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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. 17, 



may store a few hundred pounds of honey. 

 The best colony stored 5S pounds. 



I want to say tliat the yellow bees are the 

 bees that always get the honey for me 

 since the white clover has failed so often. 

 If it were not for the yellow bees, I would 

 have been out of bees. 



This is the way I manage young queens; 

 it is a little different from anything I ever 

 saw in print: First, after receiving a 

 queen. I take two frames, shake all the old 

 bees off, and place them with a queen in a 

 hive, then shut the hive up so that no bees 

 can come in or get out. At the end of two 

 days I go to a strong colony and take two 

 frames of brood out. being sure the queen 

 is not on tlie frames of brood. Place them 

 in a new hive, remove some strong colony ; 

 about noon set this new hive with the two 

 frames of brood, and leave them there 24 

 hours, then get the queen and the two 

 frames of brood, and place all together. 

 Do this late in the evening, as the queen 

 will have bees enough to protect her; then 

 build them up just as fast as you please. I 

 never lost a queen in that way. 



I still like to read the American Bee 

 Journal. D. R. RosEBROUOn. 



Casey, 111., Sept. 38. 



Increasing' the Hpney Resources. 



It seems to me this is the essential thing 

 for bee-keepers in our Northern and Middle 

 States— increase the honey resources. If 

 there is plenty of honey, the bees will store 

 it all right enough in almost any kind of 

 hive. 



Look on page .'iBl, and read the report 

 from the members of the Illinois State Bee- 

 Keepers" Association. I fancy it is not so 

 much a different-sized hive those men want 

 as it is judicious planting and sowing that 

 will give them a miitiiuiuun honey-flow. 



Take my own case: I am located where 

 there is an abundance of fruit-bloom and 

 locust ; my flow is very early ; after that 

 nothing. No white, Alsike or crimson clo- 

 ver; no basswood or buckwheat; some 

 golden-rod. What is of vital importance 

 to me, and I think to hundreds of other bee- 

 keepers as well, is to know if alfalfa will do 

 well and furidsh nalar hi my loctiUty. Does 

 crimson clover do well in west Pennsylva- 

 nia 1 and is it a good honey-plant for sure ? 

 What are the advantages to the ordinary 

 farmer in growing the Alsike clover in 

 place of the common red, that I may in- 

 duce him to change to the Alsike ? 



Somebody give us all the points in favor 

 of sweet clover as a plant for farmers to 

 raise. H. P. Joslin. 



Ben Avon, Pa. 



[The Bee Journal will be glad to publish 

 in full, answers to all the questions asked 

 by Mr. Joslin. Who can, and will, furnish 

 the information desired ?— Editor.] 



Bee-Keeping in East Tennessee. 



I have been reading the American Bee 

 Journal for almost a year, and never fail 

 to be highly entertained with each succeed- 

 ing number. I have had a few colonies of 

 bees for many years, in the old-style box- 

 hives, and they were the old-style black 

 bees — in fact, I don't know whether I was 

 ever familiar with the fact that there were 

 any other kind than the black bees, until I 

 became a reader of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal, which awakened my interest in the 

 subject, and now I find myself compassed 

 about with quite a number of good text- 

 books and journals upon the subject of bee- 

 culture, and my old box-hives have trans- 

 formed themselves into nice movable-frame 

 hives — 21 in number, and all presided over 

 by Italian queens. Instead of my apiary 

 having a repulsive effect, as of yore, it is 

 the nearest way to everywhere I go. 



Yea, more, my neighbors are becoming 

 interested so much, that we were moved to 

 organize a bee-association, for the promo- 

 tion of bee-culture, known as the Southern 

 East Tennessee Bee-Keepers' Association, 

 with Hon. M. T. Fouts, President; R. D. 



Mitchell, Vice-President; W. J. Copeland, 

 Secretary; and Miss Mary Mitchell, Treas- 

 urer. After the organization, quite an in- 

 teresting discussion was had on a number 

 of subjects of interest to bee-keepers. 



Bees have not produced much surplus 

 honey here, owing, as bee-keepers think, to 

 the oft-repeated heavy rains. 



W. J. Copeland, M. D. 



Fetzerton, Tenn,, Sept. 34. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Cblcagut Ills. 



J. A. LamON, 4:i South Water St. 



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



New York, N. V. 



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

 HiLDHETH Bros. & Seoelken, 



130 & l-'3 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros.. 486 Tanal St. 

 I. J. Stringbam. lO.T Park Pluce. 

 Francis H. liEOGEXT & Co., 1'28 Franklin St. 



Kansas Cnt}-. Mo. 



C. C. Clemoms & Co.. 423 Walnut St. 



Buffalo, N. V. 

 Batterson & Co., 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamlltou, Ills. 

 CHA8. Dadant & Son. 



Plilladelplila, Pa. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 10 Vine St. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 C. F. MuTH & Son. cor. Freeman & Central ave. 



CoDTeiitioii i^oticcH. 



Connecticut —The fall meeting of the Con- 

 necticut Bee-Keepers' Asso< iation will be 

 held Wednesday, Oct. 30, 1895. at the Capitol 

 at Hartford. MRS. W. E. Kiley, Sec. 



Waterbury, Conn. 



