GLEANINGS IX BEE C( f. I( UK. 



V. this month omit the usual heading of 

 this department out of respect to the 

 sex of delinquent, ihw readei - s can each and 

 every one determine for themselves as to where 

 she should be classed- 



A svibscriber writes, enclosing circular: 



• As you have gone into the recipe business. 1 here- 



u itli send yon a circular Irani 'away down in Maine.' " 



A-~ we always prefer to hear both sides of all 

 questions, we dropped the laity a line, which 

 elicited the following: 



I w ill mily gay that 1 hold myself responsible tor all 

 statements made in my circulars, and shall hold yon 

 responsible for any statements which yon may pub- 

 lish in relation to hie or my business. 



Respectfully, 



Ll/.ZtK K. < 'oTTOY. 



I', s. -Much i^ often gained by minding one's own 

 business, or, 



••To speak a little plainer that tin- point, you may see. 

 Is it any of your business what my business may'be?" 



N«>w it seems t<» us the lady certainly cannot 

 complain if we assist her in advertising, by 

 giving a few extracts from her circular, with- 

 out note or comment, and without tiny charge 

 w liatever. We clip as follows : 



Cotton's Controllable Hive. 1 have succeeded after 

 many costly and unsuccessful experiments, and care- 

 ful an'! determined investigations, in constructing a 

 hive which used in connection with a new system of 

 management, original with myself, i< destined to 

 work a complete revolution in the management of 

 bees. 



The capacity of mv hive for surplus honey is :!I glass 

 lw>xes, containing when well tilled about 4 lbs. each. 

 These hi\ es are so arranged that the bees have direct 

 ttccess to them from the main combs of the hive, with- 

 out passing through any partition or obstruction 

 whatever. Bees invariably enter these boxes without 

 manifesting the slightest hesitation. They never re- 

 main idly clustering on the outside of the hive, as is 

 -o often seen in others. 



< lontrolling or preventing swarming. 1 claim that 1 

 have solved, so as to render available to every bee 

 keeper, this leading point to successful and profitable 

 management of bees, Everyone who is acquainted 

 with management of bees will readily see the ureal 

 advantage arrising from successfully controlling or 

 preventing swarms. 1 am able with my hive to obtain 

 either swarms or surplus honey at wiU. When swarms 

 are desired I arrange at the commencement of the 

 season to have them i>sne. and when surplus honey is 

 preferrel, 1 with a very simple process original with 

 myself, turn the whole force of bees to storing honey, 

 and at the stain • tint - koo|> up the same increase of 

 l>ees as if swarms were allowed to issue, and to those 

 who have not tested the matter it is surprising what 

 quantities ot honey; a colonj <<!' bees not allowed to 

 swarm will collect tVver one casting swarms. There 

 have been several plans advocated for controlling or 

 preventing swarms, bui all have failed. 



Foo i for bees. Feeding bees is sometimes absolutely 

 necessary to save the stock from starvation, at other 

 tini.'s it i- desirable to fe 'd to induce early swarms, 

 and at other times feeding is resorted to for the pur- 

 nos ■ of tilling the brood section of the hive with 

 lionej of inferior quality for the use of the bees, in 

 ord •!• to secure in boxes all that i- collected from the 

 Held- b;. tli • bees. [ will here state that l am an ad- 

 vocate of feeding uiebr each of the above rircuni- 

 stancas. and I have labored to prepare a fool which 

 will sui! tli- taste of l>ees. and not prove iujurious 



to them. 1 have sn led in preparing a food for 



boo which meets all re.pur2ni3nts. besides being 

 r ry cheap, costing on!} about Six Covts per lyound. 

