1879 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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IMPLEMENTS FOR BEE CULTURE 

 ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



For description of the various articles, see our 

 Twenty-First Edition Circular and Price List, mailed 

 on applioal Ion. 



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 requin d. 



To Canada, merchandise by mall is limited to %% 

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



A 11 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 25 



Alighting Board, detachable (See A B C) $ 10 



A lslke Clover. Sec seeds. 



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



Barrels for honey 2 50 



" " waxed and painted.. . . 3 50 



Basket for broken combs to be hung- in the 

 Kxt raetor "5 



Basswood Trees for planting. See price list. 



Bees, per colony, from $7 to fit). See price 

 list. 



Bee-Hunting Box, with printed instructions 25 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gi.eaninus 50, 00, 75 



Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame ma- 

 king 15 



Buckwheat. Sec seeds. 



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



Buzz-Saw, foot-power, complete 35 00 



Buzz-Saws, extra, 85c, to $3.50. Sec 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 



Cages for queens, provisioned (See price list) 10 



" " " per doz 100 



Candy for bees, can bo fed at any season, 



per lb. 07 



Cans for shipping extracted honev (Sec 

 Honey), f rom 2Sc to $1.00. 



Cards, queen registering, per doz 06 



per 100 40 



Chaff Cushions for wintering (See ABC).. 30 



without the chaff 15 



Chaff Hive (See Hives) 5 00 



Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 06 



Clamps for making section boxes 75 



Clasps tor 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 



Corners, Machinery complete for making $250 00 

 Crate for shipping comb honey. See Ilives. 



Division Boards of cloth and chaff 20 



Duck, for covering frames and for feeders, 



20 inches wide, per yd 20 



Enameled Cloth, bees seldom lute or prop- 

 olize it, per yard, 45 inches wide, 



20c. By the piece (12 yards) 18 



Extractors, according to size of frame, 

 $6 60 to 10 00. 

 " Inside and gearing, Including 



Honey-gate 5 00 



" Hoops to go around the top 50 



per doz 5 00 



Feeder, Simplicity (See price list) 1 pint 

 Feeders, 1 quart, tin, 



The same, half size 



The same, <)ts, to be used in upper story 



Feeders, open air 



Files for small circular rip saws, new and 

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



" The same, largo size, double above 

 prices. 



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

 Foundation. See Comb Foundation. 



Fountain Pump, or Swarm Arrester 



Frames with sample Rabbet and Clasps... 



2 00 



1 00 



18 | Galvanized Iron Wire for grapevine trellises 



per lb. (about 100 feet) 



25 | Oates for Extractors tinned for soldering . . 



I Gauge for planing lumber, brass 



" making hives (See Hives) 



50 I Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 

 I (ilass. See price list. 



I Glkamnus, per year 1 



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

 I Gloves. See Rubber Cloves. 



J Grape Sugar for feeding bees. See price list. 

 Grape vines for shading hives. See price list. 

 | Hammers and nails. See price list. 

 I Hives from 50c to $H 25. See price list. 

 Honey. See price list. 



" Plants. See seeds. 

 Honey Knives, straight or curved blade... 1 



" " H doz 5 



" " % doz by Express 4 



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. . . 5 

 Larvae, for queen rearing, from June to 



50 



50 



50 



1 25 



00 



Sept 



Leather for smoker bellows, per side. 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 



Magnifying Glass, pocket 



" " Double lens, brass, on 

 three feet 75 



Medley of Bee-Keepers' Photo's, 150 photo's 1 00 



Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 3 00 

 Prepared objects for above, such 

 as bee's wing, sting, eye, foot, &c, each 25 



Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 

 per yard 10 



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, 25e to $6 00. See price list. 



Rabbets, metal, per foot 02 



Rubber Gloves, $1.50 and $1.75. See price list. 



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



Rules. (See Pocket Rules) 12and20c. 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 50 



Saw Set for Circular Saws 75 



Saws. Sec Circular Saws. 



Scales for weighing honey, etc. See price list. 



| Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



I Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

 bined) 44 inch, 10c; 5 inch, 15c. Very nice 

 for foot-power saws. 



Section Boxes, fancy, hearts, stars, crosses, 

 &c, each 05 



Section Honey Box, a sample with strip of 

 fdn. and printed instructions 05 



Section Boxes in the flat by the quantity, 

 $6 00 per thousand and upwards, accord- 

 ing to size ; for particulars, see price list. 

 Case 01 8 section boxes, showing the 

 way in which the separators are used, 

 suitable for any kind of hive (Sec price list) 10 



SEEDS OF HONEY PLANTS. 



Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near us, per lb . . 30 



" Catnip, good seed, per oz. 10c; per lb. 1 (X) 



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 15 



Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 35 



" White Dutch Clover, per lb 35 



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



" Mignonette, per lb. (20c per oz) 140 



" Simpson Honey Plant, per oz 50 



" Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



" " " " peck, by Ex press 75 



" Common " per peck 50 



•' Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



" July, per lb 1ft 



" Spider plant,' per oz 25 



A small package of any of the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 



Separators, tin, for section boxes. Sec 



Seel ion Boxes. 



Sheets of Enameled Cloth to keep tho bees 

 from soiling or eating the cushions 10 



Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



honey 60 



The same for 24 sections, half abovo 

 prices. This size cau be sent by mail In 

 the Hat, for 75c. 



Slate Tablets to hang on hives 01 



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