Oreenville Bee-Hive Manufactory.— 



W. U. Graham, of Greenville, Te,v., has bought 

 back the Greenville Bee-Hive Manufactory, 

 and will continue the business in his own 

 name. Address him for catalogue. 



Please Send Us the Ifames of your 

 neighbors who keep bees, and we wiil 

 send them sample copies of the Bee 

 Journal. Then please call upon them 

 and get them to subscribe with you, and 

 secure some of the premiums we offer. 



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Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



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

 consid-rable inquiry for comb honey. We 

 have as yet received but a few small consign- 

 ments. Wequote: Fancy white, 15c.; No. 1 

 white. 14c. Extracted, 5@7c. 



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



KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Oct. 4.— The demand 

 for comb is fair, with a fair supply; extracted 

 In light demand. We quote: No. 1 white. 

 1-lhs.. 13IS14C,; No. 2. 12@13c.; No. 1 amber. 

 ll((}12c ; No. 2. Sfrinc. ExTacted, white, 6 

 (dtiVzu.: amber, 5(35 i-^o.; dark, 4i4c. 



Beeswax. 20@21c. C. C. C. & Co. 



PHIL.\r>ELPHTA, Pa., Aug. 19.— New crop 

 of comb honey is coming iu more freelj" and 

 generally in good condition. Demand is now 

 beginning to ppring up. New e.vtracted is 

 arriving in a small way. Wequ<ite: Fancy 

 comb, 14(ai5c. : good, 13c.; fair, 9@llo. Ex- 

 tracted, 4'/2f(j5Hc. It is hard to get our mar- 

 ket to rally after the blow it received in the 

 spring on discovering such a large amount of 

 beeswax adulterated. We quote pure wax, 

 2-'l??i'25c. W. A. S. 



32@25c. 



ALBANY. N. Y., Oct, 7.— Receiptsof honey, 

 as well as demand, have increased 8(3me, and 

 the weather being cooler, I think this month 

 and for part of next, as usual, will be the 

 best time to market boney. Wequote: White 

 comb. 14(§ll5c.; mixed, 12(ai3c ; dark. 10® 

 12c. Extracted, white, en&T/ic: mixed. 6® 

 6i/jC.; buckwheat. 5@5!4c. H. K. W. 



CHICAGO. III.. Sep. 4.— The new crop ie 

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

 lots; dark grades. 9®12o. Extracted ranges 

 from ()@7c. for white, and 5®5'/2C. for colored, 

 flavor and package making difference in price. 



Beeswax. 27@28c. R. A. B. & Co. 



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

 are prevaillm^ in our market and demand is 

 improving. Wt quote: Fancy one pound sec- 

 tions. 15(^16c.; choice, 13®14c.; buckwheat, 

 slow sales at 8® 10c. B. & Co. 



CINClNNATf, Ohio, Oct. 9.— There is a 

 good demand for choice white comb honey, at 

 l-l@ltic.: dark grades found a read.v sale of 

 late, at 12®14c. Demand is good for extract- 

 ed, "t 4@7c. Supply of all kinds is insuffi- 

 cient. 



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

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



NEW YORK, N. v.. Sept. 11.— New crop of 

 comb honey is arriving and while the receipts 

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

 large quantities from California. Had two 

 cars of choice comb and have several more to 

 follow, t»n account of warm weather the de- 

 mand is rather light as yet. Wequote: Fancy 

 white, libs., 15@lBc. ; fair white, 12@13c. 

 No demand as yet for buckwheat and dark 

 honey. Kxtracted is plentiful, especially Cal- 

 ifornia and Southern. Wequote; California. 

 5@5?.£c.: white clover and basswood, 6@6J4c.; 

 bouthern, 45@55c. a gallon. 



Beeswa.x in fair demand and Arm at 28@29c. 



H. B, &S. 



NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 23.— The market 

 for comb and extracted honey is now open. 

 Comb honey is not arriving as freely as ex- 

 pected, presumably on account of the pro- 

 longed heat, hut It is selling very well, con- 

 sidering the hot weather we have had this 

 time ol the year. Of extracted honey there Is 

 quite a supply on the market; California and 

 Southern with a fair demand. We are quoting 

 comb honey to-dav as follows: Fancy. 1-lbs.. 

 15c.; 2-lbs., 14@15c.; white, 1-lbs.. I3®14c,: 

 2-lbs., 12@1.3c.; fair, l-lns.. ll@12c.; 2-lb8., 

 10@llc.; buckwheat, l-lbs, lO'iHc; 2-lbs„ 

 8@9c. K.xtracted, clover. 5®7c ; buckwheat, 

 5@5i4c.; Southern. 50@60c. per gallon. 



Beeswax is in fair demand, with supply lim- 

 ited; average stock. 27@28c.; fancy yellow, 

 29c. C. I. &B. 



Wants or Exclianges. 



This department is only for your •' Wants" 

 or bona-fide '• Exchanges," and such will be 

 Inserted here at 10 centti a line for each 

 time, when specially ordered Into this depart- 

 ment. Exchanges lor cash or for price-lists, 

 or notices otferlng articles for sale, will not 

 be Inserted here— such belong In the regular 

 advertising columns, at regular rates, 



TO EXCHANGE— 40 Colonies of Bees for 

 cash, cattle, corn or offers. Highest offer 

 takes them, A.Y. BALDWIN, 



42A3t DeKalb, 111. 



