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ness as the body of the hive. The 

 boards reach across the hive, and are 

 the same length as the hive is wide 

 on the inside, and are halved or 

 matched, the rim being nailed to the 

 board, so that it projects %of an inch 

 on each side of the board nailed to 

 the hive, which rests on the rim, and 

 this leaves a Hy-hole % of an inch in 

 front, the width of the hive, and the 

 entrance-blocks are held as (irmly as 

 in the portico hive, and the bottoiri- 

 board is the same either side up. 



Abundance of Bloom.— W. S. Dong- 

 lass, Liexington,0 Tex., March 8,1887, 

 writes : 



My bees have wintered in splendid 

 condition as usual, if supplied with 

 honey ; each had from 30 to 40 pounds 

 of nice honey to winter on. On Feb. 

 1 they began to bring in pollen very 

 fast from the elm, and now wild 

 peach is yielding both honey and 

 pollen ; cotton-wood is also yielding 

 pollen. Fruit-trees are in full bloom, 

 so the bees are having all they can do. 

 I have one strong colony that is clus- 

 tering on the outside in the heat of 

 the day. All of the hives are becom- 

 ing crowded with bees. I noticed 

 horse mint springing up by the thou- 

 ands. The weather is delightful here ; 

 some of the farmers have corn large 

 enough to cultivate, while others 

 have just planted theirs. Some peo- 

 ple are planting cotton. 



Bees and Grapes, etc.— Louis Wer- 

 ner, Edwardsville,? Ills., on March 

 7, 1887, writes : 



I have had a little difficulty with a 

 neighbor about bees and grapes. He 

 got up a petition and had all sign it 

 who would, to get me out of the city ; 

 but I have worked hard and convinced 

 the City Council that bees do not 

 puncture grapes, so they declared that 

 the bees were my support, and they 

 threw it out, saying that it was only 

 prejudice, and that was all. The 

 party could not give bond for the 

 costs of a suit, so they gave it up. 

 Thus the case is ended so far. Bees 

 have been working on maple and elm 

 since Feb. 27, and they are in fine 

 condition, having plenty of brood and 

 young bees. Bees have wintered 

 nicely, and the prospect for a good 

 year in this locality are quite flatter- 

 ing. 1 will have drones flying by 

 April 1, and I think there will be 

 early swarming and plenty of white 

 clover this year. 



Stop the Extractor.- F. L. Merrick, 

 Waldron,o Ills., writes as follows : 



I heartily agree with Mr. James 

 Heddon. on page 15.5, about holding a 

 Isorth American Bee-Keepers' Con- 

 vention next May ; not for the pur- 

 pose of exhibiting bee keepers' sup- 

 plies, or anything of the kind, but to 

 discuss the best methods of produc- 

 ing honey— whether it is best to con- 

 tinue to extract honey. I agree with 

 Mr. Heddon, that we must have a 

 change ; that we should produce "gilt- 

 edged comb honey ;" and put our ex- 



tractors aside for a few years at least. 

 So long as extracted honey shall be 

 produced in such quantities as it has 

 been for the past few years, we will 

 be obliged to sell our gilt-edged comb 

 honey for about 12 or 13 cents per 



Eound. But by ceasing to extract 

 oney, we have every reason to be- 

 lieve that we can agree on a price for 

 comb honey that will be remunera- 

 tive. We may have by all odds the 

 most interesting meeting that ever 

 was held on this continent. 



Early Spring Indicated. — B. T. 



Baldwin, Marion, Ind., on March 8, 

 1887, writes : 



I began the winter with 94 colonies 

 packed in chafl on the summer stands; 

 all are alive yet and in good condition, 

 except 2 or 3 that are queenless. The 

 maples have commenced to bloom, 

 and the bees gathered their first pol- 

 len from that source to-day, which is 

 10 days earlier than last season, 42 

 days earlier than in 1885, and 14 days 

 earlier than in 1884. Hence we will 

 have an early spring if it holds out. 

 Do not the best honey years follow 

 late, backward springs, and poor years 

 and failures follow early springs y 

 Can ' ' P.Benson , " of Marengo , 111 ., tell ? 



Prospects Favorable in Alabama,— 

 B. B. Toney, Holly Tree,d Ala., on 

 March 7, 1887, wrices: 



I made next to nothing out of my 

 bees last year ; I had 70 colonies in 

 the spring, and obtained 25 gallons of 

 honey, all told. They increased to 111 

 colonies, and were without honey the 

 last of August. I was preparing to 

 feed the 25 gallons of honey to the 

 bees, when I noticed that they were 

 bringing in honey, and in 4 weeks 

 they had from 20 to 50 pounds of 

 honey each, which was of good 

 quality. Till to-day I have lost but 3 

 colonies, leaving at present 108. The 

 peach-trees are now in bloom, and 

 bees are now doing well. Everything 

 is now favorable for a good crop of 

 honey; last year it was too wet and 

 cool for its secretion. My average 

 per colony was 4 pounds ! Now have 

 not I made a better report than did 

 Dr. Miller, on page 44 of the Bee 

 Journal for issev I would rather 

 have had a better one to make, but I 

 am glad that it is no worse. 



