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only twice last winter, and I do not 

 WiUit any better hive than the single- 

 walled Langstroth hive for this part 

 of the country. J. F- Kight. 



Toseyville, Ind., March 15, 1883. 



Bees ('arrjing iu Flour Lively. 



Our hees are booming. We have 88 

 colonies. They are rearing young bees 

 very fast. They have carried in nearly 

 200 "lbs of flour. C. J. Lohmann. 



Cauieron, Mo., March 19, 188.3. 



Substitute for Pollen. 



Corn meal is the best I have tried 

 yet. If you want to see bees circling, 

 just take 3 or 4 cotton grain sacks, 

 spread tliem on some boards, and lay 

 bricks on the corners, to keep the 

 wind from blowing them off; now 

 spread the meal on them. Just try it. 

 Rees are working on soft maples, to- 

 day. My 30 colonies wintered all 

 right, and all have hatching brood. 

 J. S. Hoffman. 



Madisonville, O., March 19, 1883. 



Bees packed in sawdust wintered well. 



I packed 40 colonies, on the summer 

 stands, in sawdust; tliey appear to 

 be in good condition, so far. I have 

 16 colonies in a summer and winter 

 house. Those on the north side show 

 signs of dysentery ; those on the south 

 side seem to be in good condition. 

 The weather has been very cold this 

 winter, and now it is 5° above zero ; 

 on the 20th it was down to 5^ below. 



Oakfleld Centre, Mich., Mar. 22, 1883. 



Blasted Hopes. 



140 days, and not a day in which I 

 could set a colony out. I had 44 in 

 fine condition, on Nov. 5, 1882, and to- 

 day I have only 12 left ; there is from 

 2 to 4 feet of snow all over my yard, 

 and the mercury was down to 11'^ be- 

 low zero last night, and is 10^ below 

 to-night. " Blasted Hopes," sure 

 enough, for 44 colonies of as hand- 

 some bees as ever flew. Discouraged, 

 is no name for it ; but as Adam 

 Grimm said, " If I do lose all, I will 

 show you how soon I can fill those 

 hives up again, with so many good 

 combs as I liave." Nearly all the bees 

 around here are dead. 



C. F. Greening. 



Grand Meadow, Minn., Mar. 20,1883. 



Convention Notices. 



1^ The spring meeting of the 

 Western Michigan I5ee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will be lield at Supervisor's 

 Hall, Grand Rapids, April 26, at 10 

 a. m. 



F. S. Covey, Sec. 



Coopersville, Mich. 



1^ The semi-annual meeting of the 

 Western 15ee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Independence, Jackson 

 County, Mo., on Saturday, April 28, 

 1883, at 10 a. m. Papers prepared for 

 the occasion by the president, sec- 

 retary and others will be read, and 

 matters of general interest to bee- 

 keepers discussed. A general attend- 

 ance of persons interested in bee- 

 culture is requested. The present 

 membership of this Association con- 

 trol 2,000 colonies of bees. 



S. W. Salisbury, Sec. 



Kansas City, Mo. 

 J. A. Nelson, Pres. Wyandotte, Kas. 



1^ Tlie Texas State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its Fifth Annual 

 Convention at McKinney, Collin Co., 

 on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 

 17th and 18th, 1883; at the residence of 

 Hon. W. H. Andrews. 



Wm. R. Howard, Sec. 



Kingston, Texas. 



t^ The next meeting of the Haldi- 

 mand. Ont., Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Nelle's Corners on Sat- 

 urday, March 31, 1883, at 11 a. m. 



H. Campbell. 



1^ The Union Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will meet in Grange Hall, Em- 

 inence, Ky., on Thursday, April 26, 

 1883. All bee-keepers, and the public 

 generally, are invited to be present. 

 G, W. Demaree, Sec. 



Christiansburg, Ky. 



ig|° The regular meeting of the 

 Farmers' and Gardeners' Club, will be 

 held April 2, at A. Z. Madison's oflice, 

 Fredonia, N. Y. Question : " Bees, 

 Fish and Poultry." Mr. IT. E. Dodge 

 will open the discussion with a lecture 

 on " Bees and Bee-Culture," giving 

 practical manipulations of the hive, 

 showing the various improved imple- 

 ments, devices and terms used in bee- 

 culture, iliustrating the lecture with 

 a colony of bees. Bee-keepers are es- 

 pecially invited to spend the afternoon 

 at Sunshine Apiary, where Mr. Dodge 

 will try and entertain them. Mr. 

 Dodge "is a thoroughly practical apiar- 

 ist, and this will be a rare treat for 

 bee-keepers in Western New York. 

 Means will be taken to form a Bee- 

 Keepers' Association for this part of 

 the State. 



A, Z Madison, Sec. 



U. E. Dodge, Fres. 



t^ The Eastern Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers' Society, will hold its annual 

 meeting in Detroit, April 3, in Ab- 

 stract Hall, commencing at 10 a. m. 

