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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Bee and Honey Show in London. 



The London Journal of Horticulture, 

 speaking of the annual exhibition of 

 the Bee-Keepers' Association, to be 

 held July 5 to 9, 1883, says : 



The date of the show has been fixed 

 nearly a month earlier than usual, in 

 order to give those who are staying in 

 London for the season an opportunity 

 of visiting this interesting and in- 

 structive exhibition ; no better date 

 could have been selected. The present 

 season has been one of the best on 

 record for the production of early 

 honey, the warm sunshine of the past 

 few weeks tending to the secretion of 

 honey, and large quantities have been 

 gathered by the bees from the fruit 

 blossoms, earlv clover, and other 

 sources. Unusually large entries 

 have been made in the honey classes, 

 and the present exhibition will fully 

 illustrate the advantages to be de- 

 rived from keeping bees in an intelli- 

 gent and humane manner. 



The old-fashioned bee-keeper who 

 lets his bees look after themselves 

 until the months of August or Sep- 

 tember, and then "takes 'em up," 

 consigning the industrious bees to 

 the brimstone pit, will look on with 

 wonder and astonishment at the great 

 display of comb honey in one and two- 

 pound sections, and extracted honey 

 in neatly labelled glass jars, the whole 

 of which has been secured by the 

 third week in June, or even earlier in 

 some districts. The exhibition will 

 contain an interesting collection of 

 bees confined in observatory hives. 

 No bees will be at large ; the most 

 timid may, therefore, visit the show 

 in perfect safety. No pains have 

 been spared by the committee to make 

 the proceedings of a thoroughly in- 

 teresting character. Practical in- 

 struction in the art of bee-keeping 

 will be given at intervals on each 

 day, the modern methods of manag- 

 ing bees during the spring, summer, 

 and winter months being fully ex- 

 plained by the most advanced bee- 

 masters. Special addresses will be 

 given by Frank E. Cheshire, Esq., on 

 Saturday, July 7, on "Structure of 

 the bee in relation to fertilization,' 

 and on Monday, July 9, on " Bees as 

 hybridizers and fruit-producers, or 

 the dependence of orchard crops upon 

 bees." These addresses will be given 

 at 4 p. m. each day. 



Swarms Selecting a Location. 



^- The new two cent rate of pos- 

 tage for letters goes into effect on 

 October 1 . Three cent postage stamps 

 will then be but little used. For all 

 fractions of a dollar sent to us here- 

 after we should prefer either ojie-cenf, 

 or else five or ten-cent postage stamps. 

 Do not send coins in any letter. 



^- Do not let your numbers of the 

 Bese Journal for 1883 be lost. The 

 best way to preserve them is to pro- 

 cure a binder and put them in. They 

 are very valuable for reference. 



In proof that the bees do select a 

 place in advance, by sending out 

 " scouts," Mr. Geo. Yeomans, Shed- 

 field, England, gives the following in 

 the British Bee Journal : 



In an outhouse, hid under trees and 

 amidst other buildings, I had a few 

 days ago put a number of old straw 

 skeps, one of which contained old 

 comb. Seeing the bees visiting this 

 house, I put the old hive witli the 

 comb near the window, and on the 

 next day, June 8, a swarm took pos- 

 session of it. 



1^- The Grange Bulletin s&y a: "One 

 of our patrons has taken 220 pounds of 

 nice extracted honey from 6 colonies 

 of bees in one day; and still they 

 have all their combs returned and are 

 refilling them with a fresli supply." 

 This is only a small straw— but 

 "straws show which way the wind 

 blows." 



I®" The White County, Arkansas 

 Fair will be held at Judsonia, Oct. 

 10 to 12, 1883, as we are informed by 

 Mr. C. M. Forbes, the secretary. We 

 hope that a good exhibition of honey 

 will be made by the bee-keepers of 

 that section. 



Rough on Vermont. 



We have sung the praises of old 

 Vermont for many a year, but this 

 rather disheartens us. Editor Cheever 

 of the New England Farmer, has just 

 been buying " pure Vermont maple 

 sugar," and finds it to be chiefly 

 glucose. We did not suppose that 

 Chicago influences had extended so 

 far and so rapidly. We have known 

 Vermont farmers who put a false 2 

 inch birch plank bottom inside their 

 butter tubs ; one who accidently let 

 drop a 2 pound brook cobblestone into 

 the firkin as the butter was being 

 packed ; of one whose " artful wicked" 

 hired man put water in the milk can 

 before starting for the cheese factory ; 

 of one whose " hired girl " carelessly 

 turned over the salt box upon the 

 butter worker ; of another who forgot 

 and skimmed the milk before sending 

 it to the factory ; but that the old State 

 of Ethan Allan, Brigham Young, W. 

