1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



785 



little from catnip, and a few other wild 

 flowers, but not enough for the actual 

 needs of the bees in brood-rearing. When 

 the buckwheat came into bloom the bees 

 seemed quite busy, but seemed to store no 

 surplus only while working on two pieces 

 of the Japanese variety, when they stored 

 and capped over about 10 pounds per col- 

 ony. At present (Oct. 15) I am uniting a 

 good many colonies, and feeding sugar 

 syrup by the wholesale. 



Feeding bees sugar syrup for winter 

 stores is. with me, a new departure. What 

 my experience or luck will be is hard to 

 predict. I have kept bees for IS years, but 

 it has never been necessary to feed any- 

 thing in the fall, though I have often fed in 

 the spring. 



Before closing this, I would like to de- 

 scribe the hive which, for me, is ahead of 

 any other that has come under my notice. 

 It is a two-story hive usually, and intended 

 for comb honey principally, though it can 

 be used equally as well for extracted. The 

 bottom-board is two thicknesses of i^'-inch 

 pine, with about two inches of planer shav- 

 ings between, and extends about three 

 inches in front of the first story. The first 

 story is 10 inches deep by IS'i.j inches wide, 

 and 351.J inches long, outside measure. 

 Three inches from the front and back is 

 placed an inch board, rabbeted on the in- 

 side edges, and just far enough apart (Vi'^i 

 inches) to use the Langstroth frame. Two 

 followers are fitted to go on either side of 

 the brood-nest, and in this story can be kept 

 a colony on one or more frames up to 13 

 frames. An entrance is made through un- 

 der the front of hive ^xS inches. This will 

 admit of packing on all sides and under- 

 neath with planer shavings. The second 

 story is simply a shell, lSJ|x3.5'JxlO inches, 

 outside measure, the bottom of which is 

 beveled oQ" on the inside to match a similar 

 bevel on the upper edge of the lower story 

 to shed off water. The second story will 

 hold a large bag of shavings or chaff for 

 winter packing, and will keep two supers 

 in the shade during the honey season, as 

 the case may require, or may be made to 

 hold a large number of extractiug-frames. 



The cover is a light, 3^,-inch top, two 

 inches high, covered with a sheet of 30x38 

 tin, painted. The cover has an inch hole in 

 either end, covered with wire-cloth, and 

 these holes allow sufficient air to circulate 

 through the top to carry off all the moisture 

 of the bees in the top story, and this hive 

 may be well painted without any of the 

 objections often raised against painted 

 hives, as no board which is painted on one 

 side comes in contact with the bees on the 

 other. 



Any person is at liberty to make and try 

 this hive, as I make no hives except for my 

 own use. J. B. Howe. 



Delevan, N. Y., Oct. 15. 



Report for the Season — Wintering'. 



I took from the cellar on April 7, 1895, 30 

 colonies of bees in good condition, that be- 

 ing the number I put into winter quarters 

 last fall. It has been a poor year for honey 

 here. The frost in May killed the blossoms, 

 and there was no basswood bloom this sea- 

 son. Basswood seems to blossom here only 

 every other year, and this was the "off 

 year " for it to blossom. 



I took 900 pounds of comb honey, almost 

 all of a dark grade, and increased the num- 

 ber of colonies, by natural swarming, to 

 54, which I have packed ready for the cel- 

 lar when the time comes to put them in. 



My cellar is under the dwelling, with 

 cemented floor and plastered walls, with a 

 matched board partition between the bee- 

 cellar and the part used for vegetables. 

 When I prepare the bees for winter, I put 

 on an empty super and flU it with dry forest 

 leaves, and I place a 3x4 scantling on the 

 cellar-bottom at the front, and a 3x0 at 

 back of the hives tor the hives to rest on. 

 I remove bottom-boards and place them 

 under the hives the other side up, which 

 makes a space of 3 inches below the frames. 

 I raise the back of the cover enough to re- 

 ceive a piece of lath across the super, and 

 put the leaves into the supers as soon as 



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PATENT WIRED COMB FODNDATIOB 



Has No Sag in Brood-Frames 



Thin Flat-i;ottoni FoundatioD 



Has No Fishbone Id tbe Sarplas Honey. 



Being tbe cleaneBt Ib usually worked 

 tbe quickest of any Foundation made 



.V. VAN DEUSEN & SONS, 



Sole ManufactiirerB, 

 •*r<TTint Brook Monteom*^rv Oo.. K, Y. 



WM. A. SELSER, 



10 Vine Slrcel, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



In charge oC The A. t. Root Co.'s Philadelphia 

 Branch, sells at Fat-tory Prices, either at 

 wholesale or retail. Having- a lot of 

 CHAFF HIVKS, will sell at iO % reduction 

 from lowest Factory Prices. 



Ree^wax, positively pure, bought and 

 cash paid on arrival. 



Also In need of a lot of Western Pure 

 White Clover Honey — cash paid promptly. 



MUTH'S 



HONET EXTHACTOB 



PEKFECTION 



€old-fi!la«tt Siuoker«t 



Square Glass Honey Jars, Etc. 



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 Samples and full particulars promptly mailed for 

 six cents in stauu'S- Aridress, 



THE POULTRY TRIBUNE, Freeport, III. 



THe RURAL CALIFORNIAN 



Tells all about. Bees in CaliCorula. 

