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•T'ME' mimmmiQMm mmm jQ'^mMmi^. 



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A few days ago I brought them home, and 

 upon exaiiHiiinn the honey, 1 found that the 

 above described colony had Hlled the upper 

 crate witli yellow jjcdden-rod honey, except 

 the two sections in the place of tlio-se re- 

 moved. These two and the lower crate 

 contained only white aster honey. Two 

 other colonies had gathered from golden-rod 

 and asters, but it' was somewhat mixed. 

 Ou opening the fourth hive, I found oidy 

 dark buckwheat lionny. In this I was not 

 able,to detect even a trace of golden rod or 

 aster honey, while in the other three, the 

 absence of buckwheat was as marked. 

 With me this was a novel experience. How 

 is it witli others ? 



Bee-Kfcping: iu Dakota.— J. O. 



Hagen, Aberdeen, Dakota, on Oct. 14, 1888, 

 writes : 



I purchased 1 colony of bees last spring, 

 and increased tliem to 3 colonies by divid- 

 ing. 1 obtained only 13 pounds of comb 

 honey, but perhaps I would have had more 

 if 1 had put on the surplus sections before 

 the harvest was over ; so X cannot tell how 

 the h(mey season has been this year. 1 be- 

 lieve that bees will do well liere in Dakota. 

 To day 1 opened one of the hives to look at 

 the bees, and half a dozen alighted on my 

 hand, and left their stingers there. I picked 

 them off, and now 1 enclose them in this 

 letter. Please examine them, and tell me 

 through the American Bee Journal what 

 kind of bees they are. My wife and I have 

 been troubled all summer by them. She 

 could not come nearer the hive than withiu 

 100 feet, and my neighbors have been 

 troubled at their wells, when they were 

 alter water. 



[Of course the bees were all mashed up 

 and dead in the letter envelope. As some 

 of them have two, and others three bands, 

 of course they are hybrids— but they are 

 line, large bees, and look like good workers. 

 —Ed.] 



crop is about one-halt of the usual yield ; 

 but I got the most of it during August and 

 September. I kept my bees strong by feed- 

 ing during the summer. My crop is 3,C00 

 pounds Irom about SO colonies. My bees 

 are strong, and have too much honey in the 

 brood chambers, and being cold nights, 

 they fairly crowded the brood-frames. 



lloiicy from Pepperage. — Miss 

 Dema Bennett, Bedford, 0., on Oct. 18, 1S88, 

 writes : 



Through some mistake, I am credited 

 with saying, on page 677, in the "experi- 

 ence meeting" at Columbus, that, "A few 

 had reported getting 100 pounds per colony 

 from pepperage." This amount far exceeds 

 any report I have received from Ohio this 

 year, as being gathered from ali sources. I 

 mentioned that Mr. L. G. Heed, of Kent, 

 O., th lught that the dark honey iu his 

 locality was gathered from pepperage, in- 

 stead of honey-dew, as some ihimght, and I 

 asked if it was possible that the honey-dew 

 mentioned in a good many of the reports, 

 could have been gathered from pepvierage. 

 It was a mistake, but perhaps it was my 

 own fault iu not speaking so as to be under- 

 stood, as there was more or less confusion, 

 and 1 am not used to speaking in public. 



Honey and UeesM'a.x market. 



Ciood Vail Mouey-riow.— Green 

 E. Shirer, Greene, Iowa, on Oct. 32, 1888, 

 says : 



Last year my bees did nothing at all — I 

 did not get one pound of honey, and no 

 swarms. During the winter and spring I 

 lost one-third of them. Bees just made a 

 good living this season up to Aug. l.i, when 

 a wonderful honey-flow began, and the 

 hives filled up ijuite fast. I extracted 000 

 pounds of very thick and heavy honey, of 

 line quality. 1 have besides about 60 pounds 

 of comb honey, and the bees have an abun- 

 dance for winter. I will begin the winter 

 with 38 colonies, but 4 of them have drone- 

 laying queens. My bees are packed with 

 chaff for winter, on the sunnner stands, ex- 

 cept one colony that I will put into the cel- 

 lar. White clover is very promising for 

 next year, and 1 am hopingfor a good honey 

 season then. 