Bees ftuiet in the Cellar.— D. E. 

 Hopkins, Indian Ford,? Wis., on 

 March 8, 1887, writes : 



I put 69 colonies into the cellar on 

 Nov. 2.5, 1886, and they are all right. 

 They have been very quiet all winter; 

 the temperature has not varied over 

 4°. The cellar has a ground bottom, 

 and is perfectly dark. I ventilate it 

 with a 4-inch pipe connected with the 

 heating stove above. Also a 4-inch 

 pipe extends through one of the cellar 

 windows, to let in cold air if needed ; 

 it has a damper that can be closed 

 when it is too cold. The bee-room is 

 9x18 feet, and 10 feet high. I use 

 Langstroth hives, and tier them up 4 

 high, after removing the caps, and 

 leave the full entrance open. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



The foUowing are our very latest 

 quotations for honey and beeswax : 



CHICAGO. 



.HONEY.— Sellers ask from 7 to 10 cts. for any- 

 tnjnK off In comb honey ; this Includes dark unde- 

 BIrable and crooked combs, and 2-pound sectionB. 

 (lOodl-lh. sections, Kiwlac; choice. 12i.«@l3c. Not 

 ™H9." ™JI for extracted, and very little for comb. 



bb:bswax.-25c. r. a. bCtrnett, 



Feb, 21. 161 South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white In 1-Ib. sec- 

 tions. 10(ai2c.; in2-lbs.,9(aiinc.; off grades. 1 to 2 

 cts. per lb. less. Buckwheat, in Mb. sections, 8® 

 Site; in 2 lbs., 7®7'i,c. Extracted, California. 5(8 

 SVc.j buckwheat, 4f<«4><c. Supply of comb honey 

 iB larsre, and demand for all kinds Is Improving. 



BEBSWAX.-21(3,23c. 



MCCAUL & UILDRBTH BROS., 

 Jan. 21. 34 Hudson St. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.- Best white comb, lOOllc. Supply 

 large anfi sales are slow. 



BBESWAX.-2;jc. 

 Mar. 11. M. H. HONT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— Extracted is firm at 4@4^c., and comb- 

 at H'ai2r. per lb. 



BEESWAX.- 19'a2Ic. 

 Feb. S. SCHACHT & LEMCKE, 122-124 DavlB 8t. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— 1-lb. packages of white clover honey 

 at 14@15c.; 2-pnund8 at Il(ai2c. Extracted. 5@7c. 

 Demand for I -lb. sections lively. 



BBB8WAX.-24 CIS. per lb. 

 Feb. 11. Blakk a. RIPLIT. 57 Chatham Street 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— We quote for extracted. 4(?)7c. per lb. 

 Nice comb brings 12@15c. per lb. In a Jobbing way. 



BEE8W AX.-Good demand,— 2U@22c. per lb. lor 

 pood to choice yellow. 

 Jan. 22. C.F.MtjTH & SON.Freeman & Central At. 



CLBVBLAND. 



HONEY.— Choice white.i -lb. 8ecttons,sellBati2H 

 <ai3c.; Becondquaiity white, lu@iic.: white 2-lbs., 

 loailc. Buckwheat, 8690. Extracted, 5(860.- 

 Market dull 



BBKSWAX.-25C. 



Mar. 9. A. C. Kendsl. 115 Ontario Street. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— We quote choice I-lb. sections at 11® 

 1-2C.; 2-lbs., lOwuc. No call for dark. Whlteex- 

 tracted, In barrels and kegs.GgiHI^c. ; in small pack- 

 ages, 7(g8c.: dark. In barrels and kekH, 3&5c. De- 

 mand fair and supply ample. 



BEESWAX.- 2oc. 



Mar. 5. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote : Comb, extra white, 12®I3 

 cts.; amber to white, 8H@li. Extracted, white. 

 4H'^*Xc.; amber and candled, 3^^4c. Trade is 

 quiet. 



Jan. 10. O. B. SMITH & CO., 433 Front St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— We quote white clover l-pounda at 

 12c.: dark 1-lbs.. 8[<?;l(lc.: white clover 2Ibs., 10^11 

 eta,: dark 2-ib3., 7(a;9c, Extracted, white clover^ 

 6c. : dark, i"j 5c. : white sage, 5{S)5!,6c. : amber ,4^®s. 



BEES WAX.-2( .6230. 

 Jan. 13. Ci.B:MONS,CLooN&Co.,cor.4th&Wftlnut. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY.— Choice comb. 10®i2c.: latter price 

 is for choice white clover. Strained, in barrels, 

 3>4'S4Mc. Extra fancy of bright color and In No. 1 

 piickages, 4 advance on above prices. Extracted 

 in barrels, J^faiSc. ; In cans, 5(^(ic. Market dull. 



BKE8WAX.— Klrmat2lc. for prime. 



Feb. 3. D. G. TUTT & CO.. Commercial St. 



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