 The Yields and Price of Honey; the Pastur- 

 aee and Necrar - Producing Plants: the Bee- 

 Ranches and how they are conducted. In fact 

 the entire field Is fully covered by and e.xpert 

 bee-man. Besides this, the paper also tells 

 you all about Calll'ornia Agriculture and 

 Hortlcnliure. $1.. 50 per Year; Sl.\ Months, 

 75 cents Sample Free. 



the; rural. CALIFORNIAN, 

 218 N. Main St., - Los Angeles, Calif. 



Honey k Beeswax Market Quotations. 



CHICAGO, III.. Oct. 16.— We never had as 

 good Inquiry for honey as this fall, and never 

 sold as much. We have not received as good 

 prices owlnif to the amount of Calilornla 

 stock unloaded on this market, which was 

 sold at a very low price, tioth comb and ex- 

 tracted. We quote: No. 1 ami fancy, i:i@ 

 loe. : amber and dark, 8^@llc. K.Ytracted, 

 5@Tc. Beeswax, 28c. J.A. L. 



BHFAALO, N. Y.. Oct. 14. -Honey is in 

 good demand. We quote: Fancy, mostly I6c.; 

 choice, 14((il5c. : buckwheat sells slowly at 

 10(31120. E.^tracted very quiet. Will advance 

 liberally upon all choice siiipments of honey. 



Beeswa.\ wanted at 38®.30c. B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, III.. Nov. '7,— Comb honey, if 

 fancy in all ways, sells at 15c., liut the bulk of 

 sales of white comb that grades No. 1 is sold 

 at l.'3c. Amber or yellow brings Oailc. : dark 

 and brown. 8@10c.. according to finish and 

 flavor. There are large offerings of extracted 

 at prices ranging from 4'/4(g>7c.. according to 

 color, body. fl:ivnr and package. 



Beeswax. 28(a:i0e. K. A. B. & Co. 



CINCINNATI, O , Nov. 20.— There is a fair 

 demand for comb and extracted honey, with 

 agoodmpply. Comb honey sells at 12@l5c. 

 for best white, in a jobbing way. Extracted 

 brings 4@7c. on arrival. 



Beeswax is in good demand at 22®27o. tor 

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



KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Nov. 21.— The demand 

 for comb and extracted honey Is Improving, 

 We quote: No. 1 white, 1-lbs.. i:>@14c.; No. 

 2, 12@l3e.; No. 1 amber. 12@i:ic.; No. 2, 10 

 ©lie; dark. 8@10c. Extracted, white, 8@ 

 6(4c. ; amber, 5@5V4c. ; Southern, dark. 4@ 

 4Hc. Beeswax, 22@25o. C. C. C. JcCo. 



NEW YORK, N. T., Nov. 8 —Demand tor 

 comb honey is very good, particularly fancy 

 white, and is moving out about as fast as it 

 arrives. We quote: Fancy clover, 1-lbs., 15 

 ©1 6c.; white. i:i@14c.; fair, 11® 1 2c.; buck- 

 wheat, 10@10'/4c. Extracted, buckwheat, .^i® 

 5V4c , with supply equal to demand; white 

 clover and basswood, 6@7c.. with supply short 

 and demand good; Southern, 50@5oc. per gal- 

 lon. Lieeswax, 27@29c.; extra fancy. .'SOiasic. 



0. I.&B. 



ALBANY, N. Y., Nov, 9,— Ourhoncy market 

 is in good shape, although prices, like on most 

 all products, are not hlirh: but receipts are 

 lighter than last year, and there is a good, 

 steady demand, with a real scarcity of white 

 honey. We quote: While clover. 15@l8c.; 

 mixed clover. 12@14c.: dark clover, 9@llc. 

 Extracted, while, 6>4@7c.; mi.\ed, 5!4@f)c.; 

 dark. 5@o!4c. H. H. W. 



NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 22.— We have a 

 good demand for white comb honey, all styles, 

 and it finds ready sale at 14('qJ15c. for fancy, 

 and 12®i:Jc. for second grade. The demand 

 for buckwheat comb is rai her limited and has 

 fallen off considerably. The supply is large 

 and the market shows a downward tendency. 

 We quote: In paper boxes and glassed, 10c. ; 

 unglassed, 9@9i4c. Extracted Is not moving 

 very fast and the supply is plenty, especially 

 from California. We quote: White clover and 

 basswood. 6c. ; California. 5@5V4c.; Southern, 

 50@55c. per gallon. No demand as yet for 

 e.xtrHcied buckwheat. Beeswax In good de- 

 maud and firm at 29@30c. H. B. & S. 



PHILADELPHIA. PA., Oct. 23, -Honey is 

 selling freely, and good, choice comb sells on 

 arrival. Pure Western extracted white clover 

 sells very quickly and is in big demand. We 

 quote: Fancy white clover, 16c. ; choice. 14c. , 

 dark, lie. Extracted, 5!4(gl6!^c.; pure white 

 clover, 8@9c. Beeswax will not. in our judg- 

 ment, advance much more, as it did last year, 

 large quantities having been laid up at low 

 prices. It sells fairly well at 26c. on arrival. 



W. A. S. 



Itiiider»i for this size of the American 

 Bee Journal we can furnish for 75 cents 

 each, postpaid; or we wiU club it with tbe 

 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. 



Please Send Us the Names of your 

 neighbors who keep bees, and we will 

 send them sample copies of the Bejs 

 Journal. Then please call upon them 

 and get them to subscribe with you, and 

 secure some of the premiums we offer. 



