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Honey vs. Iucrease> 



A large increase in colonies, and a 

 large amount of surplus cannot be 

 secured at one and the same time. It 

 is best to secure all the choice honey 

 possible, and if increase is desired, 

 make it afterwards. Choice queen- 

 cells should be saved during swarm- 

 ing time, and the young queens reared 

 can be used in making colonies after 

 the flow of honej' is past. Italian bees 

 often swarm even before starting 

 queen-cells, and then the old colony 

 builds and rears queens. It is good 

 management to save all the cells built 

 in a choice colony, so as to have good, 

 vigorous queens, to introduce wherever 

 inferior stock is discovered. 



Before any of the queens emerge, 

 the colony can be divided up ; a frame 

 containing a queen-cell, and covered 

 with bees, can be removed to a hive, 

 and confined to one side by a division- 

 board. If there is not enough honey 

 in this frame, another one containing 

 honey should be given it. When the 

 young queen is out, it is well to add a 

 frame of eggs and larvse. This will 

 furnish employment for the bees, and, 

 if the queen is lost on her bridal tour, 

 furnish the moans of rearing another. 

 Where increase is the object sought, 

 the after-swarms can all be hived and 

 built up into strong colonies before 

 cold weather. Of course these all con- 

 tain young queens, and the old one 

 leaves with the first swarm. 



Hlvlug Swarms. 



Many complain of their swarms de- 

 serting the hives. Whenever this is 

 the case, there is some cause for it ; 

 either the hive is unclean, or has some 

 disagreeable odor about. I once had 

 a swarm come out of a hive and clus- 

 ter several times. On examining the 

 hive I discovered that it was , a new 

 orke, and that the entrance was too 

 small ; the bees were simply too warm, 

 and for fear of suflbcating, deserted 

 the hive. On putting them in a hive 

 with a wider entrance, they went to 

 work, with no more foolishness. I like 

 to have my hives standing where they 

 are to remain, and carry the swarm to 

 it. If they cluster on a limb of a tree 

 that I am willing to cut ofl', I do so, 

 and carr^- it to the hive, and lay it in 

 front upon a clean surface of a board 

 or cloth, and then direct a few bees 

 to the entrance with a little twig. If 

 they are violently shaken oS", all at 

 once, they may take wing and cluster 

 again. Sometimes I shake them off 

 into a dish-pan, cover them with an 

 apron, and pour them in front of the 

 hive. 



Peoria, Ills. 



inJiraiK 



BUSINESS MANAGER. 



Your Full Address, plainly written 

 is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



(ttsittjess Moticts. 



If Tou l>ive near one post-office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we have on our list. 



Hilton's new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this office. 



iryoii Lose Uloney by carelessly en- 

 closing it in a letter, it is without excuse, 

 when a Money Order, which is perfectly 



safe; costs but 5 cents. , 



Mease to get your I^eiglibor, 



who keeps bees, to also take the American 

 Bee Journal. It is now so cheap that 

 no one can afford to do without it. 



I»rcserve If our Papers for future 



reference. If you have no BII^I>ER we 



will mail you one tor 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee Journal, 



Yucca Itrnslies, for removing bees 

 from the combs, are a soft, vegetable fiber, 

 and do not irritate the bees. We supply 

 them at 5 cents each, or 50 cents a dozen ; if 

 sent by mail, add 1 cent each for postage. 



Please -write Americam, Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writmg to this officCj 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a conuuission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and ti'ouble. 



Home Markets for honey can be 

 made by judiciously distributing the 

 pamphlets, " Honey as Food and Medicine." 

 Such will create a demand in any locality at 

 remunerative prices. See list on the second 

 page of this paper. 



Apiary Rcgfister.— All who intend to 



be systematic in their work in the apiary, 



should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 



begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) tl 00 



'• 100 colonies (Sao pag-ea) 125 



" 200 colonies (4'20 pa^es) 1 50 



Pliotographs of Bee-Meepers.— 



The " medley " gotten up by E. O. Tuttle, 

 containmg the faces of 131 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee Journal for one 

 year for $1.75 ; or we will present it free, by 

 mail, to any one, for a club of three subscri- 

 bers and 83.00. 



Honey and Bees^vax Iflarket. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONBT.— We quote : Fancy white In 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, 13@i5o.; the same In 2-lbs., looilc; buck- 

 wheat 1-lbs., lOc: 2-lb9..ac. Market dull. We are 

 doInK all we can to reduce Btock, to make room for 

 the new crop. 

