72 “ NOVICE’S ” GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 
The prices for extracted honey depend 
on the color and quality, and range thus: 
Buckwheat honey from 10c. to 12c. pr. lb. 
Mixed “ “ 10c. to 13c. “ 
Basswood “ “ 13c. to 15c. 
White Cl’ v’r “ . “ 15c. to 18c. “ 
“Mixed” honey means two or more 
kinds together. We do not want honey in 
ijlass jars ; must be in hulk of 5, 10, 32 
or 40 gallon packages ; have no objection 
to candied honey. 
Comb honey ranges from 20c. to 30c. 
per lb. ; same price for same quality of 
honey in large frames as in small boxes. 
National Bek Hive Co., 
St. Charles, Kane Co., 111. 
Friend Novice : — Your request for quo- 
tations rcc’d, which please find enclosed. 
These quotations are based on the merit a 
of the several kinds of honey. You will 
observe that we quote basswood honey 
lower than white clover. This is proper, 
as we find in practice that white clover 
not only sells better, but is preferred as 
an article of food. We can sell 10 lbs. 
white clover to one of the other. 
Sooner or later beekeepers will find it 
to their interest to keep the several kinds 
of honey as distinct from each other as 
possible — otherwise they will have to sell 
it as ‘‘mixed” honey. Yours truly, 
M. M. Baldwin, Secy. 
We regard the above rates as very fair : 
but now comes another consideration, and 
we hope no one will feel hurt unless they 
are guilty, if we do speak plainly. 
It is this : we bee keepers want to he 
aare of our money when we send it away. 
Two years ago we sold our honey to C. O. 
Perrine, of Chicago, who agreed to pay 
for it as soon as received in Philadelphia. 
Messrs. Shane, Shaw, White, Dean and 
some others sent their honey also. We 
got our pay by making deductions for in- 
ferior quality and leakage after about 
three months; Mr. Shane also got his, but 
i he last three have as yet only got renew- 
ed promises, and we are well aware that 
the loss of the amount (about £300 or 
over) lias been keenly felt by all. We 
don't know how much he yet owes, but 
many similar complaints have been sent 
us. 
Again, Baumeister Co,, of Chicago, 
this season, after receiving a sample of 
honey from Mr. Shane, wrote him they 
would pay him lfic. for a barrel, and that 
he should send it by express C. O. D. 
On its arrival they refused to pay t lie 
charges, amounting in all to about $15, 
and Mr. Shane had no choice but to pay 
the amount himself, leaving about I3e. 
per pound for his honey net, or to get it 
back as best he could. 
1 1 seems to us that ordering 500 lbs. of 
of honey by express C. O. D. is rather a 
queer proceeding. We leave our readers 
to draw their own inferences. 
In regard to the standing of the Na- 
tional Bee Hive Co., whose card we have 
^ivtij, we can only date that we don’t 
find them quoted at all, and we have had 
no time to make propel* inquiries before 
going to press. As they sent us no refer- 
ence wc hope they will excuse these re- 
marks, for we would caution our readers 
to in all cases find out the precise respon- 
sibility of the parties to whom they are 
sending their honey. No honest man 
will object to such a proceeding. A large 
amount of honey is now being rt tailed 
in towns near where produced, put up in 
glass fruit jars. I liese jars are always 
wanted in every family, and quart jars, 
honey and all, arc sold here for 75c. each. 
(Ifoeers are usually willing to sell them 
for a commission of ten per cent., and as 
the whole transaction is near home, there 
is no risk and no loss. Kach jar should 
have a neat label, with the name of the 
honey and also of the producer. These 
can be procured of T. J. Walton, Salem, 
O.. printed in two colors, eutand gummed, 
as follows : 1000, $3 : 500, $2 ; 250, $1.50. 
No less quantity than 250 printed. Sam- 
ples sent on application. 
In conclusion : It costs too much to 
produce a ton of honey to allow irrespon- 
sible parties to cheat us out of it. We 
have tried having honey sold on commis- 
sion in New York, but it resulted in gel- 
ling about half what it was worth alter 
great delay. If your crop is not too 
great, we advise having it sold by grocers 
in your own neighborhood. 
heads or <;kai.\ riioM Dim;it 
ENT HEEDS. 
No. DO, — I have built si cellar, walled and 
arched with rock*. Is it advisable for me to 
cut my bees in there this winter »>r leave 
them on their summer stands? Inclosed you 
will find one dollar for which you will send 
me a queen. If you can send her by mail all 
right. But it that is played, you need not 
send her ns there isn’t any express office neui 
me. My faith is very weak on Italian bees. 
1 have several hives and they are not as Rood 
as my blacks. I will try a little longer and if 
I don’t soon get better ones, I will stop try 
ing Italians. M. II. Milstkk, Nrohna, Mo. 
Such a cellar if not damp we think 
would answer ex .'client I v. As to whether 
bees arc better in doors or out as far 
south as Missouri we are unprepared to 
answer, but would suggest that our friend 
try half of his hives each way and re- 
port to us. As wc learn that queens are 
still sent by mail by queen rearers gen- 
erally, we shall continue sending them 
thus, until notified to the contrary. The 
difference in cost of a two cent stamp and 
ordinary express rates is quite an item, 
besides remoteness ol express offices 
compared with post offices. Bear in 
mind, however, that any writing in the 
package whatever, besides the address, 
subjects the writer to a penalty, and the 
cages must be so put up that the I*. M. 
can, without trouble, ascertain the enlire 
contents. This and the two following 
letters sound strange, to those well ac 
quftiuted with the Italians, but they only 
show how little we can judge of many 
matters pertaining to bee culture from a 
single or few experiments. 
