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prefer, and its advantages. See page 49 

 same nutnher; advantage of setting close 

 and under shelter from sun and rain.) 



At pesent I have my hives eight inches 

 apart, and if I ever should make a change 

 it would be still closer. There is less rob- 

 bing and they're easy to work from the back, 

 and I can see no difference in getting queens 

 mated by having them close. 1 have re- 

 queened most of my 100 colonies this sea- 

 son; have seen several young queens leave 

 the hive for their flight, and then return. 

 They could scarcely make a mistake, for on 

 their starting out a number of bees follow 

 outside and remain on the entrance several 

 inches out if the bottom extends. They 

 turn their heads to the entrance, almost 

 standing on their beads, with wings hum- 

 ming a call as like that heard when the 

 swarm is entering the hive. No fear of 

 many mistakes. JoHX Craycraft. 



Astor Park, Fla. 



Hives Full of Fall Honey. 



Bees have stored the hives full of fall 

 honey— not very dark, but of rank flavor. 

 Jas. Armstrong. 

 Farwell, Mich., Sept. 18. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers, 



MoBt of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Poor Season — Five-Banded Bees, Etc. 



The month of August closes in upon us 

 with little if any surplus. Colonies that 

 were weak in numbers in the spring have 

 barely bred up to good condition, and many 

 of them are short of winter stores. Some 

 of the strongest ones have a little surplus, 

 but nothing more than enough to help out 

 those that are short. We yet have the 

 month of September, and may get some 

 honey from the asters and golden-rod. but 

 present indications are that we shall need 

 all they get from this time on to carry them 

 safely through the winter. 



I notice on page .535, an article by W. P. 

 Paylor. on .'i-banded bees, etc. As I have 

 bad some experience in the line of queen 

 purchasing, it might be profitable to some 

 to give it. 



Last spring I bought 1.5 queens from six 

 different breeders, and among the lot was 

 one 5-banded queen. I gave her a good 

 show by putting her into a medium-sized 

 colony, well supplied with empty combs, 

 honey, and considerable brood ; but some 

 way they made little or no progress as to 

 increase of stores or numbers. Had I paid 

 $6.00. as Mr. Faylor said he did, I doubtless 

 should have wanted to put my head into a 

 barrel and shouted long and loud, " What a 

 big dunce 1 have been!" But I only in- 

 vested ,5.5,cents in the golden beauty. 



Well, last spring I found her alive, and a 

 few bees, so they pulled through and built 

 up somewhat, but seemingly had no push 

 to them. The bees were a small, short- 

 bodied sort of pot-shaped ones, and the 

 queen was long, slim-bodied and sluggish 

 inaction; so the other day I nipped her 

 head off. and said, "Good-bye, goldens." 



The balance of the queens purchased 

 proved to be very good, excepting one T 

 purchased as untested, from a high-priced 

 dealer, and 1 very much doubt if any 

 selected tested three or five dollar queen 

 sent out by any dealer would excel some 

 half a dozen of these I bought at the rate of 

 50 cents each. But let me repeat it again 

 right here: My experience has been that I 

 have not been able to purchase any queens 

 that work up to the standard of excellence 

 that my own do. when I secure them from 

 cells from my best early-swarming colonies. 

 I have experimented somewhat with 

 rearing queens in upper stories : have given 

 them cells in cell-protectors, knew they 

 hatched out all right, but I never as yet 

 have had a fertile laying queen. They 

 would be gone in a short time; but as 

 others have told me the same thing. I con- 

 soled myself ihat 1 was not the only fool in 

 this respect. Chester Belding. 



Middletown, N. Y., Aug. 31. 



Oblcat^o, Ills. 



J. A. Lamon, 4.'! South Water St. 



S, T. Fish & Co., 189 S. Water St. 



R. A. BOBNBTT & Co., 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 



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

 HiLDRETH Bros. Sc Seoelken. 



120 & l'!3 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros.. 486 Canal St. 

 T. J. Strinoham. 105 Park PUce. 

 Francis H. Leogett & Co., 128 Franklin St. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



O. C. CI.EMOM8 & Co., 423 Walnut St. 



Buaalo.N. ¥. 

 Batterson & Co., 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 

 Chas. Dadant & Son. 



Fblladelplita, Pa. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 10 Viue St. 



CInciunatI, Ohio. 

 C. f. MCTH & SON. cor. Freeman* Central ava. 



C;<>nveuli»n ;^oti«^e». 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



Minnesota. — The next meeting of the 

 Southern Minnesotu Ree-K"epers' Association 

 will be held at Winona. Oct. 15 and 16,1895. 

 All members are urg-ently requested to at- 

 tend. All bee-keepers and others interested 

 are cordially invited. E. C. Cornwell. Sec. 



Winona, Miun. 



Wisconsin.— The Southwestern Wisconsin 

 Bte-Keepers' Association will hold its next 

 meeting at Pl.tteville, Wis.. Oct. 8 and 9, 

 1895. "Coine. every one." Don't get dis- 

 couraged it we haven't got a crop of honey. 

 We will have a good time at Platteville. just 

 the same Biimr your wives and daughters 

 wiih you. Many iuteresting subjects will be 

 discussed. M. M. KiCE. Sec. 



Bo^oobel, Wis. 



Utah. -The Utah Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold their st-mi-annual meeting in Room 

 54. City and County building. Salt Lake City, 

 Oct. 5, 1895. at 10 a.m. All are invited. Come 

 and have a good time. Many interesting sub- 

 jects will be discussed. Among other ques- 

 lumsti) be considered will be Maikets and 

 Transijonation. A union of Interest in the 

 Industry is mu h desired. 



