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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL.. 



from top to bottom. There were 

 young bees ■when taken from the 

 cellar. I have not yet seen a live 

 drone in my yard. For a few days 

 past I have seen the bees dragging a 

 few drones from the hives ; also drone 

 brood. I suppose they do it on ac- 

 count of scant pasture. We had a 

 little shower last Saturday, which I 

 am in hopes will be followed by more. 

 Our prospects for spring clover is 

 slim. Many bees are in good condi- 

 tion in this county, many are dead, 

 and some are weak, as usual. Win- 

 tering bees does not worry me any 

 more. 



Short Crop and Few Swarms.— A. 

 J. Foss, De Luz,o, Calif., on May 19, 



1S87, says : 



I believe thst it is pretty generally 

 admitted that the honey crop of this 

 county will be very short ; although 

 bees in this locality are very strong, 

 they are gathering very little honey, 

 and storing no surplus. We have had 

 very few swarms, and the indications 

 are that they will not swarm much. 



year. This country is behind in bee- 

 culture, although it is a splendid 

 place for bees. My bees brought in 

 the first pollen on Jan. 18, from alder. 

 I winter my bees out-doors. The 

 ground never freezes here over 4 

 inches, nor remains so 'over 3 or 4 

 days. Bees can fly the most of the 

 winter. This is a mountainous coun- 

 try filled with linden timber, and all 

 manner of wild flowers. My bees 

 worked until Nov. 14, last year. 



Never Heard them Roar.— F. L. 



Smith, Chitteuango,© N. Y., says : 



During my 12 years' experience 

 with bees, handling from 100 to 1-50 

 colonies, spring count, I have never 

 yet heard them roar in extreme cold 

 weather. I have often visited them 

 for the purpose of observation, and 

 have learned that the colder the 

 atmosphere the more death-like still- 

 ness prevails within the hive. 



Bees make No Noise.— J. P. Cedar- 

 holm, Galesburg, p Mo., on May 23, 

 1887, says : 



I winter my bees in single-walled 

 hives, on the summer stands unpro- 

 tected, save a cloth cover and the 

 caps of the hive. When the tempera- 

 ture approaches zero, or goes below, 

 no sound issues from the hives, if the 

 bees are in good health. 



Very Weak Colonies.— R. Bart, 

 Ripon,ot Wis., on May 24, 1887, says : 



Our bees wintered well here, but 

 we have lost heavily by spring dwind- 

 ling ; and many of our remaining col- 

 onies at this date are very weak. 



Early Swarming.— John A. Mc- 

 Spadin, Arenac, o+ Mich., on May 25, 

 1887, says : 



Last fall I bought one colony of 

 bees and a chafE hive. On May 10 

 they swarmed, and again on May 22 

 and May 24, so I now have 4 colonies. 

 My neighbors think they never saw 

 bees swarm so early, although they 

 have kept bees for years. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



The following are our very latest 

 quotations for honey and beeswax : 



CHICAGO. 

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

 thing off in comb honey ; this includes dark undo- 

 Birable and crooked combs, and 2-pound sections. 

 Good 1-lb. sections, iO(ajiac. ; choice, 12H@13C.— 

 BBBSWAX.-25C. R. A. BURNBTT, 

 Mar. 28. 161 South Water St. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— Best white comb, 118120. Market U 

 nearly bare, awaiting the new crop. 



BBBSWA-X.-23®24c. 

 May. II. M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.- We quote : Extracted, white, 49i®5 

 cts. : light amber. 4'.^c. ; amber, 4^c. Comb, white, 

 J2(al4c.; amber, 7(§*yc. Demand good. 



BEESWAX.- 23c. 

 May 8. SCHACHT & LBMCKB, 122-124 Davis Bt. 



Roaring in Cold Weather— Edwin 

 Baldwin, Meudon,K> Ills., on May 25, 

 1887, says : 



I winter my bees protected on the 

 summer stands ; during the coldest 

 weather they were " roaring," but I 

 think it was caused by their becom- 

 ing uneasy, on account of improper 

 food or lack of ventilation. 



Bee-Keeping in Washington Ter- 

 ritory.— John Boerstler, Vashon Is- 

 land,*oWash. Ter., on May 14, 1887, 

 writes : 



I am starting in with 3 colonies of 

 bees, 2 being hybrids and 1 black col- 

 ony. There are only 7 colonies on the 

 whole island, and 2 of them have 

 starved to death. My 3 colonies are 

 doing well, and I can tell more about 

 them by fall, as I am just beginning 

 in a new country where there is not 

 much pasturage for bees. Drones 

 have been flying for 2 weeks. My 

 bees are in box-hives, but I will trans- 

 fer them to Langstroth hives soon. 



