1879 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



421 



IMPLEMENTS FOB, BEE CULTURE 

 ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



For description of the various articles, see our 

 Twenty-First Edition Circular and Price List, mailed 

 on application. 



For directions How to Make all these various arti- 

 cles and implements, see A B C of Bee Culture. 



This Price List to be taken in place of those of 

 former date. 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand 

 column of figures ; the figures giving the amount of 

 postage required. 



To Canada, merchandise by mail is limited to 8% 

 oz., and nothing can be sent for less than 10 cents. 



I A B C of Bee Culture, Five Parts complete 



in one, paper cover 1 00 



The same, neatly bound in cloth 1 25 



Single Parts, in paper, each to 



15 | Alighting Board, detachable (See A B C) $ 1U 

 I Alsike Clover. See seeds. 



I Balances, spring, for suspended hive (00 lbs.) 8 00 



I Barrels for honey 2 50 



I " " waxed and painted... . 3 50 

 Basket for broken combs to be hung in the 



Extractor 25 



I Basswood Trees for planting. See price li*t. 

 I Bees, per colony, fr jm $7 to $16. See price 

 list. 



10 Bee-Hunting Box, with printed instructions 25 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings 50, 00, 75 



10 Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame ma- 

 king 15 



I Buckwheat. See seeds. 



10 Burlap for covering bees, 40 in. wide, per yd 10 



Buzz-Saw, foot-power, complete 35 00 



Buzz-Saws, extra, 85c, to $3.50. See price list. 

 Buzz-Saw mandrel and boxes complete for 



6 inch saws (no saws included) 5 00 



[ The same for 7 and 8 in. saws (not mailable) 7 00 

 3 Cages for queens, provisioned (See price list) 10 



30 " " perdoz 100 



20 Candy for bees, can be fed at any season, 



per lb 07 



I Cans for shipping extracted honey (See 

 | Honey), from 25c to $1.00. 



I Cards, queen registering, per doz 06 



" " " per 100 40 



60 | Chaff Cushions for wintering (See ABC).. 30 



91 " " without the chaff 15 



] Chaff Hive (See Hives) 5 00 



2 I Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 06 



| Clamps for making section boxes 75 



Clasps for transferring, package of 100 25 



Climbers for Bee-Hunting 2 50 



Comb Basket, made of tin, holds 5 frames, 



has hinged cover and pair of handles 1 50 



Comb Foundation Machines complete $22 to 100 00 



Comb Holder to put on edge of hive 25 



Comb in metal cornered frames, complete 25 



Corners, metal, per 100 50 



" " top only, per 100 : 60 



" " bottom, per 100 40 



I Corners, Machinery complete for making $250 00 

 j Crate for shipping comb honey. Sec Hives. 



I Division Boards of cloth and chaff 20 



I Duck, for covering frames and for feeders. 



29 inches wide, per yd . . 20 



Enameled Cloth, bees seldom bite or prop- 

 olize it, per yard, 45 inches wide, 



20c. By the piece (12 yards) 18 



Extractors, according to size of frame, 

 $6 50 to 10 00. 

 " Inside and gearing, including 



Honey-gate 5 00 



" Hoops to go around the top 50 



" " perdoz 5 00 



Feeder, Simplicity (See price list) 1 pint 05 



Feeders, 1 quart, tin 10 



The same, half size, 05 



The same, 6 qts, to be used in upper story 50 



Feeders, open air 25 



Files for small circular rip saws, new and 



valuable, 20c; per doz. by express... 2 00 

 " The same, large size, double above 



prices. 



" 3 cornered, for cross-cut saws, 10c; doz 1 00 

 Foundation. See Comb Foundation. 



Fountain Pump, or Swarm Arrester 8 50 



I Frames with sample Kabbet and Clasps... 10 



I 

 10 1 



20 

 2(1 

 15 



15 



18 I Galvanized Iron Wire for grapevine trellises 



I per lb. (about 100 feet) 20 



25 I Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering. . 50 



| Gauge for planing lumber, brass 50 



I " " making hives (See Hives) 50 



50 i Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 1 25 

 Glass. See price list. 



] Gleanings, per year 1 00 



I For prices of back vol's, see price list. 

 ! Gloves. See Rubber Gloves. 

 Grape Sugar for feeding bees. See price list. 

 Grape vines fort-hading hives. See- price list. 

 Hammers and nails. See price list. 

 Hives trom 5nc to »t> 25. Sec price list. 

 Honey. See price list. 



" Plants. See seeds. 

 Honey Knives, straight or curved blade. 



" Vi doz 



" l A doz by Express 4 75 



Jars for shipping extracted honey. See 



Honey. 

 Labels for honey, from 25 to 50c per 100 ; 



for particulars see price list. 

 Lamp Nursery, for hatching queen cells. .. 

 Larvse, for queen rearing, from June to 



Sept 



Leather for smoker bellows, per side 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 



Magnifying Glass, pocket 



" " Double lens, brass, on 



three feet 



Medley of Bee-Keepers' Photo's, 150 photo's 

 Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 

 Prepared objects for above, such 

 as bee's wing, sting, eye, foot, &c, each 

 Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 



per yard 



Nails. See Hammers and nails. 



Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



Paraffine, for waxing barrels, per lb 20 



Photo of House Apiary and improvements 25 

 Planes and Planers. See price list. 

 Pruning saws for taking down swarms, 75 and 85 

 Queens, 25c to $6 00. See price list. 



Rabbets, metal, per foot 



Rubber Gloves, $1.5" and $1.75. See price list 

 Rubber Stamps, $1.50 to 3.00. See price list. 

 Rules. (See Pocket Rules) 12 and 20c. 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 



Saw Set for Circular Saws 



Saws. See Circular Saws. 



Scales for weighing honey, etc. See price list. 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 



Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

 bined] 4J4 inch, 10c; 5 inch, 15c. Very nice 

 for foot-power saws. 

 Section Boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, 



&c, each 



Section Honey Box, a sample with strip of 



f dn. and printed instructions 



Section Boxes in the flat by the quantity, 

 $6 00 per thousand and upwards, accord- 

 ing to size ; for particulars, see price list. 

 Case of 3 section boxes, showing the 

 way in which the separators are used, 

 suitable for any kind of hive (See price list) 



SEKDS OF HONEY PLANTS. 



Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near vx, per lb. . 

 " Catnip, good seed, per oz. 10c ; per lb. 



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 



'• Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 



White Dutch Clover, per lb 



" Motherwort, per oz. 10c; per lb 100 



Mignonette, per lb. (20c per oz) 1 40 



Simpson Honey Plant, per oz 50 



18 " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



" " " " peck, by Express 75 



" Common " per peck 



18 " Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



" July, per lb 



18 j " Spider plant, per oz 



A small package of any of the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 



I Separators, tin, for section boxes. See 

 Section Boxes. 

 5 Sheets of Enameled Cloth to keep the bees 



from soiling or eating the cushions 10 



Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



honey 60 



The same for 24 sections, half above 

 prices. This size can be sent by mail in 

 the flat, for 75c. 

 Slate Tablets to hang on hives 01 



1 00 

 5 00 



5 00 



25 

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 25 



50 



75 

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 3 00 



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