

 pounds more. I distributed a lot of 

 the pamphlets on "Honey as Food 

 and Medicine," last year, and it paid 

 me well. E. Dkane. 



Eminence, Ky., .July 5, 1884. 



"Colony" or "Nation?" 



There is probably no branch of 

 science in which the writers lay them- 

 selves more open to criticism than 

 those who attempt to criticize the 

 bee-nomenclatures of others. I sug- 

 gest the word " nation " of bees, for 

 what is now improperly called a " col- 

 ony " of bees. It is not dependent 

 upon, or in any way tributary to the 

 colony from whence it originated ; but 

 is an independent nation or republic 

 of itself. The word "nation " can be 

 used wherever the word "colony" 

 can, and is much more expressive. 



Watson, Mo. R. V. Mum. 



[Nation refers more especially to 

 people, and is, we think, entirely out 

 of place when speaking of bees.— Ed.] 



Few Swarms and but Little Honey. 



With an abundant display of white 

 clover bloom from June" 10 to the 

 present time, bees in this locality 

 have stored very little surplus honey, 

 and as wliite clover is our main source 

 from which we expect it, the present 

 prospect looks discouraging to bee- 

 men. Swarming has been going on 

 since the middle of June, in a limited 

 way. I have not had over 1.5 from 

 125 colonies that are in good condi- 

 tion so far as quantity of bees and 

 honey in the hive is concerned. Al- 

 though the past winter was so ex- 

 ceedingly cold and of long duration, 

 yet the loss of colonies was not great ; 

 but we have never had as serious loss 

 of colonies after mild weather began, 

 or " spring dwindling " as it is 

 termed, as we have experienced dur- 

 ing the past one. The greatest loss 

 was from robbing. On May 1 fully ^^ 

 of the colonies were dead that were 

 in good condition on Dec. 1, so far as 

 I can learn in this vicinity. Although 



my hives are populous and well- filled 

 with brood and honey, I have not a 

 box of surplus honey ready to come 

 off yet, and most of them contain but 

 very little, while the other bees have 

 done nothing in boxes. L. James. 

 Atlanta, 111., July 8, 1884. 



Poor Honey Crop. 



Bees have done poorly thus far this 

 season. The weather has been too 

 cold and wet. My honey yield will be 

 about 5,000 lbs. less than it was this 

 time last year. Last season I had 

 from 80 to 100 colonies, and the honey 

 yield was 20,000 lbs. ; now I have from 

 93 to 95, and have but 4,700 lbs. of 

 honey up to this date. The bees are 

 in good condition. P. Loucks. 



Selma, Cal., June 28, 1884. 



Wild Bergamont. 



I send to Prof. Cook a flower a man 

 gave me,sayingthatit was horse-mint. 

 What is it? Please answer through 

 the Bee Journal. J. L. Wilson. 



Mortonsville, Ky. 



[It is wild bergamont {monarda flstu- 

 losa). It is closely related to the 

 horse-mint, as it belongs to the same 

 genus. The horse-mint is M. punctata. 

 This wild bergamont is common all 

 through the country, from New Eng- 

 land to Kentucky, and southward. 

 This is the plant which I speak of in 

 the " Manual " as being punctured by 

 the wild bees (Carpenter bees) ; and 

 when thus punctured the bees utilize 

 the honey. The flower tubes are very 

 long.— A. J. CooK-l 



Storing Honey Rapidly. 



My bees are doing well, but were 

 late in commencing. They seem to 

 be storing up honey from white clover 

 at a rapid rate. I have had but few 

 swarms, and none of them absconded, 

 though many of my neighbor's swarms 

 have " gone to the woods,'' after stay- 

 ing in the new hive for 3 days. 



L. E. Brown. 



Eminence, Ky., July 7, 1884. 



Remarkable Season. 



Our honey harvest closed about two 

 weeks ago, and I have to report about 

 H to )i of a crop of very excellent 

 clover honey. The season has been a 

 remarkable one. The first 16 days of 

 the white clover bloom were exces- 

 sively wet, and some days cool, dur- 

 ing which, a few intervals of warm 

 sunshine, bees gathered sufficient 

 honey to stimulate them ; then fol- 

 lowed 9 or 10 days of as fine lioney 

 weather as I ever saw, and the bees 

 stored a considerable quantity of very 

 fine honey. We then had cold, dry- 

 ing north and northeast winds for 

 more than a week, when honey gath- 

 ering ceased, and comb-buildiug was 

 abandoned entirely. We had a few 

 more days when the atmosphere was 

 moist and warm, but clover was al- 

 most gone ; and yesterday morning a 

 dry, northwest wind cooled off all 



aspirations for a continuation of any 

 further surplus gleanings from white 

 clover. My bees, both hybrids and 

 Italians, have worked on red clover 

 the whole season. E. Dr.\ne. 