 Pitt Kellogg and Stephen A. Doug- 

 lass should put glucose into its sugar 

 is too much for us. If Vermont 

 maple sugar is to be diluted at home, 

 the world is about done for. Ver- 

 monters, shame on you. — Farmers'' 

 Beview. 



Sample Copies of theAMEKiCAN Bee 

 Journal will be sent free to any per- 

 son. Any one Intending to get up a 

 club can have sample copies sent to 

 the persons they desire to interview, 

 by sending the names to this office. 



The National Convention. 



The National Bee - Keepers' As- 

 sociation, will hold its Annual Con- 

 vention in the City Hall and Council 

 Chamber in the city of Toronto, on 

 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 

 the 18th, 19tli and 20th days of Sep- 

 tember, during the second week of 

 Canada's Great Fair. All the rail- 

 roads in Canada will issue tickets 

 during this week, good to return, up 

 to Saturday night 22d, at single fare 

 for the round trip. Special excursion 

 rates will be arranged from various 

 parts of the United States, of which 

 due notice will be given. Thosd who 

 intend being present may be kept 

 posted on the latest excursion rates, 

 etc., by addresssng me, and also that 

 I may arrange hotel accommodation. 

 Private lodgings will, if possible, be 

 secured for tliose who desire it, and 

 every effort will be made to make 

 everybody comfortable. A grand 

 meeting is anticipated. 



D. A. Jones, President. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of American Bkk journal, { 



Monday, 10 a. m.. July 16, 1883. > 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— Extract, boney has commenced to come 

 In freely, and a large crop is reported from all quar- 

 ters. The demand is very good, and keeps pace 

 with the arrivals. For choice extracted honey I 



Eay 7(3*10c ; the latter price for choice clover. 1 

 ave received several nice lots of comb honey, for 

 whicn we palil 15(^160 on arrival. 



BKKSW AX.— Arrivals of beeswax are plentiful. 

 We pay 32c. for a good article on arrival. 



Chab. F. MnTH. 



NBW rORK. 



HONEY.— Best clover In I -lb. sections (no glass) 

 20®2lc.; in -J-lb. sections (glassed) l8i.«)-JUc. Fair 

 quality, I and 2-lb. sections, I6<3l7c Extracted, 

 white, in small barrels. lOcsJl I c; buckwheat, 8ia>8><c, 



BEESWAX.- Is more plentiful. Prime yellow 

 sells at jeiic. 



H. K. 4 F. B. THOKBEH 4 Oo. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.- The demand for extracted Is good, and 

 the market bare of all unfermented honey. Prices 

 range from 8c. to loc. Comb remains lifeless and 

 will until the new crop comes, or until August. 

 Sales of comb are being made at dc. to 15c. 



BEESWAX— 30A35C. 



K. A. BtJBNKTT, 161 South Water St. 



SAN FKANCISCO. 



HONEY.— New extracted Is arriving freely— sell- 

 ing for 7 and 8 cts. New comb coming forward 

 slowly : extra white, 16c. 



BEESWAX.- No beeswax In the market. 



Stiarnb & SMITH, OS Front Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY- Some new comb Jobbing at 14c, butold 

 do. nominal. Only a few barrels of extracted and 

 strained sold within quotations— 6!,fi'4i7'iic. 



BKBSWAX — Sold irregularly from 32@34o— 

 mainly at 32<$33c. 



W. T. ANDiRSON i. CO.. 104 N. 3d street. 



CLEVELAND. 



HONE Y.— There is a moderate sale for best white 

 1-lb. sections at l8c, occasionally 19c, but 2 lbs. are 

 not called for. Extracted has no sale at all. 



BEESWAX- Not offering. 



A. C. Kkndkl. 115 Ontario Street 



BOSTON. 



HONEY— Our market Is fairly active. W« quote: 

 H lb. sections at 30c. ; I lb. sections, 22(*25a: 21b. 

 sections, 20iai22c. Extracted, loc. per lb. Good 

 lots of extracted are wanted in kegs or barrels. 



BEESWAX— Our supply is gone: we have none 

 to quote. 



CROCKBR & BLAKE, 57 Chatham Stteet. 



