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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Apr. 25, 



vigorously by young queens that had not 

 yet emerged from the cell. Once more: In 

 hiving swarms, as is sometimes practiced, 

 a small bunch of bees are shaken into the 

 hive, or at the entrance: as soon as they 

 set up the hum. how quickly the rest will 

 head in that direction. Does not all this 

 prove something ? L. G. Purvis. 



Oklahoma City, Okla. Ter., April 1. 



Winter in Alabama— After-Swarms. 



We have had the hardest winter here 

 knovfn for years. The mercury dropped 3 

 degrees below zero. My bees did not have 

 a flight for two weeks. I kept them shut 

 up. I stopped the entrances tight with 

 cloth, but in the warmest part of every day 

 I would draw the cloths to allow the mois- 

 ture to run out, then close again. My bees 

 came out better than I ever had them do 

 since I have been keeping bees. They are 

 bringing in pollen and honey from maples, 

 and have been for ten days. Fruit is later 

 to bloom than 1 ever knew it to be in this 

 country — not a bloom to be seen on a fruit- 

 tree yet. 



Why do some queen-breeders say they 

 will send you a warranted purely-mated 

 queen, and then she proves to be nothing 

 but an untested one ? I would think if she 

 were purely mated she would be a tested 

 one, or at least a tested queen is one that 

 •was purely mated, or her bees would have 

 been hybrid. Will some one tell ? 



Some say it is useless to try to hive after- 

 swarms by themselves unless you give them 

 full sheets of foundation, or a hive that 

 already has the combs. In 1S93 I had a col- 

 ony to cast a first swarm and two after- 

 swarms. One of the after-swarms left, but 

 I hived the other in a l^.^ -story hive with 

 foundation starters, and in 18il4 it was the 

 strongest colony I had. It was boiling over 

 with bees, and filled its hive full of honey. 

 It is the heaviest colony I have now, and 

 strongest in bees. In lb!l4 I hived an after- 

 swarm that did not have more than a quart 

 of bees, in a one-story hive, with founda- 

 tion starters, and I did not feed them any. 

 They came through the winter, and work 

 now stronger than any of my black bees. 

 Those after-swarms were hybrids. I think 

 it will pay to hive any swarm that comes 

 out if increase is wanted. 



M. W. Gardner. 



Bankston, Ala., March 12. 



Convention Notices. 



A Woman's Experience with Bees. 



When I had conquered the primaries of 

 bee-keeping— such as getting straight brood- 

 combs, even white section honey, big colo- 

 nies ready for the honey-flow, reduction of 

 drone-brood, checking the tendency to de- 

 struction by over-swarming, and so on, I 

 prided myself on being a beekeeper. When 

 I proudly exhibited a ton and a quarter of 

 honey one fall, the neighbors seemed to 

 agree with me, as they had never seen such 

 a thing before. 



This spring a new test came. During 

 winter one-half the bees died of dysentery. 

 Not only my bees, but all in this •' region 

 roundabout.' About Jan. 1 the hives be- 

 gan to be soiled, and the stench from the 

 cellar showed a bad condition of things. I 

 could do nothing only give more ventila- 

 tion, keep the entrance to the hives from 

 getting clogged up, and then — wait for a 

 fine day. March 15 we took them out of 

 the cellar. My poor pets ! V\'e think it was 

 the blackstrapsort-of-honey that they 

 gathered so much of last season — flax honey 

 some say — as we never saw it here until 

 they began to raise so much flax in the 

 neighborhood. 



If a bee-keeper can clean frames, combs, 

 bottom-boards and hives tor two weeks 

 daily, where bees have been badly affected 

 with dysentery ; dry off the soured, spoiling 

 combs in the kitchen, and still be full of 

 hope and enthusiasm for the future, then I 

 take it there must \>e a spark of the divine 

 aflBatus there, which is said to burn in the 

 bosom of every born bee-keeper. 



