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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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IMPLEMENTS FOR BEE CULTURE 

 ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 



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For description^ of the various articles, see our 

 Twenty-Fifth 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 85£ 

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

 postage. 



I A B C of Bee Culture, Five Parts complete 



in one, paper cover 1 00 



I The same, neatly bound in cloth 1 25 



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

 I Alsike Clover. See seeds. 

 I Balances, spring, for suspended hive (60 lbs.) 8 00 



Barrels for honey 2 50 



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



10 | Basket for broken combs to be hung in the 



Extractor 



Basswood Trees for planting. See price list. 

 Bees, per colony, from $8 to $16. See price 

 list. 

 10 Bee-Hunting Box, with printed instructions 25 



Binder, Emerson's, for Gleanings 50, 60, 75 



10 Blocks, iron, for metal cornered frame ma- 



I king 15 



I Buckwheat. See seeds. 

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



Buzz-Saw, foot-power, complete 35 00 



Buzz-Saws, extra, 80c, to $3.25. See price list. 

 60 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 



" " " perdoz 100 



Candy for bees, can be fed at any season. 



per lb 08 to 15 



Cans for shipping extracted honey (See 

 Honey), from 25c to $2.00. 



Cards, queen registering, per doz 06 



per 100 40 



Chaff Cushions for wintering (See ABC).. 30 



without the chaff 20 



Chaff Hive (See Hives) 5 00 



Cheese cloth, for strainers, per yard 06 



Clamps for making section boxes 75 



Clasps for transferring, package of 100 15 



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 $15 to 100 00 



10 



15 



Comb Holder to put on edge of hive 25 



| Combs 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 Hives. 



Division Boards of cloth and chaff 20 



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, 



30c. By the piece (13 yards) 28 



Extractors, according to size of frame, 

 $6 50 to 10 00. 

 " Inside and gearing, Including 



Honey-gate 4 00 



" Hoops to go around the top 50 



perdoz 5 00 



6 Feeder, Simplicity (See price list) 1 pint . 



7 Feeders, 1 quart, tin, 

 5 The same, half size, 



25 I The same, 6 qts, to be used in upper story 



20 Feeders, open air 



3 Files for small circular rip saws, new and 

 valuable, 15c; per doz. by express... 



07 " The same, large size 



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

 I Foundation. See Comb Foundation. 



60 | Fountain Pump, or Swarm Arrester 



5 | Frames with sample Rabbet and Clasps. . . 



40 

 1 00 



18 Galvanized Iron Wire for grapevine trellises 



per lb. (about 100 feet) 20 



25 Gates for Extractors tinned for soldering.. 50 



Gauge for planing lumber, brass 50 



" " making hives (See Hives) 50 



55 Gearing for Extractor with supporting arm 125 

 Glass. See price list. 



Gleanings, per year 100 



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

 Gloves. See Rubber Gloves. 

 Grape Sugar for feeding bees. See price list. 

 Grape vines for shading hives. See price list. 

 Hammers and nails. See price list. 

 Hives from 50c to $6 25. See price list. 

 Honey. See price list. 

 " Plants. See seeds. 

 Honey Knives, straight .75; curved blade.. 100 



" M doz, by mail 4 00 



" " Vt doz by Express 3 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. . . 5 00 

 Larvse, for queen rearing, from June to 



Sept 25 



15 Leather for smoker bellows, per side 50 



Lithograph of the Hexagonal Apiary 25 



1 Magnifying Glass, pocket 25 



5 " Double lens, brass, on 



three feet 50 



Medley of Bee-keepers' Photo' s' 150 i photo's 1 00 

 12 Microscope, Compound, in Mahogany box 3 00 

 Prepared objects for above, such 



as bee's wing, sting, eye, foot, &c, each 20 

 7 Muslin, Indian head, for quilts and cush- 

 ions, pretty stout, but not good as duck, 



per yard 10 



Nails. See Hammers and nails. 



10 Opera Glasses for Bee-Hunting 5 00 



18 Paraffine, for waxing barrels, per lb 25 



Photo of House Apiary and improvements 25 

 i Planes and Planers. See price list. 

 15 i Pruning saws for taking 1 down swarms, 75 and 85 

 Queens, 25c to $12 00. See price list. 



Rabbets, metal, per foot 02 



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



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

 Rules, (See Pocket Rules) 12 and 17c. 



Salicylic acid, for foul brood, per oz 50 



10 Saw Set for Circular Saws 75 



Saws. See Circular Saws. 



Scales for weighing honey, etc. See price list. 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



Screw Drivers, all metal (and wrench com- 

 bined) 4 1 / 4 inch, and 5 inch, 8c. 

 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 of 3 section boxes, showing the 

 way in which the separators are used, 

 suitable for any kind of hive (See price list) 07 



SEEDS OF HONEY PLANTS. 



18 Seed, Alsike Clover, raised near us, per lb . . 25 



18 " Catnip, good seed, per oz. 10c ; per lb. 1 00 



" Chinese Mustard, per oz 10 



18 '• Mellilot, or Sweet Clover, per lb 75 



18 " White Dutch Clover, per lb 30 



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



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



" Simpson Honey Plant, per oz 50 



18 " Silver Hull Buckwheat, per lb 10 



" " " " peck, by Express 60 



" Common " per peck 50 



18 " Summer Rape. Sow in June and 



" July, per lb 15 



" Spider plant, per oz 50 



A small package of any of the above seeds will be 

 sent for 5 cents. 



Separators, tin, for section boxes. See 



Section Boxes. 

 Sheets of Enameled Cloth to keep the bees 



from soiling or eating the cushions 10 



Shipping Cases for 48 section frames of 



honey 5ft 



The same for 24 sections 35 



(This size can be sent by mail inthe flat, 

 I for 75c.) 



1 | Slate Tablets to hang on hives 1H 



