1875 



GLTEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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vinarrolpome, then the combs were removed. an<l the 

 Tneiil ))ile(l up in temiitinK Jieaiis in the snn, hut per- 

 "Seotlv proteeted from everv hreath of wind l>y the 

 plass. Tlicy fairly roll and tumble In it In their joy, 

 and tlielrroar "of happy Industry soun<is lil;e. an 

 immense water fall. "'Just see the crazv little fellows." 

 •says Mrs. N., as she hohis \ip a handful ofmeal, whlcli 

 i<" instantly surrounded by the eager buzzinjr and 

 lannlns multit\u'le, and as s"he In-comes interested in 

 Ptudvinp the wonderful skill with which they moisten 

 the meal with their tonirues and then pacli it in their 

 tpieer ilttle pockets, she forjrets that bees ever do 

 stinjr, and where is the wonder; there is certainly 

 nothinp about the insects that hover about our headH 

 5ind ears now, that would suggest malice toward any 

 living thing. 



At this juncture Novice suddenly remembers that it 

 is the SOtli day of March, the paper is not vet mailed, 

 accordingly his first move Is to give Blue Sye''s hea(i a 

 liuge liump against the top of the low door way, and 

 iust now her mouth is puckering, in the attempt to 

 "keep back the tears that will well up in spite of his 

 npologies, and exhortations to be a "brave girl." The 

 1)ees bu7.7, against the glass to some extent, but wc 

 Iru8t will not when they become more accustomed to 

 it. Wheat flour they use to some extent, hut as we 

 mentioned last year, nothing seems to please them so 

 well as the rve and oats. 



Eveirinn-— "Rut vou ought to just take a peep with ua 

 into onr hives. Brood is started like June, and solid 

 matches of cells are seen, filled with the meal pollen. 

 Only 53 colonies now ; 11 lost in the "glass" experiments, 

 2 starved, 1 got tlysenterry and "friz," and one sold. 



SUNDRY MATTERS. 



The second semi-annual session of the Michigan 

 Kee-Keeper's Association, will be held in Kalamazoo, 

 Mich.. Mav 6th, 1875. 



Hekbeut a. Buuch, Sec'y. South Haven, Mich. 



Kcyes & Finn \vrite as follows: Enclosed find Si. 00 

 to continue our advertisement in \\>r\\ No., as we wish 

 to know whether our hive will stand the fire of criti- 

 cism or not. If it is a humbug, the sooner it is found 

 out, the better for all parties. It has carried us safely 

 through two winters, and all is safe this winter, thus 

 far (Marcli 3d) with ourfiS stands. 



I receivpfl an imported cpiecn from Mr. Dadant, 

 that lived two years and was one of the most prolific 

 ttueens I have ever had. She was then killed by acci- 

 •clent. I have received queens from Chas. Dadant at 

 fliree different times and they have always been sat- 

 isfactory-, not as tame as sonie bees I have seen, but 

 excellent workers and very (|uiet on the combs. You 

 way think ni'^ an especial "iViend of Mr. I)., but I do 

 Biot know the man personally and he does not know 

 tliat I am over pleased with the queens I have receiv- 

 <d of him. I have an imported mieen at present, of a 

 ^lark leatlier color, from whicli I expect much. Her 

 workers arc well marked, broad band, but not as 

 light as nianv like. Your friend, a lover of the bees. 

 A. T. Williams, Deer plain, Calhoun Co., Ills. 



*nS! BEGAN the season of 1874 with five stocks, in- 

 Jt|I creased to fourteen, from which I have sold 300 

 ~s ])ounds of box houey, at an average of 22 cents 

 l>er pound. 



VV. S. Wake, Fuller's Station, N. Y., Mar. 3d, 1875. 



I commenced in the spring with 18 stocks, winter- 

 ed out doois in Quinby hive; bees in just ordinary 

 condition. Commenced feeding, to stimulate breed- 

 lug, about the middle of April, and also took out all 

 the combs not occupied. In doing this, I did away 

 with a good deal of unnecessary room to be kept 

 warm. I found that by this treatment they increas- 

 cil much faster than ever before. 



Increased my stock to 20 by dividing. Bulk of 

 box honev was secured from the mi<ldle of June to 

 the last of -July. The 10th of August I took the last 

 of my boxes off and extracted all the honey from 

 iirood combs. Hives -were well filled for winter from 

 fall flowers. I am wintering 34 stocks; have increas- 

 ed 5 bv nurrhasc, 



whole amount of box Honey 1,111 lbs. 



