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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Fp:u. ir>. 



Contents of this Number. 



Acquainted, Getting 12.') 



Alfalfa Fields 131 



Axtell's Report 129 



Baldensperjyer's Letter 119 



Bees and Fruit 130 



Bees In Spring 118 



Bees, Distance they Travel.. 131 



Bees. Lies about 143 



Bees. How thejr Hear 126 



Boardman. Visit to 14.". 



Bubbles In Glass 13? 



California. Outlook for l".» 



Canaan, Honey of 13(i 



Caramels. Honev U3 



Comb. Should it be Eaten? . .1.32 



Covers f or Hi ves 128 



Covers, Sealed 130 



Drones Congregating 121 



Escape, Hewes 131 



Evolution of Lang'h System. 144 



Feeders, Johnnycake 124 



Fruit Brigand 123 



Greenhouses. Glazing 14" 



Guano. Tool to Scatter 139 



Herrings Eaten by Bees 131 



River, Pratt, 1893 124 



Hives, Filling for 128 



Hotfman Frame. V-eilgc. ... 130 

 Honey, Selling on Wheel. . .126 



Ignotuins Without Rain 140 



Jackson Institute 141 



Jessamine, Yellow 131 



Knife, Palette 13J 



Langs troth's History 116 



Nails, Howto Drive 127 



<lninn, Potato 139 



P(M>inim( ins 127 



Piituies. How to Look at 132 



Pre. pi .lis, Kcnioving 121 



I'liMirs in .\trica 119 



I'iinics Temper of 130 



liiimliler at Campo 121 



SiViiforCotfee 131 



Self-hiver. 1893 126 



Sins— Reply to Catholic 1.33 



Spraying Trees 140 



Stores, Position of 131 



Swarming, To Prevent 119 



Tobacco Column 134 



Vaseline, vs. Propolis 130 



Vote of B. K. Union 144 



Washington ConvfUtion .. IS.") 



Wax. To Remove 129 



Wheel, Reaction after Using.i:!3 



CIRCUIiARS RECEIVED 



The following- parties have sent us catalogues of hives, apia- 

 rian supplies in general, bees, queens, etc. Free copies will be 

 sent to applicants. 



0. Mnsel.-y, Peru, Ind. 



.J. P. Miioi'e. Jlorgan, Ky. 



J. N. Colwick, Norse, Tex. 



J. F. Michael, (iernian, O. 



F. H. Dunn. Yorkville, 111. 



E. Shiniel, McCuneville, O. 



Levering Bros.. Wiota, la. 



C. H.Thies, Steeleville. 111. 



A. L. Lindley, Jordan, Ind. 



T, G. Newman, Chicago, 111. 



J. C. Sayles, Hartfoni, Wis. 



A. Z. Giick, Carbondale, 111. 



J. W. Clark, Clarksburg, Mo. 



W. H. Norton. Skowegan. Me. 



Mrs. A. A. Simpson, Swarts. Pa. 



P. Shepardson. Frceport, Wash. 



W. S. Pouiler, Indianapolis. Ind. 



W. L Maloon. West Bowdoin. Me. 



J. F. Rosenfleld, West Point, Neb. 



Engh & McPherson. Lochiel. Wis. 



Leininger Bros., Fort Jennings. O. 



St. Joseph Apiary Co., St. Josejih, Mo. 



1. J. Stringham. 92 Barclay St., New York. 

 Leahy Manufacturing Co., Higginsville. Mo. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Texas State Bee-keepers' Association will hold its lith 



annual session at Greenville, on Wednesday and Thursday, 



April 5 and 6, one mile north of the court-house, at the apiary 



or Mrs. Jennie Atchley. All are invited. No hotel bills to pav. 



A. H. JoSES. Sec. Golden, Texas.' 



WANTED —Every one to send for our approval 

 slieets of line stamps at 50% commission. 

 Ag-eiits wanted in every town, S. H. Bhainard, 

 Box 361, Medina, Oliio. 



W 



ANTED,— To sell 3.5 hives with Italian bees; will 

 sell very cheap. M. A. Wilkins, 



Seneca, Nemaha Co., Kansas, 



Don't Forget 



to .sftid foronr 1K93 cireulai'. Dove- 

 tailed liives. Sections, Bee Supplies, 

 etc, J. NEBEL. £ SON, 



2tfdb HIGH HILL. MO. 



SUPPLIES. 



Larg-e illustrated catalogue free; or send 

 10c In stamps for THE BUSY BEE, a 

 book tellinsr liow to manage them. 

 WALTER S. POUDER, Indianapolis, Ind. 

 4-12db 175 E. Walnut Street. 



Root's Goods for the West. 



Address Jos. Nysewander, Des Moines, la. 

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I DEAR I 



= BEE=KEEPINQ i 



I FRIENDS: | 



S 1 shall lie glad to book your orders, for ^ 

 S what queens you may wish, for early spring = 

 ^ or summer delivery. Prices for untested, S 

 = February, March, April, and May, $1.00 etich; = 

 S six, $5.00, or $9.00 per dozen: June and after, = 

 = 75c each; $4.35 for 6; or $8.00 per dozen; 100 = 

 = tested three-banded queens, $1.50 each, for E 

 S early shipment. Prices for breeding-queens ^ 

 = on application. S 



— Remember, I breed both the three and — 

 = five banded Italians at above prices. My = 

 S queens give satisfaction, judging from the S 

 = many testimonials, from nearly three thou- = 



— sand sold In 1893. Safe arrival and .satisfac- — 

 = tion guarjinteed. Also Hives and Supplies = 

 = low.' 2tfdb = 



I JENNIE ATCHLEY,^ . I 



= Greenville, Hunt Co., Texas. = 

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^P°ln responding to this advertisement mention Glbaninob. 



Friends, I can furnish you 

 with all kinds of berry-plants 

 at about one-half the usual 

 price. Plants warranted. 

 Bank references. Satisfaction guaranteed. 6tfdb 

 Address EZRA G. SMITH, Manchester, N. Y. 



Berries. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Tested, $1, .50; 6 for $7.50. 

 Sent after Mar, 1st, Un- 

 tested, «1.00; 6, $6.00; or 

 $9.(,() per 13. Sent after A])ril 1st. Safe arrival guar- 

 anteed. Send for circular of Bees, Queens, Drones, 

 Root's Dovetailed Hives, Foundation. Extractors, 

 etc, J.IN.COIiWICK, Norse, Bo!<ique Co., Tex. 



Job Lot of Sections, $1.50 per IVI. 



White V-groove, 4J4. Samples by mail, 10c. All 

 supplies very cheap. Addrt ss 

 Stfdb Oliver Foster, Mt. Vernon, Linn Co., la. 



."^iPfTAc^s^nS °^ -^^^ Keepers Supplies. 



In writing advertisers please mention thl.-> paper 



Dovetailed Hives, Simplicity Hives, 



S£"Cr/0/VS. EXTRACTORS, ETC. 



A FULL LINE OF 



BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPL/ES. 



6O-PAGE CATALOGUE. Itfdb 



J. M. Jenkins, Wetumpka, Alabama. 



tS*In respondintr to tills adveitiseniiMt nienllun Gi.ka.vim.s. 



