1890 



GLii^ANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



191 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa 218 



Bee Brethren— Poem 195 



Bee-eseapes 197 



Bees, The Best 203 



Boanlnian's Picture 213 



Brood-frames Top of Hive 208 



Buckwheat Crossing 206 



Capri ng Queens 20:! 



Carniolans Bad 2Ifi 



Colonies Outdoors 209 



Convention. Ohio State 2iri 



Double Top-bars 204 



Ennmeled Sheets 215 



Extraetors, Multiframe 2ii0 



Ex tractors, Reversible 2i7 



Feedincf Outdoors 201 



Fixed Frames 189. 199 



Foundation. Fastening 200 



Gill's Hives 20? 



Honey for Dyspeptics 202 



Honey-eaters Wanted 197 



Honey, Shipping 218 



Honey, Retailing 208 



Increase by Dividing 207 



Increase, to Pievent 213 



L:ini;struth Hi ve in Ger'y.. 211 



Markctinu- Honey 202,218 



Miller's Fdn Fastener 2fl0 



Pine-tree Honey 210 



Ouilts or Enameled Cloths. .214 

 Report of Clev. Conyention.216 



Reversing 217 



Slii ppiug Honey 218 



Swaniiing. Automatic 215 



Top-bars, Width of 209 



Top-bars. Thick 208 



Top-bars. Double 204 



Top-bars and Burr-combs... 208 



Thick Bars 203,20.') 



Wells on Hilltops 19fi 



Wiring 198 



Wisconsin Bee-keepers 207 



Keepers' 



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