Storing Honey Rapidly.— J. H. 



Higgins, Victoria, ex Tenn., on May 

 16, 1887, writes : 



The past was a very hard winter on 

 bees here. Some in logs are dying 

 yet, but mine are storing honey very 

 fast now. I lost 2 colonies that were 

 late swarms, have 9 yet, and I am ex- 



Eecting swarms now. Some of my 

 ives have 20 pounds, and some 30 

 Eounds of honey in them. I think the 

 ees will store a great deal of it this 



Fine Rain and Prospects Good.— 



Reuben Havens, Onarga,o+ Ills., on 

 May23, 1887, says: 



White clover is beginning to bloom, 

 and there is promise of an abundant 

 crop. We had a fine rain last night, 

 which will bring bloom forward 

 rapidly. Bees are strong and in good 

 condition. Fruit-bloom furnished 

 sufticient honey to keep constant 

 brood-rearing. Winter losses have 

 been small. 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY.— Choice white in 1-lb. sections, 12@13C.; 

 second quality, lo@iic. : and buckwheat unsalable 

 at 8ra-9c. Extracted, 5@6c. 



BBKSWAi.-2.5c. 



Apr. 20. A. C. KENDBL, 115 Ontario St. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY.— Choice comb, 10012c. Strained, in 

 barrels, 3>t«4Mc. Extra fancy, M more than lore- 

 going prices. Extracted, 4^@6c. Market dull. 



BEESWAX.— Steaiiy at 2ni^c. for prime. 



May 20. D. Q. TDTT & CO., Commercial St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote : White comb, I2@14c.; am- 

 ber, 7(§)C10. Extracted, white, 4?i(sJ-'ic.: light amber, 

 39i(Si4^c. Market quiet. 



BEESWAX.-19®21C. 



May 14. O. B. SMITH & CO., 423 Front St. 



MILWAUKEE. 

 HONEY.— We quote ; Finest white 1-lb. sections. 

 12<»12>^c.j choice white l-lbs.. ll@12c. ; choice 2- 

 Ibs.. KHotllc. : darlt not wanted, and imperfect slow. 

 Extracted, finest white in kegs, RitKilc.; good 

 white in kegs and barrels, 6(<ii6Vtc. : dark, 4 to 4X0, 

 Demand good and market firm. 



BEESWAX.-2.ic. , 



May 4. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— We quote ; White comb, 9@i2c.: darki 

 5<n.7c. California comb, 8(&9c.: extracted, 5@ec 

 Sales large and demand good. 

 BBBSWAX.-23®24t5C. 



MCCAUL & HILDKETH BROS., 

 May 10. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Duane St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— We quote ; White clover 1-lhs., 10O12 



Cts,; dark, 9 to 10c. Wliite clover 2-lb8.. 10 to lie: 



dark. 9 to IOC. Extracted, 5 to fie. in small way. 



Very little extracted in the market. 



May 16. CLEMONS.CLOON & CO., COr 4th&Walnut 



BOSTON. 



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

 at 130150.; 2-pounds at 110130. Extracted, 5@7o. 

 Sales slow. 



BBBSW AX.— 26 ots. per lb. 

 Apr. 22. BLAKS i RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



OINCINNATL 



HONE Y.— We quote for extracted, 3©7e. per lb. 

 Best comb brings 1 l@14o. per lb. Demand fair. 



BBBSW A.X.— Good demand,— 20O23C. per lb. lor 

 good to chtilce yellow. 

 May 21. C.F.MUTH & SoN.Eteeman & Central At. 



System and Success. 



pg^ All who Intend to be Bystematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 the prices are reduced, as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 150 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers, 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



I 



One Dollar invested for the weekly visits 

 of the American Bee Journal for a year, 

 win richly repay every apiarist in America. 



Colored Posters for piitting up over 

 honey exhibits at Fairs are quite attractive, 

 as well as useful. We have prepared some 

 tor the Bee Journal, and will send two or 

 more free of cost to any one who will use 

 them, and try to get up a club. 



Wlien Kenewlng your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to join with you In taking the Bbb 

 Journal. It is now so cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Binder for the Bee Journal to any one 

 sending us three subscriptions— with $3.00— 

 direct to this office. It will pay any one 1 1 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