Wanted — Colorado Climate. — 



Mrs. L. Harrison, of Peoria, Ills., propounds 

 the following question : 



Who will supply Prof. Cook with the 

 climate of Colorado, to sow with the seed 

 of the Rocky Mountain honey-plant, to fer- 

 tilize it in order to secure a crop of honey ? 



[The Professor may perhaps enter Into a 

 compact with "the clerk of the weather," 

 to transfer Colorado climate to Michigan 

 next year, or to make some kind of an ex- 

 change in the matter. It would be useless 

 for us " ordinary mortals" to attempt such 

 a scheme, but between " celestial officials" 

 and "cullege professors," there may appear 

 some media for such an exchange or trans- 

 fer. We respectfully refer the question to 

 Prof. Cook.— Ed.] 



Xlie Illinoi!!! State Fair, etc.— 



John A. Williamson, Lodge, Ills., on Oct. 



15, 1888, writes : 



At the State Fair at Olney, I obtained S47 

 in premiums. The first four on the list, 

 which I enclose, represents the four blue 

 ribbons— first prizes. I had the only exhibit 

 of honey. There was pretty strong compe- 

 tition on bees, but 1 obtained all the blue 

 ribbons except one. There is no honey in 

 that part of the State, there being no clover 

 or linden there, and the colonies were so 

 reduced by the timeof the fall run that they 

 had no bees to gather the enormous crop 

 that was furnished by heart's-ease, Spanish- 

 needle, and other fall flowers. My own 



Sly Experience ^vitli Itees. — Isaac 



llarman, Kobinson, Kans., on Oct. 12, 1888, 

 sajs : 



I obtained 3 colonies of bees last spring, 

 transferred them, and I now have 4 colonies 

 in frame hives ; besides, one swarm left, as 

 I supposed afterwards, by not setting the 

 queen in tlie hive. They left the next day. 

 The first swarm stored 38 pounds of honey 

 in the sections, which sold at 20 cents per 

 pound. 1 think thatthis country is excel- 

 lent for bee-keepers, and 1 look forward 

 with pleasure to the time when I can be the 

 happy owner of an apiary, no preventing 

 Providence. 



We Want 30,000 subscribers. Out of 

 the 300,000 bee-keepers in America, certainly 

 this is not an extravagant desire ! It is 

 only one out of every fifteen! We confi- 

 dently ask those who appreciate the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal, to show it by sending 

 us one or more new subscribers. We will 

 give them full value for their money. 



Your Fnll Address, plainly written, 

 is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



CHK^AOO. 



HONEV.— New crop arriving slowly, but demand 

 is limited. White cluver comu, 17@l»c. iSxiracted, 



70 HC. 



bke;swax.-22c. 

 Sep. 12. li. T. PISH & CO., 189 8. Water St, 



rHICAGO. 



HONEY.-For wliite comb Mb9..iac. Very little 

 inquil'y for anything outsiiie of l-lbs . and when it 

 is wante J it is 'at a lower price. Extracted, the beat 

 grades. 7^c., and some held higher. Otferings are 

 small and demand slow. 



rtBMSWAX.-aao. r. a. burnbtt. 



Sep. 12. 161 South vyater St. 



MILWAUKBE. 



HONEY. -We quote : K"ancy white l-lbs., isia^nc: 

 2-lbs . l«®l»c. Good dark libs.. I6@l8c.i 2-lbs., 15 to 

 IBc; fair Mba , '2'h2«ii4c. Extracierl white, in kegs 

 and Mi-barrelB. H^.fg,yc. ; amber in same, ~\<^xc.^ in I 

 pails and tin. white, 9''91-(>c ; in barrels and hair-bur- 1 

 rels. dark. ti@(iUjc. Market steady and supply ample I 

 for the moderate demand, but present values have 

 a tendency to restrict general consumption. , 



BE KSW AJC.-22@23c;. 

 Oct. 25. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



DENVER, 



H0NE7.— Colorado, new 1-lb. sections.,. 13@15o. 

 Extracted, 7c§iHc. 



BKKSWAX.-2(l@-'3o. 

 Sep. 7. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONBY.— We quote : Fancy white 1-lbs.. 15@17c.; 

 2.1bs., 14®lf!c. Fair while l-lbs,, 14®lbc.; 2-lbs„ 13 

 to i^c. Kxtracied, white, 7H@sc. 



