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this master of the art could do what 

 lie did not believe men of 20 years ex- 

 |)erience was doing right. Of course 

 I do not wish him bad luck ; that is 

 not my make-up ; I would ratlier see 

 him do well and make money, if there 

 is money in it, but when a man tells 

 me he does not believe what men of 

 experience says, it makes me feel 

 sorry for the bees that he may own. 

 I shall not talk with him any more 

 about bees. I like to be told what I 

 <lo not know, and I do not think that 

 I shall ever get so much experience 

 but that some »ne can tell me some- 

 thing. E. L. FliUDENBURG. 



Fentouville, Mich., May 9, 1883. • 



Something New to Me. 



On the first day of May, I was 

 called upon by a party three miles 

 from my residence, to transfer 2 colo- 

 nies of black bees. In transferring, 

 I found them collecting honey, build- 

 ing combs in four boxes, and storing 

 honey in the boxes; tliis is unusual in 

 this vicinty. Out of 108 colonies of 

 bees, wliich I put into winter quar- 

 ters last fall (86 in cellar, and 72 on the 

 summer stands), I lost one in the cel- 

 lar. I think it was queenless, and, 

 therefore, died. The rest came ou^ 

 very strong, witli from 4 to 8 frames 

 of brood, and a few about ready for 

 the boxes. Of those on the summer 

 stands, I lost four, principally by 

 spring dwindling, three being some- 

 what weak, leaving me 100 colonies in 

 tine condition. I lost eight iu all. I 

 like cellar wintering best, thus far. 

 Daniel Whitmer. 



South Bend, Ind., May 12, 1883. 



Spring Dwindling. 



The past month has been a disas- 

 trous one to our bees. I lost 6 colo- 

 nies since March 9, that were then in 

 good condition ; they left hatching 

 brood, eggs, larvse and new honey. I 

 see no cause for their dying. I have 

 12 colonies left, all in good condition, 

 though some are not very strong. 1 

 put away 23 colonies. The spring has 

 been very cold, wet and wmdy— bad 

 for bees. Mus. Myka L. Parsons. 



Linwood, Mich., May 7, 1883. 



Bereaved. 



Last Friday morning a telephone 

 message called me to Grand Rapids 

 to the bedside of the " queen " of my 

 household, who has been suffering for 

 the past 15 months with that dreadful 

 disease, cancer. She welcomed me 

 on getting there, but passed to that 

 other world beyond us, and into that 

 " better life," at 7 o'clock Sunday 

 evening. Yesterday (Wednesday) we 

 brought her eartlily remains to Mus- 

 kegon, and laid them beside lier 

 father and mother, after six years of 

 happiness. Geo. E. Hilton. 



Fremont, Mich., May 10, 1883. 



Done Again. 



I wintered 29 colonies of bees in the 

 cellar safely, and without the loss of 

 a single colony. They were there 141 

 •days without a chance to tly. I gave 

 them upward ventilation. The tem- 

 perature of the cellar was from 33^ to 

 41°. They did not breed in the cellar. 

 Willow is now in full bloom and all is 

 lovely. The Syrian bees take the lead. 

 I notice that some enquire why their 

 bees swarm out, leaving honey and 

 brood. My advice is : Do not open 

 the hive and handle the frames, if the 

 flolony is weak. F. Lee. 



Cokato-, Minn., April 27, 1883. 



Bees Gathering Honey. 



Being away last fall, my bees were 

 not properly prepared for winter. 

 I have 24 colonies in very fine condi- 

 tion. They have gathered some honey. 

 My loss was 10 colonies. 



John Meader. 



Delaware, Iowa, May 11, 1883. 



^:pccial Wi^oiiccs. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



OFFICE OF AMEHICAN BEK JOURNAL, j 



Monday, 1" a. m.. May H, 1882. S 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



Uiiotatlonn of €a»b Huyera. 



CHICAGO. 



HONF.Y— The nominal price of extracted Is 7c. 

 for d»rk and itc. for ItKljt— here. The supply Is 

 abundant and salea are slow. 



BEESWAX-None in the market. 



Al. U. Newman. y23 W. Madison St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— The demand for extracted honey is 

 very good, anil arrivals are slow. ^Ve pay 7(yjioc. 

 on arrival. We sold, sinf e last October, more than 

 tioo barrels, and our stock is exhausted, while our 

 customers are relying on us for supplies. Hope our 

 friends will supply us. No demand for comb 

 honey, and prices nominal. 



