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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Contents of this Number. 



Apiary of F. A. Gemindl ... 217 j Honey on .a Stick 222 



Axtt'li's Report 212i Jake .Smith 218 



Brood, Overheated 221 Lament of the Faimer 233 



Brood, Karl V 208 LanKstrotli's History 206 



Candvfor Feeding 221[Maiuinr.-i Tallc 207 



Comb-guide, Rislow's 215|NeUis' Recollections .21.5 



Distilleries, Government — 222| Pnrthenouenesis 211 



Dobs on Sash 223^ Punics, Reply to A lley 228 



Extractor, Carpenter's 21.")] Rambler at Hfrrielc's 209 



Half-story Brood-chambei s. 213 Swarming v. Dividing 221 



Heredity of Bees 219] Warming Houses 219 



Hoffman Frames Ahead 222! Winter Losses at Medina ...228 



CONVENTION NOTICES 



The semi-annual meeting of the Utah Bee-lceepe rs' Associa- 

 tion will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 10. 11. 1R93. All 

 interested are invited. R. T. Rhees. Sec. 



The members of the old Southern Illinois Bee keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, and those interested in apiculture, are requested to 

 correspond or meet in DuQuoin.Ill. on Sat., Apr. 1st. 1893, for 

 the jmrpose of reorganizing. F. H, Kennedy, Sec. 



DuQuoin.Ill. 



The Susquehanna Co. Bee-keepers' Association will hold its 

 next meeting at the Tarbell House. Montrose, on Thurs.. May 

 4,1893. All are invited. H. M. Seeley, Sec. 



Harford, Fa. 



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



annual session at Greenville, un Wednesd.iy and Thursday, 



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



of Mrs. Jennie Atchley. Ml are invited. No hotel bills to ijay. 



A. H. Jones Sec, Golden, Texas. 



WANTED.— To exchange egg's tor hatcliing-, foi- 

 tliiii foundation, or all-in-one-piece sections. 

 My stock of Lig-lit Brahmas, Wlilte P. Rocks, and 

 Golden Wyandottes, are as g-ood as the liest. .5tfdb 

 D. F. Lashiek, Hooper, Biooine Co., N. Y. 



\ I' ANTED.— To e.xchang'e a strictly reliabh^ incu- 

 VV bator and brooder for Barnes foot-power saw, 

 or tt) correspond with parties in need of incubators. 

 Address Ed. W. Cole, Manufacturer of the 

 "Triumpli " Incubators and Brooders, Kenton, O. 



ANTED.— To buy second-liand sawmill ma- 

 chinery. W. S. Ammon, Reading-, Pa. 4-6-8d 



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The following bee-keepevs, viz.. Mr. and Mrs. W. O.Victor. 

 Messrs. R. A. Jansen, R. A Armstrong. Jr.. and H. J. Moses, of 

 Wharton; and Messrs. J. H. Mullin & Son, of Oakland and Ea- 

 gle Lake Texas, met at the apiary of Mr. W. O. Victor, in the 

 town of Wharton. Feb. 25, 1893, .and, after a temporary meet- 

 ing, with Mr. R. A. Jansen acting as chairman, and T. H. Mul- 

 lin secretary, permanently organized the South Texas Bee- 

 keepers' Association. W O. Victor was elected president, and 

 T. H. Mullin secretary. The object of this organization is to 

 further the interests of bee-keepers, and to discuss " beeolo- 

 gy'' for the advancement and benefit of bee-keepers. Mem- 

 bers present represented -"lOS colonies of bees, spring count; 

 3.5,000 lbs. of honey, and 300 lbs. of wax. last crop. Prospects 

 were discussed as to an average cro)) of honey this year, and 

 decided good An amount suflicient was furnished the secre- 

 tary for stationery, with instructions to invite all bee-keepers 

 of this sccfiiin to join us. Many subjects were discussed per- 

 taining' to the liee and the many ways of working them to the 

 best adv.intaiic. A bottle of " pure honev" (so called), pur- 

 chased.in Houston. Tex., and prepared by Geo. K. McMeacham 

 & Sons, Wheeling. W. Va.. was presented to the association by 

 the president, and was examined and passed upon as being mi- 

 nus any honey taste whatever. It was decided to send a sam- 

 ple of said honey to A. I. Root, for further investigation. The 

 secret.ar.v wis instructed to furnish conies of the proceedings 

 of this meeting to Gleantn(;s in Bee CiLTt re and American 

 Bee Journal for publication The assocbitioii meets May 18th 

 and 19th. 1893, at the apiary of W O. Victor, Wharton, Texas. 

 All bee-keepers are res])ectfullv invited to attend. 



