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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1884. Time and place of Meeting. 



Bept. 13.-UnioD. Western Iowa, at Dexter, Iowa. 



Seot 17 —Eastern Indiana, at Richmond. Ind. 



M, G. Reynolds, See., Williamsburgh, Ind. 

 sept. 17.-Eastern Indiana, at ^^^^^°'J^^l^^%^^ 

 sept. 20.-Hancoc. County, O., |t P'-gdUy. O.^^^ 

 sept. 24-26.-Western, at l-O^P^jO^^^'^^^Mo.^^^ 



Oct. 1. 2.-Cedar Valley, ^"^-'-'^.^r^X'Xc':- 

 Oct. 2.-Whltesides, 111., at Moms^onan._^^^ ^^^ 

 Oct. 3.-N. Ind. and S. Mich^at^Goshen^In^. ^^^ 

 Oct. 4.-Progre8slye, at Bedford. O. ^ ^^^^ ^^^ 

 Oct. 4.-Mar.ball Co.. Iowa, »' Ma,"ha»^3-"gl»,. 



Oct 8 -Central Illinois, at Bloomlngton, 111. 



W. B. Lawrence, Sec. 



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



F. A. Pulmer, Sec. McBnde, Mic 

 Oct. 15. l6.-Northwestern^t Chicago. 111. 

 " ' W. Z. Hutchinson. Sec. 



Oct. 28-30.-North American at^Roche^ster^^^^^ 



NOV. 25.-Westem Mich., at *>|^ontjMich.^ ^^^_ 



Dec. 3.-8outheastern Mich.. « Ad'^f °^ Mi^h-^^. 



Dec. 10. ll.-Michlgan State, at Lansing. 



11. D. Cutting, Sec. Clinton. Mich. 



fm~ In order to have this table complete, Se«re- 

 tariesare requested to forward full particulars of 

 Ume and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



Introducing ftueens. 



Mr. D. Kepler in an Exchange gives 

 his method of introducing queens 

 thus : 



I will detail in as few words as I 

 can the methods that I have employed 

 the last five years without a failure. 

 Having prooured the queen to intro- 

 duce, I keep them in as comfortable a 

 place as I can till evening. In the 

 afternoon I hunt out the queens to be 

 superseded, cage and return them to 

 the central part of their respective 

 brood-nests. 



At or after sundown, I remove 

 them, spray the bee and brood-combs 

 liberally with diluted honey or thin 

 sugar syrup. Daub the wings of the 

 strange queen by turning her over in 

 a spoonful of honey taken warm from 

 one of the combs of the hive m which 

 each respective queen is to be intro- 

 duced, and introduce by allowing 

 them to crawl among the workers on 

 the brood-comb. Watch the workers 

 a moment, and if there are any demon- 

 strations of anger, spray bees and 

 queen till they let her alone. Close 

 the hive and all is done. If it is 

 desired to introduce to divisions, it 

 should be done as late in the day as 

 convenient, and be sure that we know 

 where the old queen is. ascertainuig 

 to a certainty in which division she is. 



The philosophy of the above method 

 seems to me to be in the bees never 

 for a moment missing their queen. 

 Aside from a little disturbance and a 

 liberal feed, the bees seem unaware of 

 anything unusual. Under this method 

 of treatment, workers never molest 

 or commence to hug a queen, and 

 never ball one after dusk, and before 

 sunup, and before they have forgot- 

 ten their general feed, she is perfectly 

 at home with them and is laying. 



The National Convention. 



1^ The date for holding the next 

 meeting of the North American Bee- 

 Keepers' Society, in the city of 

 Rochester, N. Y., has been fixed for 

 Oct. 28, 29 and 30, 1884. At the last 

 meeting of the Northeastern Bee- 

 Keepers' Association a committee was 

 appointed to secure a Hall and make 

 other necessary arrangements for this 

 meeting. Knowing the men who 

 compose this committee, we can as- 

 sure all who are interested, that the 

 matter is in good hands, and that 

 everything will be arranged for one 

 of the best meetings ever held by the 

 Society. Rochester is one of the 

 finest cities in the United States, and 

 this should be an enjoyable meeting 

 for all who are interested. We hope 

 soon to amiounce a complete pro- 

 gramme. C. C. MiLUEK, Sec. 



L. C. Root, Vice-Pres. 



^ The Union Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation of Western Iowa will meet 

 in Dexter, Iowa, on the second Satur- 

 day in September, at 9:30 a. m. This 

 Association is doing a good work, and 

 bee-men in Western and Central Iowa 

 would do well to avail themselves of its 

 benefits. M. E. Darby, Sec. 



^" The Cincinnati Exposition of 

 this year, the twelfth in the series, 

 opens September 3 and closes October 

 4— one month. Every facility of low 

 rates on railroads and by boat are 

 offered to the stranger to visit the 

 city. Exhibitors, and any others seek- 

 ing fuller information, may address 

 the Secretary, who will furnish rules, 

 regulations, premium lists, etc. 



J. F. Walton, Sec. 



(^ The bee-keepers' association of 

 Central Illinois will hold their quar- 

 terly meeting at Bloomington. 111., on 

 Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1884, at 10 a. m. 

