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GLEANINGS IX BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 



eports § n o o u i» 11 g-i ft , 



SJ HAD 1 wea at Port Sanilac, the past 



if - - rhien I srot over 9M lbs. of honey. 



~k I ii.it think that verv bad for a new beginner. 



Ten colonies were all the bees I hail, bnt the honey 



.n Sanilac Co. this season, was the 



ever knew. 



\V:u. smuare, . ID n. Nor. 30th, Bui. 



- in otrr localitv have rlone splendidly since the 



. - "; \ wes in the neighborhood have 



led over 100 lbs. comb honey 



: . in the usual -way last sprinff. 



transfer several such myself. Our people 



are beeomlns interested on the subject. I have in- 



- i mine to over V'. hivins bousht some. 



W. F. Liwh. Cal dwin. Miss. 



And do you too have 'Spring troubles'?" 

 ■ -- tell us a bout it. 



DEAR 5TOYICB:— I wonder if any one of your sub- 

 - takes care of his bees as far from his work as 

 I do. It is "58 miles from where I sit all day long wri- 

 ting ' here my bees are. and I have taken 

 of them myself, increasing from S last 

 . I H readv to pnt in cellar and have taken :SW 

 - :: e extracted honey. Spent about 15 days 

 with them. I have promised mv wife $2.00 each, for 

 all the hives she winters. C. C. Miller. Chicago. I1L 

 A tip top idea Friend M. When we get 

 hold of something we can't manage ourselves, 

 whether it be intemperance, cider mills, or 

 tering - just put the whole matter into 

 the women's hands and it will generally be all 

 right. 



In Ansrust I visited several bee-keepers in Ononda- 

 ga Co., Mr. Root. Mr. Hosford and Lloyd of Oti-co 

 Taller. M-. I' ittle of Borodino, and other- Mr. 

 Root keep- al>ont 50 swarms, savs he has sold $3000 

 worth of honev in four years: has known only one 

 vear in his experience in which bees did not pay well. 

 Mr. Hosfbr '. worts bee- on shares for other l)ee-keep- 



-tlv. and has raised this season about 400 

 box honev. Mr. Llovd commenced the season with -21 

 swarms, increased to" 44. "na'nral swarming" and got 

 -' • -. box honey: he saves bees in the spring by 



-- the hives cold and windy davs. Mr. Doolittle's 

 report vou have. I will only add 1 had the privilege 



...srthat lot of -nine day's" honey ah in one pile 

 and it was a splendid sizht." Mr. D. also showed ns 

 hi- apiary, the SI.* Queen, her progeny etc. etc.. and I 

 think she is ia^t as good a Queen as one I bought of 

 M . L mgstrotn for £&••. 

 Taken altogether, we had a very pleasant and profit- 



:-it and left satisfied that "Ononilaza Co.. is the 



place for box hnnev. and that Bassuood i? the secret. 



find Photo of myself and wife: it takes 



Hake one bee-keeper at oar house. I expect 



df report- are true yoti will see the "better half" first. 



but twill not feel b'a'Hv. 



>r. t. Wheeler. Mexico, X. Y. Nov. -20th. 1S74. 



I7IPLE?IE>TS, DEVICES AND 

 SUGCXSnONS 



HOW TO SECIKE STRAIT COMBS EVERT TIME. 



Place the frames rightly and fill the hive to double 

 its canaeity according to ordinary ideas with bees 

 or ivhich is equivalent, contract the hive to half its 

 capacity, or so much that in hot weather, some bee~ 

 will hang out the first nijrht. In a few davs. insert 

 frames between, to give room. The philosophy is. 

 the bees beinsr cramped for room to build combs, 

 start them rightly on all the frames at once and then, 

 -tarred, when separated act as guides for the 

 rest of the frames introduced between. Trv it. fellow 

 Novices. H. Hi psox, Douglas. Mich. 