 The following subjects will be brought 

 up for discussion : What is the best 

 means of extending the honey market? 

 At what price can honey, either comb 

 or extracted, be afforded '? Is there 

 danger of over-production V Has glu- 

 cose affected your market, and if so. 

 how ? What is the best test for glu- 

 cose V In judging queens, what points 

 are to be considered, and what is the 

 order of their importance V Foul 

 brood, and its prevention and cure. 

 An interesting meeting is expected. 

 A. B. Weed, Sec. 



75 Bagg St., Detroit, Mich. 



1^ The Central Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers' Association holds its spring 

 convention at Lansing, in the State 

 Capitol building, on Tuesday, April 

 17, 1883, 9 a. m. Programme : Presi- 

 dent's address ; Essays: Prof. A. J. 

 Cook, on Wintering Bees; S.C.Perry, 

 on Chaff Hives; C. Case, on Comb 

 Honey; O. S. Smith, on the Best Bee; 

 A. D. Benham, on Extracted Honey ; 

 Mr. Harper, on Queen-Rearing ; Mr. 

 Waldo, on Best Method of Wintering 

 Outof Doors, in Single- Walled Hives; 

 E. N. Wood, on Sections ; and E. 

 Greenaway, on Comb Foundation. All 

 bee-keepers are invited to attend or 

 send essays, papers, implements or 

 anything of interest to the fraternity 

 A full attendance is req"ested. 



E. N. Wood, Sec 



North Lansing, Mich. 



1^" The spring meeting of the 

 Cortland Union Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will be held in Cortland, N. Y., 

 on Tuesday, May 8, 1883. 



M. C. Bean, Sec. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



OFFICE OP AMERICAN BEE .IlM'HNAI.. > 



Monday, 1" a. m., March ;;ei, IfW2, i 



The following are the latest i] nota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



Qnotatlons of Cash lluyers. 



cmcAuo. 



HONEY— The nominal price of extracted is 7e. 

 for dark and 9c. for liKht— here. The supply is 

 abundant and sales are sl(tw. 



BEESWAX— None in the market. 



Al. H. Newman. y23 W. Madison St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— There is no excitement in the honey 

 market, but sales are fair to our regular trade. 

 Offerings are plentiful of extracted and comb 

 honey. Extracted brings 7(*iic. on arrival. The 

 sales of comb iioney are very slow, althoueh there 

 is a larue supply of flrst-class quality on the mar- 

 ket. It brines 12c«lHc. on arrival. 



BEESWA.X— Comes in slowly and brines 20®30c. 

 per lb., according to quality. CnAS. P. MUTH. 



Qaotatlons of Commlsiilon Merchants. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— The past month has not reduced the 

 stock of comb or extracted honey, the receipts 

 having been larger than the amounts taken for 

 consumption. Prices are weal{ and irregular, 

 ranging from Ific. to I8c. for white comb in the 

 smaller frames; dark, very little selling, offered 

 at l2Hc. to 14c. Extracted. 8c. to luc, according 

 to color. 



BEBSWAx-None in the market. 



R. A. BUKNETT. 161 South Water 8t. 



SAN KRANCISCO. 



HONEY-Quotations for choice are merely nom- 

 inal, as there are none of that quality offering. 

 Common qualities are in light supply and ttill 

 ligliter demand. 



White comb, H%l7c.; dark to good, u@I3c.: ex- 

 tracted, choice to extra white, 8^(ft9>^c.; dark and 

 candif^d, o@7^c. 



BEKSWAX-We quote 30®33c. 



STEARNS & SMITH. 423 Front Street. 



ST. LOCJ18. 



HONEY-Very quiet; dull. Comb at 14016.— 

 some inferior sold at loc; strained at 6H(§j7c., ex- 

 tracted at 7^("->^M>c., lots in small packages more. 



BEES WAX-Scarce and wanted at 33(3i34c. 

 W. T. ANDEKSON & CO.. 117 N. Main Street. 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY— Is a little lower, and at the lower price 

 It has moved off a mtle better of late. 1-lb. sections 

 of best white sold at iH^iWlsic.; second grades, 

 1-lb., 17c.; li-lb. sections u little slow at 17@18c. 

 Extracted very dull altl'ii.llc. 



BEESWAX- None in market. 



A. C. KENDEI.. 1 1.5 Ontario Street. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY— Our market is fairly active. We (uote: 



1^ ib. sections at :)lic.: 1 lb. sections, 221'' ;.'>c. ; 2 1b. 



sections. 2(Kw22c. Extracted, inc. per lb. Good 



lots of extracted are wanted in kegs or barrels. 



BBBSWAX—Our supply is gone; we have none 

 to quote. 



CROCKER Jk BLAKE, .57 Chatham Street. 