Eminence, Ky., July 7, 1884. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of The .\mekicax Bee Jotrnal. } 

 Monday, lu a. m.. July 14. l>iM. i 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— The honey harvest is now virtually 

 over, in this part of tlie country, and the yield is 

 below the average ot former years. The average, 

 per colony, in Ohio and Indiana is. perhaps, 30 to 

 40 lbs. ; in Kentucky it may come up to itiowno 

 lbs. per colony, lean only speak from observa- 

 tions obtained so far, and my flsures may not be 

 entirely reliable. Sugar being cheaper than it has 

 been, perhaps, for the last I'o years, we cannot ex- 

 pect honey to be high : but there was a short crop, 

 and it would be my advice to bee-keepers not to 

 be in too much of a hurry to dispose of their pro- 

 duct. The demand for extracted honey is fair, 

 and to all appearaaces. gradually improving. It 

 brings 6@'9c per pound on arrival. There is a 

 small demand for comb honey, but we had small 

 offers only, and a good deal could be sold. It 

 brings 14c per pound on arrival. 



BEKSVVAX-Offerings plentiful at 30@32c on 

 arrival. C. F. Mutu, Freeman & Central Ave. 



NEW YORK. 



HONE) Y— Present sales of comb honey are slow, 

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



Fancy white 12 lb. sections, glassed, 13c*14c: fair 

 to good in "J-lb. sections, glassed, ll'.ajl3c: dark 

 grades in ;2-lb. sections, glassed, lUft^l:2c. No 1-lbs. 

 in this market. E.vtracted, white, 8®sic.; dark and 

 buckwheat. 7(58c. 



BEESWA.X;— Prime yellow, 34®35c. 



McCaul & HiLDKETH. 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY*— The sale of honey is almost over, and 



we are obliged to sell li-lb. combs for Ldc, and2i>.i- 



Ibs. to 2!^-lbs. from lo@i2c. No 1-lbs. in the 



market. Extracted, 8(g*lijc. 



BBESWAX-3.-)C. 



BLAKE & RiPLET. .57 Chatham street. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— This week we have had liberal receipts 

 of comb honey, and the prices are irregular. As a 

 rule, the honey is ()f hrst quality, and put up in 

 good shape: a gradual improvement is noted in this 

 respect. Prices range from l4(.iltjc for the best : 

 occasionally a case sells for more than that, but it 

 is in a retail way. The extracted honey is still 

 sluggish, at nominal prices— ti(§;Sc per pound. 



BEESWA.X— Fair receipts; prices, aofflrtTc. 



B. A. BURNETT. 161 South Water St. 

 SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY— Receipts are on the increase. Buyers 

 manifest no anxiety to operate. Prices are large- 

 ly nominal. There is every indication that low 

 figures will be necessary to effect a free movement 

 this season. White to extra white comb. 15@20c: 

 dark to good. 10(<^i;ic : extracted, choice to extra 

 white. ^(&lc; dark and candied, 4®.'>c. 



BEBSWA.X-Wholesale, 27H®30e. , 



8TBARN8 & Smith. 42,3 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 nt>w arriving, but it fails as yet 

 to tempt buyers to any e.xtent. 1 look, however, 

 for a very large demand a little later, and would 

 suggest shipment by Aug. l . of all that is ready in 

 quantities to justify. 1 have still a few more "Sug- 

 gestions on Packing and Shipping Honey." to mail 

 free on application. 1 will also furnish shipping 

 stencils free to any one desiring to ship to me. 



BEESWA.X— Nominal, at 3(l@35c. 



JEROME TwiCHELL. SI4 Walnut street 



ST. I-OUIS. 

 HONEY — Steady; demand and supply both 

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

 tracted 6r5i6Hc. 

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



W. T. ANPKKSON & Co.. 104 N. 3d Street. 



CLEVELAND. 

 HONEY— The honey market is fairly active on 

 best white 1 lb. sections at 18c; 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 pi-ice. Extracted is not wanted. 

 BEESWAX- Scarce at 3oc. 



A. c. Kendel, 115 Ontario Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

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

 17®lSc; extracted. 7^c. 



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