From what experience we have had, we 

 should judge the above to be correct. Where 

 the quantity of bees is limited, this result 

 can better be attained with short frames like 

 the Gallup or Standard. The principle is essen- 

 tiallv the one friend Dean works on: see page 

 91 Aiig. No. 



I gave my bees a little rye flour yesterday, and they 

 are working on it the same as in spring. "Will it do 

 any harm or good? Would you let them have what 

 they will carry into their hives ? Please answer bv 

 return mail, and von will verv much oblige, 



S. F. Newman. Norwalk. O. Nov. 10th. 1S74. 



Although we have had no experience in the 

 matter, we should say give them all they will 

 take any day in the year, by all means. Should 

 they not use it now, we feel sure it will be just 

 what is wanted in the spring. We had been 

 thinking our green house furnished the only 

 conditions under which meal could be fed in 

 the fall. 



A ijevii e for ccrrncG winter passages in 



THE COMB-. 



fT :- n tube 6 inches long and 1 inch in 



- . ped thus: This pushed in the comb 

 .:e time turning gentlv back and forth 

 mb nicely. The tube is easilv cleared by means 

 of .in awl thri-t ai -- .. - .- A. 



A. • . Hooker, Middleburv. Yt. Nov.; 



We hare tried the device, and it does the 

 work admirably. By simply thrusting the two 

 points through the comb and then turning the 

 tube : _ of a revolution, a smooth round hole 

 ich quicker than the sharpest pen 

 knife will do it. As he is the inventor, we pro- 

 make them just ri^ht and offer them 

 tors _-. e him an advertisement 



FRIEND NOVICE :— The Nov. No. of Gleanings 

 at hand. You =-eem to be at a loss for a substitute for 

 winter pollen. Suppose yon try "Sweet Potatoes" 

 nicely baked, and put within or near the hive. I have 

 done'so successfully. During warm weather I keep a 

 tumbler filled with water, and inverted in a saucer, 

 standing at the entrance. A bit of soft cotton cloth 

 twisted and coiled in the saucer leading to the en- 

 trance furnishes water at all times. Have had two 

 Queens in one hive nearly all summer— one wingless. 

 Have been successful so far. Have the Italians. For 

 pasturage have lruit blossom- and linn, the latter in 

 abundance, also clover, limited, some buckwheat, and 

 a few wild flower-. Miccess t-i Gleanings, alw^ivs 

 on time. P. T. Rolelm. Emlenton. Pa. Nov. 3rd, "74. 



A::er receiving the above, we imagined we 

 had succeeded a] so with sweet potato, but 

 now are obliged to come to the humiliating 

 conclusion that the mice ate it, for we only found 

 it gone, and did not see the bees at work at it. 

 Since trapping the mice it remains all untouch- 

 ed. If used as pollen we think it must be 

 packed on their legs ; did you see them do this 

 friend "Roleurn." or did they only tear it to 

 pieces for its saccharine juices? We >ha!l 

 have to learn caution in stating the results of 

 our experiments. 



I have an ice house with a front room 5 by 10 feet 

 with thick walls: would it do to put bees in it to win- 

 ter. If all is well, I want a Queen as early as it will 

 do to introduce her in the spring. Shall" I send you 

 the dollar now. or wait ? 



L. 31. Ealb. Bolivar. N. Y. Oct. >Jth, 1874. 



We do not see why the room will not answer 

 an excellent purpose if you can keep it between 

 40 and 45°. It will also have the advantage 

 of enabling you with little trouble, to keep it 

 coo! enough during protracted warm spells, 

 it is advisable to put the bees out. 



We would prefer that no order be sent us 

 for Queens until we, through Gleanings, give 

 notice that we. or our neighbors are ready to 

 ship them. This will not probably be before 

 June, unless the greenhouse .t/cx/W amount to 

 something in that direction. If it does, you 

 will be pretty sure to know all about it a> it 

 • progress - 