I will be able to save 2(1 colonies, if the 

 weather is no worse than the last two 

 weeks. Mus. B. J. Livino.ston. 



Center Chain, Minn., March 31. 



Minnesota.— The rcKularseml-annualmeetr 

 Ingot the Southern Minnesota Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will be held on the first Monday 

 In May, 189.5, at LaCrescent, Minn. All bee- 

 keepers invited. E. C. Cobnwell, Sec. 



Winona, Minn. 



Illinois.— The spring meeting of the North- 

 ern Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at the residence of H. W. Lee, in Pecaton- 

 Ica, May 21, 1895. It will be held one week 

 later if it is a stormy day. 



New Miltord, Hi. B. Kennedy. Sec. 



Connecticut. — The fourth annual meeting 

 of the Connecticut Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at the Capitol, at Hartford, 

 Wednesday, May 8, 1893. commencing at 

 lOi.'lOa.m. All interested are invited. 



Waterbury, Conn. Mrs. W. E. Rilev, Sec. 



RUDY'S PILE SUPPOSITORY 



Is guaranteed to cure Piles and Constipation, 

 or money refunded. .")0 cents per box. Send 

 two stamps for eirculiir and free Sample to 

 M A KTIN RUD Y. Registered Pharmacist, Lan- 

 caster, Pa. No Postals Answered. For 

 sale by all first-class druggists everj'where. 

 Peter Van Schaack & Sons. Robt. Stevenson 

 &C'o., Morrison. Plummer & Co., and Lord, 

 Owen & Co.. Wholesale Agents, Chicago, Ills. 

 Please mention the Bee Journal. Novl5 



CataIog'iie!> f<>i- 1895 have been re- 

 ceived at this office from the following : 



Mrs. A. A. Simpson, Swarts, Pa. 

 E. Kretchmer, Red Oak, Iowa. 

 W. H. Putnam, River Falls, Wis. 

 J. W. Rouse & Co., Mexico, Mo. 

 Leininger Bros., Ft. Jennings, Ohio. 

 Hufstedler Bros., Clarksville, Tex. 

 Walter S. Ponder. Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Wm. H. Bright, Mazeppa, Minn. 



Kin<Iei-<s for this size of the American 

 Bee Journal we can furnish for 75 cents 

 each, postpaid; or we wiU club it with the 

 Bee Journal for a year — both for $1.60. We 

 have a few of the old size (6x9) Binders 

 left, that we will mail for only 40 cents 

 each, to close them out. 



Xlie Secret of Success. — The great 

 secret of success in any line is to keep 

 abreast of the times, and to be ready to 

 change your way of doing business when- 

 ever a better way is presented. This is es- 

 pecially true in selling farm products. With 

 the perfection of the shipping systems of 

 the country, farm produce can often be 

 sold to good advantage in the markets of 

 our large cities. It is merely a matter of 

 getting the right kind of a firm to sell the 

 goods for you. The firm of Summers, Mor- 

 rison & Co., whose advertisement is found 

 in this number of the Bee Journal, makes a 

 specialty of receiving shipments of all 

 kinds direct from the producers, and they 

 have a large trade from this source. They 

 make prompt sales at the highest market 

 price, and send prompt returns. They re- 

 ceive and sell farm produce of all kinds, 

 and solicit shipments of the same. Write 

 them, and they will send you prices and 

 shipping tags, and any information in re- 

 gard to the Chicago market that you may 

 want. 



The Adels A ^'ew Strain of Bees 



Friends. I shall be prepared to fill orders for 



Adel and Italian Queens June 1. Try them 



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Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



CHICAGO, III., Apr. 18.— The supnly of 

 comb honey Is very light and looks as though 

 all would be sold, unless It be some Calilornia 

 that Is being spread upon the street. Best 

 white comb brings 14c.; dark, 8@10c. Ex- 

 tracted, 5'/4@7c., according to quality, body, 

 flavor and package. 



Beeswax. a8@.30c. R. A. B. & Co. 



KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Apr. 18.— The demand 

 for comb honey is light, and good for extract- 

 ed. Wequote: No. 1 white comb. 1-lb , 14c.; 

 No. 2, 12(ai:ic. ; No. 1. amber, ll@12c.; No.2. 

 SOlOc. Extracted. 5(a6'^c. 



Beeswax, 22(a25c. C. C. C. & Co. 



CINCINNATI. O., Apr. 19.— Demand Is quiet 

 for all kinds of honey, with a fair supply. We 

 quote: Best white comb, 12@14c. Extracted 

 4@7c., according to quality. 



Beeswax Is in good demand at 25@rilc. for 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. M. & S. 



CHICAGO, III.. Mar. 18.— Demand is good 

 for all grades of honey excepting dark comb. 

 Wequote: Fancy comb, 15c.; No. 1, 14c. Ex- 

 tracted, o@6'4c. J. A. L. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA., Apr. 1. — Choice 

 white clover honey Is getting very scarce at 

 14c, Dark and poorly filled sections. 8@10c. 

 Demand is falling otT on extracted, prices 

 ranging from 4ii@7c. Strictly pure white 

 clover very scarce at 10c. Beeswjix arriving 

 more freely and selling at 30@31c. W, A.S. 



NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 20. -We are gradu- 

 ally workiug down our stock of comn honey, 

 and the indications are that we will succeed 

 in disposingof all of the white honey and pos- 

 sibly allof the dark during the spring, at fol- 

 lowing quotations: Fancy white. 1-lbs., 12c.; 

 fair, 10c. ; buckwheat, 8@9c. The market Is 

 well supplied with extracted honey. Demand 

 is fair lor choice grades, while common stock 

 is neglected. We quote: White clover and 

 basswood, 5!4@6c. ; buckwheat. 5@5Hc.; 

 Southern. 45@55c. per gallon, according to 

 quality. Beeswax firm and in good demand 

 at30@31c. H.B. &S. 



BUFFALO, N. Y.. Mar. 16.— The honey mai^ 

 ket is getting quite well cleaned up here. We 

 quote: Fancy, 13@14c.; choice, ll@12c.; 

 buckwheat and commoner gr;ides. 7@8c. Ex- 

 tracted is in very light demand here, and we 

 would not advise shipments. B. & Co. 



SHIP 



^^^^ Dried Fniit.s, or 



Yonr Butter. Eggs. 

 Poultry .Veal.Beans, 

 Potatoes, Hiden, 

 Pelts, Wool, Hay, 

 M^M^^Bi^^^^^Grain. Green aud 

 Dried Fruit.s, or A.VYTHING YOU MAY 

 HWE to us. Quick sales at the liigtiest 

 market price and prouipt returns made. 

 Write for prices or any liiformiUioii you may want_. 



SUMMERS, MORRISON 



^ /ia" Commission 



Merchants, 



174 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



EEFEBKNCB-Metropolifan National Bank, cmcago, 



6A13t Please mention the Bee Jounral. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers, 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Clilcago, IIlil. 



J. A. LamON, 43 South Water St. 



R. A. Bdrnett & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 



F. I. Sage & Son, 183 Reade Street. 

 HILDRETH BeOS. & Segelken, 



28 & 30 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros.. IIO Hudson St. 

 I. J. Strinoham, 105 Park Place. 



Kansas City, nio. 



C. C. Clkmoms & Co., 423 Walnut St. 



BnSalo, N. ¥. 

 Batterson & Co., 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 

 Chab. Dadant & Son. 



Pbiladelptala, Pa. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 10 Vine St. 



Cincinnati, Oblo. 

 C. F. M0TH & SON, cor. Freeman & Central avs. 



Bee-Keeplng for Profit, by Dr. G. L. 



Tinker -Ueviaed and enlarged. It details the au- 

 thor's •• new system, or how to get the largest yields 

 of comb or extracted honey." 80 p. ; illustrated, ioc. 



