18S9 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



383 



Contents of this Number. 



Bees and Pollen 109 



Bees, Flight of 401 



Bees, Setting- Out 392 



Bee-cellar, Green's 393 



Bee-stings in Bees 413 



Black Belt of Alabama 393 



Buckwheat Letters 395 



Caution to Parents 422 



Combs, Movable 409 



Death from Honey 410 



Denmark, Apiculture in 107 



Doolittle's Book 423 



Doubling- in 10 Days 402 



Drone Comb 405 



Drones. Superseding- 405 



Dwindling, Cause of 410 



Kditorial 423 



Feeding in Cellar 418 



Flight of Bees 401 



Frames, Closed-end 387, 388 



Frames. Fi xed 387 



Golden Hive 408 



Heads of Grain 408 



Hill Device, New 413 



Hilton's Letter 408 



Hives, Ornamental 406 



Hives. Heddon on 390 



Hive-eart 410 



Hive-opener 414 



Hive on Scales 401 



Honey, Poison 410 



Huber, Francis 388 



Manum's Rules 391 



Mason's Statistics 399 



Miller's Hive-stand 409 



Mites 404 



Moths, To Kill 414 



Muck 418 



Orange-Blossoms 409 



Out-apiaries 385 



Parthenogenesis 386 



Pigeons vs. Bees 101 



Potatoes in Illinois 417 



Pumpkin, Early 418 



Queens Hatched in 11 Days 410 



Ramble No. 16 103 



Reports Encouraging 413 



Stings and Rheumatism . . .409 



Swarming (Q. B.) .412 



Swarming Impulse. (Q. B.)411 

 Swarms, Hiving ....(Q. B.).4H 



Swarming— Two Acts 414 



Tarred Paper for Moths . . .391 



Turnips, Winter 418 



Wintering, Cellar 406 



Yellow Jessamine 410 



FRESH-MADE FOUNDATION 



I am still in the wax business, and will sell at the 

 following prices: 



Heavy foundation, per lb 35c 



Light, for boxes " " 45c 



Wax taken in exchange. 

 10d II. CHASE, Ea rl \ ill. -, \ . V. 



tSPIn responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



2000 LBS. BEES 



READY TO SHIP BY RETURN MAIL; 



Also 1000 lbs. Comb Foundation, and all kinds of 

 supplies. R. E. SMITH, 



Box 72. Tilbury Center, Ontario, Can. 



tS*In responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



Chas. A. Stockbridge, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



Manufacturer of and Dealer in 



STQCKBRIDGE'S SIMPLICITY BEE HIVE, 



Sections, Frames, Smokers, Comb Foundation, k 



Mention thi» Paper. 



Send for Price List. 



MUTH'S 

 HONEY-EXTRACTOR, 



S44IARF CL\SS HONEY-J Alts. 



TIN KIJCKETS, REE-HM KV 



HONEY-SECTIONS, Ac, dec. 



PERFECTION (OLD-BLAST SIVIOKEHS. 



Apply to CHAS. F. MUTH & SON, 



Cincinnati, O. 

 P. S.— Send 10-cent stamp for "Practical Hints to 

 Bee-Keepers" (Mention Gleaning*.) itfrlb 



THE HIVE AND HONEY-BEE, and DADANT'S FOUNDATION. 

 See advertisement in another column. 



SAVE FREIGHT. 



BUY YOUR SUPPLIES NEAR HOME AND 

 SA VE FREIGHT. 



We carry a complete line of Hives, Sections, Smo- 

 kers, Honey Extractors, etc. Our motto, good 

 goods and low prices. Sections in large quantities, 

 only $3.25 per M. Illustrated catalogue for your 

 name on a postal card. 



R. B. LEAHY &. CO., 

 3-l4db Box II. Higginsville, Mo. 



t^"In responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



ANTED.— Jan. 1, 1887, number of Gleanings. 

 Will pay 10c each. A. I. Root, Medina, O. 



MY 21ST ANNUAL CATALOGUE OF ITALIAN, 

 CYPRIAN, and HOLY-LAND BEES, QUEENS, 

 NUCLEI. COLONIES, and SUPPLIES; also EGGS 

 FOR HATCHING, can be had by sending me your 

 address. H. H. BROWN, Light Street, Col. Co., Pa. 

 Mention Gleanings. lu-lld 



1000 Lbs, Bees with Queens and Brood, 



Bee Supplies, Honey, &c. Price List Free. 

 Oliver Foster, Mt. Veruon, Linn Co., Iowa. 



Mention Gleanings. 7-10db 



W 



THE REVISED LANQSTEOTH, and DADANT'S FOUNDATION. 

 I See advertisement in another column. 



FOR SALE CHEAP. 



0AA HALF -STORY WIDE FRAMES, AND 300 

 a\J\J w ije frames with tin, all as good as new, Sim- 

 plicity sizes, will be sold to the highest bidder. 

 9-10d W. L. COGGSHALL, West Groton, N. Y. 



tSTltt responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



" FOUNDATION. 



I MANUFACTURE COMB FOUNDATION. I have the 



latest improved machinery, and large experience. 

 I think I can please you with quality of work. Cir- 

 cular free. J. I. PARENT, Birchton, Saratoga Co., N. 7. 9-10d 

 t^"ln responding to this advertisement mention (.leanings. 



CARNIOLAN aUEENS 



From imported mothers. Untested queens, $1.00; 

 tested queens, $2.00. j. B. KLINE'S APIARY, 



7-10db Topeka, Kansas. 



WE ARE NOW READY TO SUPPLY 

 ITALIAN QUEENS to any person who wants 

 as good as the best in the U. S. Reared from 

 the egg, in full colonies. Tested, $2.00; untested, 

 $1.00; 6 for $5.00. Mismated, 50 cts. Remit by Reg- 

 istered Letter or Money Order on New Market, Ala. 

 R. H. TONEY A CO., 

 Padgett, Jackson Co., Alabama. 

 tyin responding to tills advertisement mention Gleanings. 



LOOK HERE! 



I will sell fine colonies of pure Italian bee6, with 

 their queens, in 10-frame Simplicity hives, 10 frames 

 all worker comb and hive new, well paiuted, and 

 guaranteed to arrive at your express office in good 

 shape. Prices: 1 hive, $7.00; 2 at one time, $13.00; 

 4, same, $24.00. Remember the risk of shipping lies 

 with me. Address JNO. A. THORNTON, 



Exp. office, Ursa, 111. Lima, Adams Co., 111. 

 Mention Gleanings. 6-lldb 



B.J.MILLER&CO., 



NAPPANEE, IND., 



BEE - HIVES AND ITALIAN QUEENS. 

 414x414 Sections, from 500 to 3000, at $3.50 per 

 1000; if you want more than that, write for prices. 

 Brood-frames, T-tin Cases, Foundation, and Metal 

 Corners. Send for price list. ltfdb 



E^"In responding to this advertisement mention Gleanings. 



Minorcan Queens. 



Very prolific, and tolerably docile. No foul brood 

 known. Will be sent from April to October, by 

 mail, on receipt of $2 greenback in certified letter. 



F. C. ANDREU. 



7-8-9d Port Mahon, Minorca, Spain. 



tyin responding t.. t..i.; uxlven isomer* mention Gleanings. 



| ghotum T omato P lant }} 



A great lot of them, transplanted and well rooted, 

 ready to go off by first mail. Prices, 3 for 10 cents; 

 10 for 25 cents, prepaid by mail. By express, $2.00 

 per 100. A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



