18S2 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



107 



Contents of this Numbsr. 



INDEX OF DEPARTMENTS. 



I .Tuvonili' Departnipnt 121 



I KiiiclW..! .Is fioin Customers — 



Ladii's' lit'iiartinent 119 



I Liiiu-li K'oni — 



! Notes :uul yufi-ies 140 



I Reports Encouraging — 



Smilerv — 



Tlie (Jiowlei-y — 



I Toliacco Column — 



INDEX OP HEADS OP GRAIN, NOTES AND QUERIES, 

 AND OTHER SHORT ARTICLES. 



'• S(|uarf List"" 



Bee Ifjtanj 



Bee Kntomologj- 



Blasted Hopes 



Cartoon 



Editorials 



Heads of Grain 



Honey Column 



Humbugs and Swindles 



Apiarv. To build up an 13S 



Apiaiies. Hcnise IM 



Banner Apiarv Ill 



Boe, lUisters Improved 11'9 



Bees, Building over tin IJar.i:!') 



Bees, KixiiiK starved ll!l 



Bees, To take fioni wide Vv ^:^ 



Bees in (ireenliouse 13B, i:ffl 



• Voiding Excrement. 



Be 



jf. . 



.r>i 



Bees and drape 



Bees, llandliiif,' in Winter. ..l.'.l 



Bees, rninanap:e;ib)e l.'iC. 



Bees, E.\e of ni Healtli VM 



Bees. Noisy. Hi; 



Bees' Tongues, Measuring.. i:i:i 

 Bee-dress, Mrs. Harrison's. .ia:i 



Beemen as a Class i:ri 



Bee-tree, Cutting A 119 



Boomhower's Lettei's. ..117, 130 



Box-Elders 12S 



Box Hives Behind 140 



Box Honey, Keeping IK 



Castles in Air l.'!2 



Cellar Wintering IMi 



Chaff Hives 140 



Corrections ". lU 



Cyprians, etc 132 



D.ampness, To avoid 1.17 



Deane's System 129 I Te.\ 



Diarrhoea KiS ~ 



Extra- pure Queens lix 



Fdn. , Taber's Views I.i9 



Kdn., Machines for 1^9 



Fdn. , Drawing out ]:« 



P'ranie- piercer. Chapman's. 137 



Freeborn's Report 126 



Gluing Machine 114 



(ircgorv 's Report 140 



Heredity, Problem of 112 



Honev from I'.asswood 127 



Honey from Thistles 127 



Honev from Corn 123 



Honey. Whitening. 134 



Hoop iron Fianie 130 



florsemiiit 140 



Horse pciwers. Home-made. 141 



llvbrid's I-'.s^av on Bees 139 



lunn's All 



Worlvi 



.124 



Mailiu's Letter 116 



Merrvb.-mks 141 



Neulians' Tps and Downs 12.i 



l'llir-l< anil T.iet 13S 



I'ollen, W'int without i:!n 



I'oplar-trees. Planting 134 



l,)ueens. Dollar , 135 



Queens Reared out of Se.a'n l.!9 

 See's, 1-piece. 7 years ago. ..140 



Sex of Queen's Eggs 12') 



Silo and Ensilage 122 



Survival of the Fittest 141 



Spring;- Dwindling 115 



Square :\lcn 136.140 



,S\v'g box. Shepard's i:tt 



Telephones 140 



Texas Letter I'JO 



, Good tor 135 



Tool-box, llvalfs 120 



Trip to .lellerso]!. Wis 1'27 



Ventilator-;. Necessity of 135 



Water for Bees in Winter. . .1.30 



Whoppers, etc 137 



Wide Frames. Sub f»r 1-29 



Wintering on Sugar 133 



Wint. two in a Hive 138 



ALSIKE CLOVER SRED.— Prime now s^od, 22c 

 per lb. ; 5 lb3. for $1.00, F. L. W RIG HT, 

 3d Piaiiinekl, Mich. 



/CHEAPEST Pr-ACE FOR COLONIES.- Italian 

 V_y Bees, S'^.Sil; Nuclei, Queens, Extractors, and 

 Bee Books, see Feb. Gleanings. Address 



OTTO K LEI NOW. 

 3tfd Opposite Fort Wayne, Detroit, Mich. 



/^■^OMB FOUNDATION MACHINES, from $1.00 to 

 \J $4:00. DIpping-Rox, $3.50. Fnundation, 85 to 

 40c per lb. No .siipg'tng' or breaking' down with the 

 dipped fdn. Having moved m,v apiary, all wishing 

 to address me will do so at Townhouse, Smvth Co . 

 Va. JOHN FAKIS. 3 



ANOTHEH MEW IDEA ! 



Foundation all rcad.y for business. Every sheet 

 wired and bound around with a light wooden rim 

 rcad.v to adjust instantly into .your frame. No ad- 

 vance in prices. Small sample for tic. I shall also 

 breed Choice Italian and Holy-Land Queens, prac- 

 ticing a new stimulative process. Write now for 

 prices and particulars to JOHN H. MARTIN. 

