1885 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



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using one, who crates our cages of bees, and he de- 

 clared that if was a tiptop tool for that kind of work. 

 The blade is 44 inches in length and has a good 

 wooden handle, like small-sized saws such as car- 

 penters use, and yet we are enabled to afford it for 

 the insignificant sum of only 5 cts. Postpaid by 

 mail for only 8 cts. 



POHTUI.ACCA AS A HONEY-PLANT. 



The friends will remember that we mentioned 

 this about a year ago. We have now a larger bed 

 than we had last year, and during the middle of the 

 forenoon it is to me one of the most beautiful sights 

 furnished by any one plant of the floral kingdom ; 

 neither do 1 know of any other that attracts such a 

 great number of bees as does this during the time 

 of day when the tlowers are open. Every bee-keep- 

 er ought to have a i>ortulacca-bed. The plant is 

 very hardy, and will grow on almost anj' kind of 

 soil, and it takes only five cents to get a j)ai)er of 

 seed that will gi\e you a wonderful variety of col- 

 ors; and as you glance from one shade of color to 

 another, you find yourself unable to determine 

 which is the most beautiful. VVc can mail a pack- 

 age of seed of the above, on receipt of the price. 



(Ji;U CAIINIOLAN BEES. 



Yes, they are hatched out. Those from the 

 queen friend Benton marked "best," look (as I 

 suspected they would) so much like black bees that 

 I think I should have pronounced them so, had I 

 not known diffei-ently. They have, however, a 

 downy-bluish appearance that our blacks never 

 have; and, in faci, were it not for the fact of , the 

 absence of the yellow bands, they would very close- 

 ly resemble the Holy-Land bees when tlrst hatched 

 out. Well, we had two (jucens, as you may remem- 

 ber; and the one that was not marked "best" )u-o- 

 duccs very fair Italians, and her young queens are 

 also yellow, like Italians. This queen has probably 

 met an Italian drone, or else our apiarist got her 

 swapped by some means, although he declares it 

 is impossible, and he is too careful a man to make 

 it very probable. No matter; wc are content to 

 pay the price of two (lueens for getting one genuine 

 Carniolan. Her young queens— that is, the young 

 queens from the one marked "best "— are black, 

 or quite as dark as native iiueens. The Carniolan 

 mother is now quite a good-sized queen, and is of a 

 dark copper or leather color. We shall have j'oung 

 queens laying in perhaps a week or ten days. The 

 price will be $1.50 for what we have to spare this 

 fall. Of course, they will be untested. 



DO GOOD TO THOSE TH.4T H.VTE VOT. 



In newspaper controversies, and controversies of 

 almost every other sort, each party, as a general 

 thing, seems to think it incumbent on him to tell 

 every thing he can, that will be damaging to his op- 

 jjonent. He seems to take it for granted, that the 

 more crookedness and evil he can discover and 

 bring to light, the greater his chances for success. 

 Success in whaty Why, I suppose in making out 

 himself to be a good man, and "t'other party awful- 

 ly depraved." But, how does this match with the 

 injunction Jesus gave us at the head of this editori- 

 al? Of course, it doesn't match at all. " But," you 

 may urge, " is it right for us to suffer by misrepre- 

 sentation, false charges, and other like injusticeV" 

 If by defending yourself from these false charges 

 it is going to result in serious damage to your oppo- 

 nent, I do not believe it is best to try to defend our- 



selves. There is no lack of instruction in the Bible 

 on this point. Paul says, "Why do ye not rather 

 take wrong?" and, again, Jesus says, "1 say unto 

 you, resist not evil;" and furthermore, "Blessed 

 are ye when men shall persecute you and revile 

 you," etc. I have thought the matter over, dear 

 friends, a good deal, and prayed over it, and I be- 

 lieve a great many times it is not best to make any 

 reply at all. Suffer the wrong in silence, for the 

 time being, but take great care that your general 

 conduct with your fellow-men be such that the 

 world will be apt to say, as soon as the slander is 

 started, "Thei-e is surely some mistake in this 

 charge. From what I know of Mr. A., and his gen- 

 eral conduct in life, I can not for a moment believe 

 a word of it." Now, my friends, don't you believe 

 this would be the best way? It will have this 

 effect, at least: The controversy and jangling will 

 probably stop where it is. If you don't agree with 

 me, and think it best to " pay every man back in 

 his own coin," suppose you try the latter plan, and 

 make a note of how it turns out, and see whether it 

 pays or not. Then try " t'other way " and see how 

 that turns out, and nuike a note of it. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Progressive Bee-keepers' Association of AVest- 

 ern Illinois will meet in Macomb, III., on Thursday, 

 Oct. 15, 18a5. Let everybody come and have a good 

 time. Good speakers are expected. 



J. G. NoHTox, Sec. 



The Wabash County Bee-Keepers' Convention 

 will meet in G. A. It. Hall, North Manchester, Ind., 

 Oct. 10, 18S."j. All bee-keepers ai-e earnestly request- 

 ed to be present. .1. J. Mahtin, Sec. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For the benefit of friends who hn 

 which they ^dnt to dispose of. we will insert notices free of 

 I'haitre, as below. We do thi* bee-iuse there is hardly value 



dation to those who can not afford higher-priced ones. 



I have 3 or 4 prolific Italian hybrid queens at .50c 

 each. I will take extracted honey or foundation 

 for some, or money. C. L. Hill. Dennison, O. 



If any one wishes them, I will sell 25 or 30 black 

 iiueens at 25e each. W. T. Lyons, 



Dechcrd. Franklin Co., Tenn. 



I have a number of hybrid ((ueens which I will 

 sell for 40c each, or three for $1.00, if ordered at one 

 time. James P. Sterritt, 



Sheakleyville, Mercer Co., Pa. 



I have a lot of black and hybrid queens for sale. 

 Hybrids, 30c; blacks. 20e: large, young, and pro- 

 lific; will send by return mail, and guarantee safe 

 arrival. J. A. Buckleys, Clarks, Ohio. 



Ten fine Italian fjueens, reared this season, and 

 purely mated, by return mail, for $5.00. We are 

 uniting our luielei, and iir.ist dispose of them. 



C.VA). W. \- S. H. Foi.MKi;. 

 liiiliiK'nilcnec. Kenton Co., K\'. 



1 i\i\ COLONIES OF BEES FOR SALE. 



X\#U L. C. WOODMAN, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, WHOLESALE AND 

 RETAIL. See advertisement in another column. 