Pruvo. Utah. Geo. E. Dudley. Sec. 



MUTH'S 



HONE'S' EXTBACTOK 



perfection 

 i^old-Blast Smokers, 



Square Olass Honey Jars, Ete. 



For Circulars, apply to Chab. F. Moth & Son. 

 Cor. Freeman & Central Aves., Cincinnati, O 

 Send lOo for Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers. 



THROAT 



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 DR. PEIRO, Specialist 

 Offices: 1019, 100 State St., 

 CHICAGO. Hours 9 to 4. 



UenUou the Amcrlcu,")!, Hee JuivnuU, 



Eiliniber and Log-Book. — Gives meas- 

 urements of lumber, logs plaokB: wages, etc. 25c. 



lCiii«Iei-!!i for this size of the American 

 Bee Journal we can furnish for 75 cents 

 each, postpaid; or we will club it with the 

 Bee Journal for a year— both for $1.B0. We 

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

 left, that we will mail for only 40 cents 

 each, to close them out. 



Please Send TJs tlie Names of your 

 neighbors who keep bees, and we will 

 send them sample copies of the Bee 

 Journal. Then please call upon them 

 aud get them to subscribe with you, and 

 secure some of the premiums we offer. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide— see page 547. 



CHICAGO, III.. Aug. 25.— We are having 

 considerable inquiry for comb honey. We 

 have as yet received but a few small consign- 

 ments. We quote: Fancy white, 15c.; No. 1 

 while. 14c. Kxtracted, 5@7c. 



Beeswax, 25@27c. J. A. L. 



KANSAS CIT V, Mo., Aug. 20.— The receipts 

 of new C(jmb and extracted honej- is fair, the 

 demand not lare'e. but will increase with 

 cooler vveither. We quote: No. 1 white comb, 

 l-ll)a.. 14(3il5c.; No. 2, 12@13c.; No. 1 amiier, 

 ll(ai2c.; No. 2, lOailc. Extracted, white, 

 6@6i4c.; amber. 5!.4@6c.; Southern. 4V4ia5c. 



BeeBwa.v, 22@25c. C. O. C. & Co. 



PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Aug. 19.-New crop 

 of comb honey Is coming in more f reels' and 

 generally in good condition. Demand is now 

 beginning to spring up. New extracted is 

 arriving in a small way. We quote: Fancy 

 comb, 14@15c.; good. 13c.; fair, 9@llc. Ex- 

 tracted, 4 '/J'^Si^c. It Is hard to get our mar- 

 ket to rally after the bloiv it received in the 

 spring on discovering such a larjre amount of 

 beeswax adulterated. We quote pure wax, 

 22ia25c. W, A. S. 



ALRANY, N. Y., Sept. 6.— Honey market 

 opening with good demand. Receipts lighter 

 so far this year than last, but do not look for 

 higher prices. We quote: White comb. 14@ 

 15e.; mixed. 13(ai4c,; dark. Il@l2c. Ex- 

 tracted, while. O'/i^lVic: mi.-sed, 6'a6'/4c.; 

 dark, b>^(StOc. Beeswax. 28@29c. H. R. W. 



CHICAGO. 111.. Sep. 4.— The new crop is 

 coming forward and sells at 15®16c. for best 

 lots; ilark grades, 9@l2c. Extractea ranges 

 from tj@i7c. for white, and 5fi^5^c. for colored, 

 flavor and packaye making difference in price. 



Beeswax, 27@28e. R. A. B. & Co. 



BUFFALO. N, Y., Sept. 16.— Litrht receipts 

 are prevailing in our market and demand Is 

 Improving. We quote: Fancy one pound sec- 

 tions, I5f^l6c.; choice, 13@14c.; buckwheat, 

 slow sales at 8@10c, B. & Co. 



CINCIN.VATI. O..Sept. IS.-Demand is very 

 good for all kinds of new honey, while sup- 

 ply is scant. We quote; Comb honey, 12® 

 16c.; extracted, 4®7c. on arrival. 



Beeswax Is in good demand at 20@25c. for 

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



CHICAGO, ILL., Aug. 23. — Fancy white 

 comb honey (i-lhs.) in nice, clean packages 

 sells at 16c.; other grades of white honey, 14 

 ©loc; amber, i:i@14c. We are having a 

 good trade in extracted honey, selling light 

 amber and while at 6@7c.; dark, 5@5^c de- 

 peucling on qua.ity and style of package. 

 Early shipments to market advised so as to 

 permit of sale before cold weather sets in. 



Beeswax. 28o. S. T. F. & CO. 



NEW YORK, N. Y., Sei>t. 11.— New crop of 

 comb honey is arriving and while the receiots 

 from N. Y. State are light, we are receiving 

 large ipumtHies from California. Had two 

 cars ol choice comb and have several more to 

 follow. On accountot warm weather the de- 

 mand Is rather lifht as yet. We quote: Fancy 

 white, litis., I5@16e.; fair white, 12@13c. 

 No demand as yet for buckwheat and dark 

 honey. Kxtracled is plentitul. especially Cal- 

 ifornia and Southern. We quote: Calilnrnia. 

 5@59ic. : white clover and basswood, 6@6Mc.; 

 Southern, 45(a5'ic. a gallon. 



Beeswax In fair demand and Arm at 28@29c. 



H.B. &S. 



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