 3-2d Hartford, N. Y. 



HOLT-LAD 



-A. 3Nr X3> 



CYPRIAN QUEENS. 



Tested Holy-LRnd Queens, in March and April, 

 $.'5.00. Selected, $7.50. 



ALL BRED FROM MOTHERS IMPORTED BY 



D. A. JO.VES. 

 Cyprians at the same price. Reared in separate 

 apiaries. H. B. HAKRrNGTO>r, 



3 Medina, Ohio, 



Recent Additions to tlie 



COUNT ER S TORE. 



„ THREE-CENT COUNTER. 



Postage. J [Pr.of 10, of 100 



6 I Tumbler for !i lb. honey, tin top | 2!» | 2 85 



3 I MiiplesugarcrtUes, first run, extra nice, | 20 | I 75 



2|('halk lines, cotton, good | 20|l-80 



2 I Fishing-lines, cotton, good i 21 I 2 10 



I Ink, gi>nd blick ink., p^r bottle | 25 | 3 25 



3 I Pans, oblong, for m>iking 1-lb. bricks of 



bee candy or maple sugar 1 33 1 2 75 



FIVE-CENT COUNTER. 



i Gem p.iiis, 3 in a frame | 48 | -l 50 



I Glass tumblers, 1 pt., strong and well 



linished [ 45 | -t 00 



TEN-CENT COUNTER- 



6 I Baking powders, friend Muth's, and a 



splendid article ' | 80 | 7 50 



n ' Gem pans.i! lu a frame ( 95 | 9 00 



3 I Pocket oilers | 90 [ 8 50 



3 i Spectacle case, tin, just right for our 



10-eent speetaoUs | 85 | 8 00 



18 I Soap. Frank Siddall's Celebrated, wash- 

 esolotbcs without b')iling and without 

 injury | 90 | 8 ,50 



Twenty-Five Cent Counter. 



12 I Hummer, tempered steel, claw, small 



size, adze eve, splendid for the money | 3 .52 | 25 00 

 1 Wooden bowls. 17 inches 1 2 25 I 21 00 



Thirty-Five Cent Counter. 



6 I Pocket wrench, nickel-plated, a very 



il.sef ul tool I 3 00 27 50 



SEVENTY-nVE CENT COUNTER. 



10 I Life of Gartieli). from Canal Boy to 



President, .\lger** | 6 85 | 67 00 



10 I Walks and Wonts of Jesus** 1 5 50 | 50 00 



This book cont.iins, in ver.y Large type, all the words spoken 

 by Jesus, as nearly in fheii- proper or<ler as we can get them. 



ONE -DOLLAR COUNTER 



35 I Clock, in ualniit c;ise: a real beauty. 



and a good " timer." 1 9 00 i 85 00 



A. I. ROOT, MEDINA, OHIO. 



NORTHERN-GROWNSiDiyLAmVINES. ETC., 



of first hands, at growers' prices, grown at mj' seed 

 farm, fruit gurdens, and apinr.v, east side Saratoga 

 Lake. Descriptive catalogue free. 



Address, JOHN H. MYERS, 

 DoxlOm. Sara toga Sprin gs, N. Y. 



TOOLS FOBTl^AXCirrG 



Maple Sugar ! 



Sap-piils, 10-qt.,each20c; per hundred, $18.00. Sap- 

 spiles, like those shown on page 143, per box of 100, 

 $1..50; per 1000, $I3..50. Sample by mail, 10 for 30c. 

 Bits, "ii, to match above, 20c; braces to hold thera, 

 25 and 50c. Pn.stage on bits. 3c; on braces, 18 and 37c 

 respectively. Oblong square pans, for 1-lb. cakes, 

 3c each. Patty p.ins, from 10 to 3(ic per dozf n. 



A. L ROOT, Medina, 0^_ 



FOR SALE.— Barnes Bros.' Combined Machine 

 with all necessary tools for making hives, 

 frames, and section boxes. C^st $.50; will take $30. 

 J. F.THORNTON, 

 3d Bedford. I nd. 



One-Piece Sections a Specialty. 



Pound size, $4.50 per 1000; L. hives, .50c each. Cir- 

 cular free. BEE WALKER, 

 3-7d ^apac, St. Clair Co., Mi h. 



WANTED.— A Barnes Combination Circular and 

 Scroll Saw. Must be in good condition. 

 Write, stating particulars and the lowest cash price. 



S. H. HICKOK, 

 3 ^ BethcU Fairfield Co^Conn^ 



WOOD SEPARATORS FOR SURPLUS HONEY 



They are better, cheaper, warmer, than tin, and 

 give % inch f?iO'n?icc to sections. We have machin- 

 ery to furnish them in any ouantity desired. Ad- 

 dress C R. ISHAM, Peoria, Wyoming Co., N. Y., or 

 C. J. VAN EATON, York, Ljy. Co., N. Y. 3a 