 BKK8WAX.-2ec. 



HILDRBTH BROS., 

 May 21. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Uuane St. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— Best white In I-ponnd sections. H® 15c. 

 Extracted, 9@10c. Supply decreasing slowly. 



BBB8WAJC.-23C. 

 May 21. M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



CHICAGO. 



HONE Y.— Prices range from 15®16c. for best one- 

 lb. sections: other grades are Blow, at lower prices. 

 Extracted, 7@8c. i^ight demnnd, and supply larger 

 than usual at this season of the year. 



BBB8WAi,-23o. R. A. BURNETT, 



May 1. 161 South Water St. 



NKW TORfe. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white i-lb, sections, 

 14@ific.: fancy 2-lbs., 12c. Lower grades i@2c. per 

 lb. less. Buckwheat i-lbs., lOOlO^Ci 2-lb8.. 9@9Sto. 

 Extracted, white, 7®7Hc. ; dark. 5!^(afic. Market is 

 dull for comb but Improving for extracted, of which 

 new from the south is arriving. 



BEESWAX- Scarce, 2*@27. 

 May 21. F.G.8TR0HMBYBR 4CO., 122WaterBt. 



CHICAGO. 



HONBY.— We quote : Fancy white clover l-lbs., 

 16®17c. : 2-lb8., LSOlric. Dark is slow sale at almost 

 any price. Extracted Is scarce, and sells at 7@10c. 



BEE8WAX.-23C. 



Mar. 13. 8. T. FISH & CO., 189 8. Water St, 



CINCINNATI. 



HONBY.— We quote extracted at 4@9c. per lb., 

 for which demand is good. Comb honey, 14@I7c.— 

 Demand slow. 



BBKSW AX.— Demand Is good— 20®22c. per lb. for 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Apr. 23. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONBY.— Choice white one-lb. sections, I6@I7c.: 

 2-lbs.. l.">(fl)lRc.; 3-lbs.. 14c. Extracted, white in kegs 

 and ^-barrels, 8 to H^c; In tin and pails, 9H@10c.: 

 dark In barrels and kegs, 5@7c. Market fair. 



BEESWAX.— 22®25C. 

 Apr. 23. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



DBNVBR. 



HONEY.— Best white Mb. sections, 17®19c.; 2-lb. 

 sections, 15@17c. Extracted, 7@10c. 



BEBSWAX.-20®.!3C. 

 Mar. 1. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth Bt. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.- We quote : Choice white 2-lb. sections, 

 17@isc.; dark 2-lbs, 1 4® 15c. ; choice white l-lbs.. 18 to 

 20 cts.. dark l-lbs., I5®i6c. White extracted. 7@8o.i 

 dark. 5@6c. Demand is alow. White extracted is 

 Arm when in 60-lb. tin cans. 



BEESWAX.— 21 to 22c. 

 Mar. 29. H AMBLIN & BEAR88, 514 Walnut St. 



lEtro BOSTON. HaijJ ~_ 



HONBY.— We quote: I-lb. sections, 16®17c.;"2- 



Ib. sections. I4<316c. Extracted. 8®9c. The market 



Is not very brisk and sales are slow. 

 BEB8WAX.-25 ots. per Id. 



Mar. 24. Blaks t BiPLiT. 57 Chatham Ftreet. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote for new extracted 6@4J^c., as 

 to color and quality. New comb honey 14®loc., as 

 to quality. Arrivals are still small, and demand of 

 a jobbinu nature. 



BKBSWAX.— Scarce. 20®24c. 

 June 2. 8CHACHT i LBMCKB. 122-124 Davis St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONBY. -We quote; White l-lbs.. unglassed, 1.5c. ; 

 1-lb., white, glassed, 14c.; dark, Mb.. 2c. less. Cali- 

 fornia. 2-lbs.. comb, while, lac. Extracted, 7c. Con- 

 siderable old honey Is In this market. No new yet 

 In. Sales are very slow. 



BEESWAX.— None on the market. 

 June 9. CLBM0N8, CLOON & CO., cor 4th ftWalnut. 



Paper Boxes— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections43<x4K and 5J-4X5K. 

 Price, Sl.OO per 100, or .58.50 per 1,000. 



H. I.. Pang:l>oi-n, of Maquoketa, 

 Iowa, says : " 1 can (ill no more orders for 

 bees." 



