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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jl'LY. 



to spoil your reputation by sending out raw 

 unripened honej\ 



I s 1 n ii -T out a barrel oi honey yesterday, and intend- 

 c 1 to tlo the same to-day but got sick from working too 

 b ml. leather was extremely hot and help is scarce. 

 TUBOD. M. Moltz, West Fairview, Pa. 



Is not your Apiary so arranged that you 

 w »rk it a disadvantage friend M? A barrel, 

 s'tould not be a fatiguing day's work. 



Qi'KEN REAU1MG. 



No. 2. 

 ^/TljiS vexatious to have a fine lot of Queen 

 i|j cells built, capped over and just ready 

 to hatch, and then have the greater part 

 torn down. We are glad to be able to state 

 that there is a way of making all such losses 

 out of the question, especially when you are 

 building up an apiary as we are now. We 

 gave this plan partially two years ago, in A. 

 B. J., pa^e 15, Vol. 8. It is as follows : Make 

 a Queenless colony by any method you choose, 

 then supply them with eggs only, or eggs and 

 brood both as you prefer, from your choicest 

 Queen; there should be bees enough, mostly 

 young, to cover ten combs. Just before the 

 Queen cells are ready to hatch, cut them out, 

 and put them back so that you have one in 

 eacli comb ; or what is better, go to your oth- 

 er hives and select combs containing young 

 boes just hatching, or gnawing out of their 

 Cells— -be sure you see on each comb, bees just 

 biting through — and insert a cell in each of 

 these. Of course you shook or brushed every 

 bee from these combs before inserting the cell ; 

 now place them' all in the hive where the cells 

 were reared,, and leave them long enough to 

 hive them well covered with bees, and the 

 cells properly fastened, if convenient. ' Should 

 " you yet 15 or 20 cells, a double width or Stand- 

 ard hive will be found quite couvenient. Of 

 course none of the 'Queens must be allowed to 

 hatch in this mammoth hive of combs of brood, 

 but each comb with cell and adhering bees is 

 to be takeu up quietly and carried to a new 

 hive on a new stand. This operation should 

 be performed toward evening, when the bees 

 are all at home. These combs with cell etc., 

 in the new hive, if they contain plenty of bees 

 and brood will generally care for the Queen 

 without trouble, but to make a sure tl.iag of it 

 we would give a second comb of hatching bees 

 to each one ; this will make them strong nu- 

 clei, able to repel robbers, or to take care of 

 what eggs or unsealed larva' their combs may 

 contain. Put the two combs up to one side of 

 the hive with the Queen cell between them, 

 and if you have them, an empty comb or two 

 with them will be all the better. Tuck the 

 quilt around them carefully, for they are 

 "homeless orphans" until their Queen hatches, 

 and fasten them in for one or two days. This 

 last is not always necessary but if robbers are 

 about, it prevents the necessity of close watch- 

 ing, and will induce many bees to remain that 

 might otherwise go home. Build them up as 

 mentioned last month. 



See that every colony is supplied with eggs 

 nt hunt once in three <hiyx, whenever any thing 

 may occur to prevent their having a laying 

 Queen. With a colony rearing Queen cells, it 

 will be of great advantage, as it keeps the 

 young bees all constantly employed, and after 



their Queen is hatched, and until she begins to 

 lay (a period of from 8 to 12 days with us), 

 it is of the greatest importance not only in 

 permitting the colony to go on briskly, but in 

 inducing the young Queen to make an early 

 flight. You can get e^i^s now, by patting an 

 empty comb in a strong colony over night, and 

 if you have nicely fitting hives and frames, you 

 can put them in where needed almost as quick- 

 ly as we can tell it. If you are going to be an 

 Apiarist there should be no excuse for neglect- 

 ing little matters like this. 



II u m 1> u g s an <1 S >v i ii, a I o H 

 Pertaining: to Bee Culture, 



[We respectfully solicit the aid of our friends in 

 conducting this department, and would consider it 

 a favor to have them send us all circulars that have 

 a deceptive appearance. The greatest care will be at 

 all times maintained to prevent injustice being done 

 any one.] 



ijrli. T. II. B. WOODY, Manchester, Mo. 



'J3j was complained of, some time ago, and 

 we wrote him, asking if he could give us any 

 explanation of the matter. He replied at 

 length, stating he had faithfully filled all or- 

 ders with the exception of one, the writer of 

 which had failed to give his address, and that 

 he would be pleased to learn where he should 

 send the money or Queens. This might have 

 explained a part of the matter, and had he not 

 before closing, called on God to witness the 

 purity of all Ins motives and intentions, we 

 might have thought him upright and honora- 

 ble. We then wrote our friend Kluin, of Sher- 

 man, Texas, that Mr. Woody had lost his ad- 

 dress ; friend K. considered this too big a joke 

 altogether, and forwarded us a mass of letters 

 of apology, excuses, and attempts to lay the 

 blame on other people, that it seems to us it 

 would have been worth full $12.00, the amount 

 in question, to write. He first blames G. H. 

 Boughton, (see Dec. Swindles of last year) for 

 having cheated him out of a larger amount, as 

 if that excused him at all ; and finally says he 

 will return the money by post office order if 

 friend K. will take the risk of having it sent 

 thus. Afterward wants to know if he won't 

 "take pigs," money is so hard to get ; it may be 

 hard to get in Texas too, for that matter. At 

 all events our subscriber had be£n writing 

 nearly two years in vain, in the attempt to get 

 back his $12.00 or the Queens, and yet Mr.^T. 

 II. B., "didn't know his address." 



A large number of persons are now solicit- 

 ing orders for Queens, Bee-keeper's supplies 

 etc. etc., and just as soon as it is known that 

 one of them refuses to refund the mouey sent 

 him, or to send the goods ordered, we hope our 

 friends will give us their names without hesi- 

 tation. Before making any transaction public, 

 we will give them ample time to clear them- 

 selves if they can. 



Queens reared on Kelley's Island are again 

 advertised in such glowing terms, as the "Italy 

 of America etc.," and the prices asked for them 

 are enough to do all they propose honorably, 

 but the gentlemen should be informed that it' 

 no Queens are reared at all on the Island, as 

 was the case last year, they may expect to have 

 our Bee-keepers fully informed in the matter. 

 Several letters are now on hand regarding 

 their traffic. 