BBESWA.V.— Arrivals of beeswax are good, and 

 prices range from 3U@35c. for a wood article. 



Chas. p. Muth. 



Quotntlonii or Commission Merchants. 



CHICAGO. 

 HONEY— Thedemand is light and it is not now 

 probable that all of the comb honey can be sold 

 before a new crop comes. Prices are very irregular 

 and generally low: l;j(,«.16c. for white, and dark un- 

 salable. Extracted, very little trade is being done 

 in it. T@9c. is about the market. 

 BEESWAX-a.vo.aec. 



K. A. BUHNETT. IBl South Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY— Stocks and the demand are both light. 

 More or less difficulty would be experienced in 

 tilling a large order for a straight lot. 



White comb. I4(.il7c.; dark to good. ll@13c.; ex- 

 tracted, choice to extra white, H>^(3)9!.4c. ; dark and 

 candied. r><^7\ic. 

 BKESWAX— Wholesale. 27(a28c. 



STEARNS & SMITH. 423 Front Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEY— Dull; light jobbing sales only. Comb 

 at 10(gjl4c. — Strained and extracted at 7{3l7><ic. 

 Couple lots of poor Comb sold at 10c. 

 BEESWAX-Sold lightly at a-iOSGc. 



W. T. ANDERSON & Co.. 1 17 N. Main Street. 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY— Stocks of honey are running low with 

 us. l-lb. sections are ail sold and there is a very 

 light inquiry for such; would probably sell at 

 18((i(JOc. 2 Ib.sections are not in demand, and no 

 sales to quote, asking I7<s.l8c. Extracted no sale 



BEESWAX- Not offering. 



A. C. KENDKL. 1 1.5 Ontario Street. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY— Our market is fairly active. We quote: 



^ lb. sections al 30C.; 1 lb. sections. 22(ii.35c.; 2 lb. 



sections. 20('ji22c. Extracted. loc. per lb. trood 



lots 01 e.xtracted are wanted in kegs or barrels. 



BEESWAX— Our supply is gone: we have none 

 to quote. 



CROCKER & Blakb. 57 Chatham Street. 



Price Lists.— The following Price 

 Lists for 1883 are on our desk : 



S. Valentine & Son, Hagerstown, 

 Md. 



E. A. Tliomas & Co., Coleraine, 

 Mass. ' 



E. S. Hildemann, Ashippun, Wis. 



Examine the Date following your 

 name on the wrapper label of this 

 paper; it indicates the end of the 

 month to wliich you have paid your 

 subscription on the Bee Joitrnal. 



For safety, when sending money to 

 this office get either a post otiice or ex- 

 press money order, a bank draft on 

 New York or Chicago, or register the 

 letter. Postage stamps of any kind 

 may be sent for amounts less than one 

 dollar. Local checks iire subject to a 

 discount of 25 cents at Chicago banks. 

 American Express money orders for 

 $5, or less, can be obtained for 5 cents. 



We wish to impress upon every one 

 the necessity of being very specific, 

 and carefully to state what they desire 

 for the money sent. Also, if they live 

 near one post oftice, and get their mail 

 at another, be sure to give us the ad- 

 dress we already have on our books. 



Preparation of Honey for the Mar- 

 ket, including the production and care 

 of both comb and extracted honey, 

 instructions on the exliibition of bees 

 and honey at Fairs, etc. This is a 

 new 10 cent pamphlet, of 32 pages. 



Honey as Food and Medicine. 



A new edition , revised and enlarged, 

 the new pages being devoted to new 

 Recipes for Honey Medicines, all kinds 

 of cookingin which honey is used, and 

 healthful and pleasant beverages. 



We have put the price of them low 

 to encourage bee-keepers to scatter 

 them far and wide. Single copy 6 

 cents, postpaid; per dozen, 50 cents; 

 per hundred, $4.00. On orders of 100 

 or more, we print, if desired, on the 

 cover-page, "Presented by," etc., 

 (giving the name and address of the 

 iaee-keeper who scatters them). This 

 alone will pay him for all his trouble 

 and expense— enabling him to dispose 

 of his honey at liome, at a good profit. 



The Apiary Register. 



All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a 

 copy and commence to use it. 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies 220 pages) 1 50 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 2 00 



The larger ones can be used for a 

 few colonies, give room for an increase 

 of numbers, and still keep the record 

 all together in one book, and are there- 

 fore the most desirable ones. 