BEBSWAX.-23k'C. 

 Sep. 17. THURBER. WHYLAND&CO. 



NBW YORK, 



HONEY.— We quote . Fancy white l-lbs., 17®18c. ; 

 21b3 , 13®14c. Fair white l-lbs„ 15®16c.; 2-lbs., 12c. 

 Buckwheat l-lbs.. ino.i2c.; 21b8.. iii@iic. White 

 extracted. 7V..(58'«c.; buckwheat. sS^aBVsb.; Califor- 

 nia extracted, white sage, 7^@75:{c, ; amber, 7l<@7!.^. 

 Demand good and prices firm. New comb honey is 

 arriving quite freely. 



BBKSWaX.— 23(gi-.'3VsC. 



HILDKKTH BROS. & SEGBLKBN, 

 Oct. 10. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near i>uane St. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.-White 1-lb. sections, 11®12V«C.; 2-lbs., 

 121^(q.l c; amber. H@loc. Extracted, white. ■^M@6c.; 

 light amber. .'."^cilSl^c. : amber and candied, 4%(<i5c. 

 Receipts light and market Arm tor best qualities. 



UKKSWAX.— Dull at ia222!4o. 

 Sep. 22. O. B. SMITH & CO., 423 Froilt St. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.- Best white comb. 17@lSc.: dark, 16c.— 

 Extracted, S{g)iuc. Market bare of all kinds. 



UKK3WAX.-21®-.:2c. 

 Sep. 24. M. H. HUNT. Bell Br&ncb, Mloh. 



CINI^INNATI. 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at 4K*'"!. per !b. 

 Comb honey. 12H@16c. Demand slow, and only for 

 best qualities. 



BE as WAX. —Demand Is good— 20®22c. per lb. for 

 trood to chf'ice veliow, on arrival. 

 Oct. 24. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central At. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Choice 1-lb. sections, l«c. ; dark l-lbs.. 

 14c.; 2-lbs., Inc.; dark, 13c. White extracted in «0- 

 Ib. cans. He; amber, 7c.: in barrels and kegs, 0®8c. 

 Demand good, prices steady, and stock fair. 



BKK.SWAX.— None in market. 

 Sep. 27. HAMBLIN & BKARSS. 514 Walnut St. 



NRW YORK. 

 HONEY.— We quote ; Fancy white Mb. sections, 

 I7W@18c.; 2-lb9,, 14®l,'Sc, Fair l-lbs.. 14i^®151<o.; 

 2-Il>a., ■ !@12c. Extracted. fancy white clover. 7^®-^J^. 

 California white in 6o-lb. cans. 8c : light amber ,in 

 same cans. "il|c.: amber, 7><c. Buckwheat in kegs 

 and barrels, 5^i.@6, Cuban, in barrets and ^^-DarrelB, 

 65c. per gallon. 

 Sep. 26. F.U.STROHMBYER &C0.. 122 Water St. 



BO'JTON 

 HONEY.— We quote : Best white clover I.pounde. 

 17®18c,l best 2-lbs,, 16" 17. . Extracted, H«9c, The 

 market is more active, with an upward tendency. 

 Oct. 25. BLAKK & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.-White l-lbs. I7@isc,; dark, l-l®15c.; Cal- 

 ifornia white l-lbs., 17c.; dark, l4c. Extracted white 

 Be; amber. 7c. 



BKESWAX.— None in the market. 

 Oct. 11. CLBMON8,CLOON&CO..Cor4thAWalnat. 



ST. LOnlS. 



HONEY.— We quote : Extracted in barrels. 5@6c., 

 according to quality; in cans. 7®8c. Comb. 12^(^15c. 

 Prices tirmer on account of scarcity, though the 

 demand is not great. 



BBBSWAX.— 21C. for prime. 

 Oct. 17. D. G. TUTT & CO., Commercial St. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.- Wo quote : Extracted, white. 6 cents; 

 light amber, 59|c.; amber, 5H@5j^c. Comb, l-lbs. 

 13®l4c ; 2-Uis,. Iii-'~l3c., 



BEESWAX.— 2lKai22c. 

 Sep. 24. SCHACHT & LBMCKB, 132-124 Davis St. 