 Bees readily store it away in combs, and will build 

 combs tor storing it. wlien fed on this alone; and 

 whether fe I in larg • or sin ill quantities, no bad effieel 

 is produced upon the health oi the bees. Bee keep- 

 er who have attempted to f 1 have generally found 



• l i; e.l -a '-.-, t'l I!) ■: t ■ 11 - 1\ II llg to 



take up the food furnished ; at other times thej have 

 found that it litis incited the bees to robbing, ami 

 many stocks have been destroyed by robbing, when 

 the prime first cause was an 'attempt to feed some 

 weaK colony, as after bees have once been rendered 

 furious by plundering a weak -toek. or bji being fed 

 till together in the open air. thex often venture to at- 

 tack strong stocks, and thus many stocks are annual! 3 

 destroyed : and bees as usualh fed frequently become 

 diseased, suffering from dysentery, etc., throngh the 

 winter, ami often die before spring from this cause,. 

 or if they live through the w inter they tire so weak in 

 the spring as to be of little pro-tit that season. But 

 with m\ food no such loss will lie experienced. This 

 food tills a want long felt by bee keepers. / warrant 

 it the hint limit for bees //mi can i» produced. 



PRICE l.lsl'. 



For a vigorous colony <>; Native bees in Con- 

 trollable hive, with full and minute direc- 

 tions for management, safe arrival at end 



of express route guaranteed $35, * 



For vigorous colony of Italian bees, other con- 

 ditions same as above 30.00 



For an empty controllable hive with directions 



for management 15.00 



Italian Queens 10.001 



Native Queens a.ne 



Glass honey boxes fitting Controllable hive, 



each-. 15 



Recipe for the manufacture bffoodfor bees 10.00 1 



Feeders, made to lit anv hive, -inglv s-J.OO : per 



dozen * '. 20.01 



Smokers 1.00 



Bee \eils.— a perfect protcei ion from stings 1.00 



Address, I.i/./.ik. F. Cotton' 



West Gorham, Maine. 

 January, tST.S. 



DEAR STOVICE: I like \ ■ little paper very 



much, and one reason win I like it, is because you an 

 always readv to go for till swindlers and humbugs, 

 especially itr. Mitchel. who swindled iin' out of ten 

 dollars for a pretended device to fertilize queens in 

 confinement. He fairly promised me that if the thing 

 would not work as he said, be would refund tin 

 money: but after he had the money lie refused to 

 answer everv letter that 1 wrote about it. So -go for 

 liini*" and all other swindlers. 



J. M. Xiom.KK, 



Covington, Ohio. 



DEPOSITORY OF 



BIsitei H®m©i g 



Or Letters From tlie*«- »» »m» have mude Bee 

 Culture si Failure. 



fjpkEAR NOVICE :— Although I am taking Bee 

 >| 3} Journals, I am destitute of bees now. During 

 ~< 1S7I and [872 I lost all I bad. viz: 15 colonies of 

 bees called Black. Not one left. "J>ysent<-rjr '. ili/si n- 

 tery ! They were all 1 had: ami were purchased bj 

 getting a. f hove and a 41 there; and getting one colo- 

 nv here and another Here. etc.. etc. Ail i< gone. 

 Also bought two. counties of the Buckeye Bes-hive. 

 It proved worthless, ami I lo-i u«y house'and lot here 

 by it, thus throwing me Hat. But I must have bees, 

 uexl vear- is;t. What can yon do to start me iu //<•'- 

 ion*} Give advice, and aid me under these difficul- 

 ties if yottfean. 1 can handle l>ees quite easilj". 

 kindly. Yours, 



J. iMillbliiSH 

 Kygerville, Gallia Co™ ' ►.. Sov.-ioth, 1873. 



Now it'it should come to pass that there is 

 no remedy for the Bee-*lisease, there certainly 

 is one for losing m utey ia patent rights. 

 Never invest in rights <>r receipts, but yet oiu 

 or two colonies some way honestly and build 

 up again. Don't expect, or even aceeptof aid 

 unless it comes :ts a jitsi equivalent of fair.. 

 honest, days works; you can then feel that 

 your possessions however -mall are all y<>>n- 

 oipn, and you are thus tar as independent as 

 the '> 'st amons: ns. 



