1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



497 



bees siore surplus in abundance, while 

 others, under exactly the same conditions, 

 think chiefly of swarming ? If the differ- 

 ence is not in the surrounding conditions, 

 then it mimt be in the strain of bees. And 

 this brings me to the substance of my 

 former article, viz. : That with a proper 

 strain of bees, and timely attention con- 

 cerning their requirements for additional 

 room, swarming can be reduced to a mini- 

 mum. But it is necessary that we breed 

 from non-swarming colonies, taking into 

 consideration their other essential qualities 

 in order to produce that strain. 



And here I find that Dr. Miller in the 

 Query given on page 419, fully agrees 

 with me, that it is possible in time to pro- 

 duce a strain of bees that is not given to 

 swarming at all, although he says that one 

 gradually learns not to expect too much 

 from the title, " How to Prevent Swarm- 

 ing." John Welch, Jr. 

 Frost, Ohio, July 1. 



Prospects in Northeastern OMo. 



I have been much interested in reading 

 the reports under the heading of " General 

 Items," in the Bee Journal, but I have not 

 seen any reports from this part of the land. 

 The past winter was a very severe one for 

 the bees, as it was so cold, and the cold 

 weather continued so late in the spring. I 

 started in the winter with 31 colonies, and 

 lost 7 during the winter and spring. We 

 have a very poor prospect for a good honey 

 crop this season, although there is a great 

 deal of Alsike clover around here. The 

 weather was very dry until a week ago, 

 and since then we have had several good 

 rains. While it was so dry the bees flew 

 but very little during the middle part of 

 the day. I think the weather was too hot 

 and dry for the clover blossoms to secrete 

 honey, but since the rains the bees are 

 working much better. 



There will not be any, basswood blossoms 

 for the bees to gather honey from this year, 

 as the severe frosts during the middle of 

 May froze the buds. The trees were bud- 

 ded full, but the frosts were too much for 

 them. I would like to hear from other bee- 

 men whether the blossoms froze in other 

 sections or not. 



The severe drouth of last summer, and 

 during a pare of the summer before, has 

 been very hard on the white clover, and has 

 thinned it out a good deal. Two years ago 

 at this time, I had taken 30 pounds of honey 

 from one colony, and 25 pounds from 

 another ; but nary a pound can I get at 

 this time this year. There is not much in- 

 terest taken in bee-keeping in this section 

 of the country, as we very seldom have a 

 very large crop of honey. Last year was a 

 Tery poor season also, on account of the 

 dry weather. 



Bees have swarmed but very little so far. 

 I have not had any swarms at all yet, and 

 have heard of but very few from others. I 

 think bee-keepers ought to sow more Alsike 

 clover, and encourage others to sow it. 

 Sow sweet clover along the roadsides, and 

 in other places where it would grow. 

 Oakfield, O., June 26. J. S. Barb. 



A Not Encouraging Prophecy. 



It is nearly a half century ago that I set- 

 tled my first swarm of bees, and since that 

 I have learned something by the use of ex- 

 perience and bees, and actual cartloads of 

 bee-books and bee-papers ; yet, for all that, 

 I have never figured to place myself in pub- 

 lie attention as an apiarian savant. And 

 in speaking of this season I may appear to 

 some like Josh Billings' old hen, that 

 prophesied after she had laid her egg, if I 

 tell what I remarked early last spring about 

 the prospects for the bees this season. 



I have a good locality, and a good loca- 

 tion, both, and to me there is a wide dif- 

 ference in the meanings of those two words. 

 My bees never seemed to do better in open- 

 ing out and booming for honey and brood- 

 rearing, than they did during the bloom of 

 spring; but that did not fool me, so I told 

 various persons that I felt sure, from what 



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Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



CHICAGO, III., June 7.— We have our usual 

 dull season which we looli forward to and ex- 

 pect. Honev is entirely forgotten during the 

 months of June, July and August. The mar- 

 ket is pretty well cleaned up o( ail grades of 

 honey, so the prospects are encouraging for 

 the coming season. We are getting 13®14c. 

 for light comb. J. A. L. 



CHICAGO, III., May 23. — The trade in 

 comb honey Is very light at this time of the 

 year— as it is between seasons. Soon we will 

 get the new crop, and it will come on a bare 

 mariict. Just now what little comb sells 

 brings 14c. for the best grades. Extracted, 

 5!4@7c. All good grades of beeswax. 30c. 



R. A. B. & Co. 



CINCINNATI, O., July 8.— There is a good 

 demand for extracted honey at 4@7c.. with a 

 small supply on the market. Demand is fair 

 for choice white comb honey at 12@I4c. 



Beeswax is in good demand at 2o@30c. for 

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



KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 30.— Old stock of 

 honey well cleaned up. Some new comb on 

 the market. We quote: New comb. No. 1 

 white, 1-lbs., 14@15c.; No. 2. 13@13c.; No. 1 

 amber, 12@13c.; No. 2. 10@llc. Extracted, 

 white, 6@6'/4c.; amber, 5@6c. 



Beeswax. 22c. C. C. C. & Co. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA.. June 18.— The new 

 crop of comb honey is arriving slowly, and is 

 in fair demand. No new extracted honey has 

 arrived in this market as yet. We quote: 

 Comb honev. 9@13c. Extracted, 4^@6c. 



Beeswax 'is still declining. The adulteration 

 of beeswax has demoralized our market this 

 spring, and has hurt our sales considerable. 

 Price, 25@27c. W. A. S. 



NEW YORK, N. Y., July 6.— The market is 

 about bare of comb honey and there is no de- 

 mand at the present. The market is quiet on 

 extracted. Demand Is limited, with plenty of 

 supply arriving to meet the demands and 

 more. We quote: California, 6@6!4o.; South- 

 ern, choice, 60@65c. per gallon; common, 50 

 @55c. per gallon. Beeswax is declining and 

 selling :it from 29(8300. at present, but the 

 indications are that the price will decline still 

 further. H. B. & S. 



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Cbicago, Ills. 



J. A. Lamon, 43 South Water St. 



K. A. Burnett Ik, Co.. 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 



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

 HiLDRETH Bros. & Seoelken, 



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 Chas. Israel & Bros., 486 Canal St. 

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Kansas City, Mo. 



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BuSalo, N. Y. 



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Hamilton, Ills. 



Chas. Dadant & Son. 



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