" extracted lioney 712 " 



Total 1.823 " 



I consider the iibove a fair yield, as tliey received 

 but little attention after sjiring opened, besides I use 



the great heavy, bungling. comi>Hcated, Quinby 

 frame and hive. We like tliat kinil of bungling lihx', 

 here in York State, in spite of what was saiil at the 

 N. A. Bee Keeper's Convention. " By their /rwifs yc 

 shall know them." 



A. H. Hoot, Palmyra, N. Y., March t-th, is:5. 



Will bee-keeping T)ay in Northern Indiana? A re- 

 port of 3(i stamls of bees kept by the writer 1?^ miles 

 south of the town of Akron, Fulton Co., Intliana. 



3(i Stands, vaUuMWCSfi.dO each filHO.oo 



43 Bee HivesW*l.CO each 12!i.0O 



Estimate o f time 25.00 



Total »i4.(;0 



S334.00 forms the principal invested in money and 

 work ; now for the interest on the same. 



Box Honey 84S lbs.((x2Cc. per lb SlWufH) 



Extracted .327 Ibs.fnslfic. per lb .52.32 



Increaee, 7 standsru $5.a) each 35.00 



Bees Wax, 31 lbs.C'?i25c. per lb 7.75 



Total interest UMM) 



S264.0O is the interest which is a fraction over t-0 i)ev 

 cent clear of all expenses. I have 8 stands of pure 

 Italians, and a number of hvbrids. I hatl my t^ieens 

 ship)>ed from Wisconsin. Massachusets, and Medina 

 Co., Ohio. I use a modified Langstroth hive, with 8 

 frames, dimensions of hive inside 12xlfi and 12K inch- 

 es deep. I work at the carpenters trade In summer 

 and my wife and children attend to the l)ees and farm 

 of 80 acres. Adkaiiam Pontius, Akron, Fulton Co., 111. 



OUR MEDLEY. 



»|]HE following came to hand after the Sup- 

 ^ plement was printed. 



Edmund Estey, Cardiff, Onon. Co., N. Y., 

 sends us the following printed in large capitals. 

 I have a notion to see my nose in with the rest, so I 

 will send along a picture. I don't know where you 

 will i)lace me, but put me where you please so I am 

 with the bee men. You will see by the marks I make 

 that I have never been able to blow my horn, although 

 I think I can do as much with bees, as any with the 

 same experience. I have kept bees since 1840. Got 

 hold of my first Bee Journal three years ago, couldn't 

 read, justbarely knew my letters. My mother died 

 when I was small, and I had to come up on foot, alone, 

 across lots and with a hand-sled loaded ; so there was 

 little room for education. I got my learning from 

 Langstroth Quinby and King; I have taken three Bee 

 Journals for the last three years and can now read 

 them myself. I have a hive of ray own getting up, 

 frames 12x12 inside. Use division" board— one frame 

 or twelve — use same liive for raising queens. I have 

 made nine swarms from one, in one year. As Bee- 

 keepers are all friends to each other here, I hope we 

 shall meet at the great Bee-keepers' Convention 

 where we shall part no more. 



Geo. F. Foote, M. D., Stamford, Conn., sends 

 the following kind invitation. For this and 

 many others of the same kind, we can only 

 returnthanks and assure you that the kindness 

 is fully appreciated, but that if we take good 

 care of our bees, and Gleanings too, our visits 

 will have to be limited to those of only a few 

 hours, among near neighbors. 



Should you and Mrs Novice come east the coming 

 season, Mrs. Foote and five nearly grown up "Feet" 

 will be most happy to have 5'oti tvith that juvenile of 

 cmirse, as guests. We can feast you, swim you, fish 

 you, drive j'ou, boat you and show you our apiary 

 which though yet small, you will find secundum artem. 

 Inclose<l find my "phiz", taken some six or eight 

 years ago. I am better looking now. I would like to 

 see you. 



A man who can't get a dollar's worth out of the 



"Windmill Print" can't read, and should have his 



perception brightened bv a i)air of leather spectacles. 



Geo. F. i'oote M. I). Stamford, Conn. 



A. I. Root, Dear Sir ;— Just behold ! 

 J. W. D. Camp, Camden, Ohio, 

 the student In Bee-Culture, and tell me If I look 

 like I could learn to succeed. 



We .see nothing to hinder, ft"iend C.,but then 

 you know "we cannot always tell how far a 

 frog can jump, by his looks." 

 M. H. Tweed, Pittsburg, Pa. Page 124, Vol. 2. 