T. H. Mullin, Sec. W. O. Victor, Pies. 



Wants or Exchange Department. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one halt our usu- 

 al rates. All advertisements intended for this department 

 must not exceed five lines, and you must SAY you want your 

 adv't in this department, or we will not be responsible for er 

 rors. You can have the notice as many lines as you please, 

 but all over five lines will cost you aceordihg to bur i egiilai 

 rates. This department is intended only for bona-tide ex 

 changes. Exchanges for cash or for price lists, or notices of 

 feringartir-les for sale, can not be inserted under this head 

 For such our regtilar rates of 20 cts. a line will be cliarged, and 

 they will be put with the regular advertisements We can not 

 be responsible for dissatisfaction arising from these "swaps." 



BICYCLES! Solid and pneumatic tires, new and 

 secondhand, want any tiling with a v.nlne. 



Robert B. Gedye, Lii Salle, 111. 



WANTED.— About 20 ll)s. second-hand type. 

 R. W. Gurley, Hendersonville, N. C. 



WANTED.- To e.xchango 14 fonts of type (only in 

 use six months) for hives (dovetailed preferred), 

 foundation, sections, or offers. 



F. H. Jewhurst, Richmond, Henrico Co., V^a. 



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ANTED.— To exchange poultry electrotypes or 

 printing, for bees or sup|)lies. 



L. Jaques, Chatham Center, N. Y. 



WANTED.— To e.xchange one Hilleron cornet (B- 

 Hat; I paid *](! cash for it second-hand), for 100 

 good straight worker combs "that are free from dis- 

 ease," in thick top Simplicity frames. Write at 

 once. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



W. D. Lahkin, We.st Berlin, Mass. 



WANTED.— To exchange comb foundation and 

 Japanese buckwheat, for beeswax. 6-7d 



F. N. Johnson, Knoxville, Knox Co., HI. Box 1^7. 



WANTED.— The address of some bee-keeper that 

 has about 10 or 12 stands to sell. Write me 

 prices and terms. Should like them as near Good- 

 hue Co. as possible. Geo. A. Fenton. 



Pine Island, Goodhue Co., Minn. 



WANTED.— To exchange one Winchester rifle. 32 

 caliber, pistol grip, set triggers; 90 improved 

 Hoffman frames; 14.5 section-holders; 100 tin rab- 

 bets; 100 wood separators; one Parker foundation- 

 fastener, for a four-frame reversible Stanley ex- 

 tractor in good order. 



John Davis, Garland City, Ark. 



WANTED.— To exchange 2 story 8-f rame tin-roof 

 hives, with full sets of combs and queen-ex- 

 cluding zinc lione.v -boards, for books, Jersey calf, 

 breech-loading shot-gun, Winchester rifle, revolver, 

 or offers. .i-7d M. Frank Taber, Salem, O. 



WANTED.— An active young man of good morals, 

 and experience in bee culture, to work in apia- 

 ry. State experience, and wages wanted. 



W. D. Wright, Altamimt, N. Y. 



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TITANTED.— A situation, to take charge of an api- 

 VV ■ ary in the spring. Have had several years' ex- 

 perience with bees. Prefer California, but would 

 not ob,iect to any good locality. P. Marsh, 



.5-6d Big Stone Gap, Va. 



ANTED. — To rent an apiary, or a position as an 

 apiarist in California. Correspond with 



Chas. Brown, Nicolaus, Sutter Co,, Cal, 



WANTED.— To exchange a lot of Simplicity bee- 

 hives, eight and ten frame, complete, for guitar. 

 Indian game chickens, or offers. 

 5-6 J. C. Provins, Masontown, Pa. 



WANTED.— To exchange frames of comb with 

 some honey in. for bees, frames wired. Want 

 bees in May' or .lune. Make me offers. 



Charles E. Hardesty, 

 Connotton, Harrison Co., Ohio. 



T17 ANTED.— To exchange pure -bred Dorking 

 VV chicks and flue pedigree shepherd pups, for 

 Italian bees, or off'ers. VVynn Smith, 



Lock Box 2^5, Aui'ora, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange a new foot-power saw 

 to rhonej'. The honey to be delivered next fall. 

 W. S. Wright, Battle Creek, Mich. 



7 ANTED. —By young man a position in an apia- 

 ry. E.xperienced. Address 



E. C. Green, Wuyne, Mich. Box 305. 



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A Four-Color Label for Only 75 

 Cts. Per Thousand. 



Just think of it! we can furnish you a very neat 

 four-cdhir label, with your name and address, with 

 the choice of having either " comb " or "extracted " 

 before the word "honey," for only 75 cts. per thou- 

 sand; 50 cts. per .500, or 30 cts. for 2.50, postpaid. The 

 size of the label is 2^x1 inch— just right to go round 

 the neck of a liottle, to put on a section, or to adorn 

 the front of a honey-tumbler. Send for our special 

 label catalogue for samples of this and many other 

 pretty designs iu label work. 



A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