 W. B. Lawrence, Sec. 



®" The Whiteside Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will meet at Morrison, 

 111., at 1 p. in., on Oct. 2, ias4. All 

 bee-keepers are cordially invited. 



A. B. Kreider, Sec. 



^" The Bee-Keepers' Association 

 of Eastern Indiana will meet in the 

 rooms of the Y. M. C. A., at Rich- 

 mond, Ind.. on Sent. 17, 1884. 



C.N. BLorrNT, Sec. 



^" The Western Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold its second annual 

 meeting in Independence, Mo., Wed- 

 nesday, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 

 24—26, 1884. Tlie Association will 

 endeavor to make this the most in- 

 structive and interesting meeting it 

 has yet held, and will spare no pains 

 within its means to make it in every 

 sense valuable to all. 



C. M. Grand ALL, Sec. 



Adfertisements intended for the Bek 

 Journal must reach this office by 

 Saturday of the previous week. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of the American Bee Journal, } 

 Monday, 10 a. m.. Sept. 8. 1S84 i 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 

 HONEY— There is no change to note ia the 

 price of honey, but demand is improring grad- 

 ually. Extracted brings 6@9c on arrival, and 

 choice white comb honey in sections, 15@16c. 

 BKESWAX-ls dull at 268280 on arrival. 



C. F. MUTH. Freeman & Central Ave. 



NEW rORK. 



HONEY— As we have already commenced re- 

 ceiving consignments of this year's crop of honey, 

 we feel safe in making the following quotations : 

 Fancy white comb, l-lt, iy(aj20c., 2-n>, 16@l8c. ; fair 

 to good. 1 and 2- lb, 14® inc.: fancy buckwheat. I-lb, 

 12i-B®13c., 2-ft. llX@12c.: ordinary grades of dark, 

 land 2-Ib, ll@ll^c. E,xtracted white choice, in 

 kegs or small barrels, 8H(<tiyc.. buckwheat. 6>^@7c. 



BEESWAX-Prlme yellow, 30@31c. 



McCaul & HiLDRETH, 34 Hudson St. 



BOSTON. 

 HONEY.- New honey is coming in. and selling 

 at Ifji^lHc. for best white 1 and 2-pound sections. 

 New extaeted, s^tic. Honey in unglassed sections 

 sells the most readily. Old comb honey all gone. 

 BKB8WAX-30C. 



Blake ti Riplst. 57 Chatham Street. 



CHICAGO. 



HONET—The demand for comb is very light.. 

 The retailers have bought a little during this 

 month; but say that they do not have any call for 

 it at present. Prices range from 12@IfSc per pound 

 for the different sized frames and style of pack- 

 ages. There is a continued dullness in extracted. 

 Some of the new crop is on sale. 



BEESWAX— Is dull, and 2r)C for dark, with 30® 

 32c for yellow, is the range of prices. 



R. A. Burnett, 161 South Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEV— Comb and extracted areofferlng freely. 

 The market is weak fur bnth kinds. Some extra 

 choice extracted was placed at .5c.. which is a full 

 figure to realize in the wholesale market. For the 

 choicest comb 10c. represents the extreme views 

 of buyers. White to extra white comb, ll<al2c.: 

 dark to good. "yL'c; extracted, choice to extra 

 white, 4^@5c.; dark and candied, 4c. 



BEESWAX.— Wholesale. 25c. 



Stsarns & SMITH. 423 FroDt Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— This market now begins to show some 

 activity with a good many inquiries and some 

 sales. Prices, however, are not very strong under 

 the very liberal receipts of the past week. 1 quote 

 Fancy Comb, J^-lb. sections, at 18c.; 1-lb. sections, 

 17c.: 2-lbs., I6C. Dark honey, slow at 12 to 15c. 

 Extracted in fair demami at 6".^ to ~^c. 



BKESWAX.-None in the market. 



BEESWAX— Nominal. 3U®3ocper lb. 



Jerque Twichell. &14 Walnut Street. 



ST. LODIS. 



HONEY — Steady; demand and supply both 

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

 tracted 6@6Hc. 



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



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



CLBVBLAND. 



HONEY- The honey market seems to be im- 



Firovtng, so that there is a larger demand. Best 1- 

 b. sections were sold in quantity at 16c; in a 

 amall way 17c is occasionally obtained, but I6c 

 would be the more reliable quotation; 2-lbs., best 

 white, l4(*I5c; second quality slow at 10®12c. 

 Extracted slow at S^;tc. 

 BEBSWAX-30C. 



A. C. Kendel. 115 Ontario Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



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

 15c; extracted. 7(g.7^c. 



GEO. w. Meade & CO.. 213 Market. 



^" Our rates for two or more 

 copies of the book, " Bees and Honey," 

 may be found on the Book List on 

 the second page of this paper. Also 

 wholesale rates on all books where 

 they are purchased " to sell again." 

 The time for reading up will soon be 

 here, and in anticipation of this, we 

 now have a very large stock of books 

 on hand, and can fill orders for them 

 in any quantity, on receipt of orders. 



