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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Fkb. 1. 



])on"t fail to read A. I. ll/s hints on shipping 

 comb honey during cold weather, in this issue — 

 see page 107. 



Two bee-journals now hail from one State. 

 The Nebraska Bec-kecpe>\ in its sixth year, and 

 the Nebraska Queen, in its second year. 



The article by the Porters, on bee-escapes, 

 will be read with interest, although it seems to 

 have been written for the editor's private ear. 



I HAVE just found out who " M. Dea " is, in 

 the American Bee Journal, but I shall not tell 

 who he Is. In our next issue we shall have a 

 communication from him in our own columns. 



An excellent portrait of Dr. Miller appears in 

 the last Amerlcdn Bee Jonrnnl. It shows him 

 as he now looks — not so strong and rugged 

 physically as in former years when he sat for 

 his picture, but not one whit older in spirit. 



The paint-mill referred to in a former editori- 

 al is now here. We are experimenting with it, 

 grinding up coarse sugar and honey, but so far 

 I am unable to tell whether the results will be 

 favorable or not. Ileports will be given later. 



I WONDER how many have a comfortable feel- 

 ing during these cold days (as we find them up 

 here in the North), in the thought that their 

 bees are put in winter quarters in a condition 

 as nice as they knew how to put them. If the 

 winter continues as it has been for the last 

 month or so. it will be a severe one on bees not 

 properly provided for. 



I HAVE learned with much regret that Mr. 

 C. E. Parks, Secretary of the G. B. Lewis Co., of 

 Watertown, Wis., and senior member of that 

 firm, is dangerously sick in Florida. Mr. Parks 

 is a man who is well known, not only to the 

 trade, but to the general bee-keeping world, 

 and I am sure I voice the feeling of all in 

 hoping for his speedy recovery. 



AViTHOi'T a single exception, I believe, all the 

 queen-breeders have held up their hands, sig- 

 nifying their purpose to destroy the first case 

 of bee-paralysis as soon as it shall be discover- 

 ed in their yards. This policy, I feel sure, if 

 adhered to, will stamp the disease out of ex- 

 istence; but if we get the idea in our heads 

 that such extreme measures are not necessary, 

 no such favorable issue may be expected. 



I LEARN by the Ainertcan Bee Journal that 

 there is a possibility of lion. Eugene Secor be- 

 coming Governor of the State of Iowa. Good I 



I know nothing about his politics; but I would 

 vote for him (if I could) though he were nomi- 

 nated by the Democrats, Republicans, Prohibi- 

 tionists, or Populists. He is a thoroughly good 

 man in more ways than one. It is this kind of 

 men we want in public office, irrespective of 

 party lines. 



I FIND we are again obliged to leave over a 

 number of good articles. Possibly some of 

 them may never see the light of day through 

 the pages of Gleanings; but I shall endeavor 

 to give the best of them, and trim down others 

 to the point of solid meat. I might mention 

 here, that one of the most interesting articles 

 we have ever published on bee-paralysis will 

 appear in our next issue, from the pen of that 

 careful and laborious worker, Ph. J. Balden- 

 sperger, of Nice, France. 



The story is going the rounds (see the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal) that Dr. C. C. Miller read an 

 essay at the Illinois Bar- keepers' convention. 

 It would be a " rough one " on the doctor (and 

 probably a good deal rougher on the conven- 

 tion if the doctor had it to do) did we not know 

 how easy it is for a printer to mistake " Bar- 

 keepers " instead of " Bee-keepers," from ordi- 

 nary handwriting. Or perhaps the mistake 

 was in the telegram, for the printer would 

 hardly make the mistake twice in the same 

 item. Yes. such conventions need a little of 

 Dr. Miller's salt. I hope the doctor's past 

 record will enable him to live down such a re- 

 port. 



The following sad news is just received from 

 our brother-editor of the Amerwan Bee Jour- 

 nal, and will explain itself: 



A beautiful baby girl came to the home of the ed- 

 itor of the A)ncrican Bre Journal last Friday even- 

 ing:— Jan. 18; but it stayed only a few hours. Of 

 course, tliere are sorfowing- hearts, for its mother 

 and I had hoped so much that when the baby came 

 it miarlit stay with us, and be a gicat .joy and bless- 

 ing to our liome. But, although 'twas liard to give 

 up, we bow submissively to the will of Him " who 

 giveth, and who takcth away." 



Mrs. York is doing fully as well as could be ex- 

 pected under tiu' circumstances, I am thankful ti> 

 be able to say. 



Bro. York has our sincere sympathy. These 

 little people, as I know by experience, bring a 

 world of sunshine to the home. I do not know 

 what it is to have that sunshine taken away, 

 for the kind Father has spared me that pang. 



In the department of Kind Words will be 

 found a few reports of the successful mailing 

 of queens to Australia and New Zealand. We 

 have other reports that we do not publish, 

 where the queens went through dead; but as 

 nearly half of the queens went through alive, 

 we feel greatly encouraged, and are in hopes 

 that we shall be able to master the problem 

 after all. The whole secret rests in getting the 



