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GLEANINGS INBEE CULTURE. 



Dec 



bottom bars; but whether or not it should be 

 handled by the single frame or by the hiveful, de- 

 pends on circumstances and the system followed 

 out by the operator. 



Now, Mr. Editor, by all means give us a closed- 

 end or standing reversible frame and one suited to 

 your Dovetailed hive as you now make them. 

 There need be no unnecessary confusion in this re- 

 spect, as all the purchaser needs to do is to state 

 the kind of frame preferred in the brood-chamber. 

 For myself I see no reason why the Vandeusen met- 

 al corner would not work well. It certainly will 

 kill fewer bees than any thing- else I know of; but 

 whether the metal corners and the ordinary Vwide 

 frame, having the space between the end of the 

 frames and the end of the hive is not as good for 

 wintering and springing the bees as the closed-end 

 all-wood ones, coming close to the end of the hive, 

 I know not. This feature is certainly worth con- 

 sidering, apart from the propolis question, which, 

 in this locality, is a very great nuisance in any kind 

 of hive, and much more so in one not very accu- 

 rately made. 



In conclusion, I am g-lad you are going to make 

 white-poplar sections and all in one piece too ; but 

 if you can not do so without having the naughty 

 corner on them, then by all means make them 

 dovetailed. I have used the T super, and also the 

 half-story wide-frame case with separators, and 1 

 am considerably taken up with your topless sec- 

 tion-holders also, although I have not yet tried 

 them. F. A. Gemmill. 



Stratford, Ont., Can. 



Thanks, friend G., for your suggestions. 

 We have been doing, for a year back, just 

 what you express the hope that we would 

 do— that is, working toward closed-end, or, 

 rather, frames standing at fixed distances, 

 the same adapted to the Dovetailed hive. 

 In the article in our issue for June 15 a hint 

 was thrown out on page 514 by your humble 

 servant, that we might in time work into 

 the Vandeusen frames, and the idea is now 

 beginning to materialize. From scores of 

 letters — most of them unpublished — it is 

 pretty evident that there is a demand for a 

 frame that will be suitable for moving to 

 out-apiaries, adapted to shipping, capable 

 of being reversed, and one which will secure 

 nearly all the advantages of a suspended 

 frame. This frame, as nearly as I can so 

 far see. seems to be the Hetherington- Van- 

 deusen. A great many inquiries have come 

 in, in regard to it since the initial article in 

 the issue for June 15. In a private letter 

 received from friend Hawk he states that 

 he received likewise a great many letters 

 concerning them. 1 may say, for the bene- 

 fit of those who desire to test them on a 

 small scale, that we shall put them on the 

 market soon. I have just been through 

 some experiences in removing bees to and 

 from out-apiaries, and carrying them into 

 the cellar. If I ever appreciated the ad- 

 vantages of a frame that would not shuck 

 about, come off from its bearings when the 

 hive was tilted a little bit out of level, or 

 subjected to an unexpected bump or jar, I 

 appreciate it now. Let me say right here, 

 that I do not wish anybody to invest very 

 largely in these frames when they come be- 

 fore the public. Test them on a small scale 

 yourself ; and if you do not like them you 



will not have been to any very great ex- 

 pense. If you do like them, you will know 

 what to do, of course. Ernest. 



I^ep0to ENceai^GiNG. 



ENCOURAGING FOR AUSTRALIA. 



We are going to have a real booming season this 

 year. Although the honey season has only just 

 commenced in most parts, I have already extracted 

 over 4000 lbs. of honey; and as there are about 6 

 months yet before the close, things look very 

 promising. I shall very probably send you a re- 

 port at the end of the season. I have now 150 hives 

 of Italian bees. I have steam-power, and one of 

 your $30.00 saw-tables, for making hives, etc. I do 

 a good trade in foundation, and supplies generally, 

 and am 23 years of age, so I am progressing nicely. 



I am mailing you a small lump of wax produced 

 by our small black stingless bees. If you are any 

 way interested I shall tell you more about them in 

 the future. H. L. Jones. 



Goodna, Queensland, Aus., Sept. 26, 1889. 



RED-CLOVER ITALIAN QUEENS, CARNIOLANS, ETC. 



The fore part of the season was very poor for 

 bees. They swarmed very little this year. Honey 

 is scarce; but since August the bees have done 

 well, and are in a good condition for winter. I have 

 20 stands at present. The three queens you sent to 

 me last August are good red-clover queens. I re- 

 ceived Wt lbs. of bees and two queens from J. 

 Nebel & Sons, High Hill, Mo., the 6th of June, and 

 they are red-clover queens. I have five stands of 

 them, and they have gathered 675 lbs. of honey this 

 poor season. I think they have done well. The 

 blacks have done nothing here for me this season. 

 I have two stands of Carniolan bees. I got the 

 queen from S. W. Morrison. They are gentle, and 

 good workers. My bees worked well on Japanese 

 buckwheat, and I raised a nice lot of spider-plant 

 seed. I think it yields more honey than any thing I 

 have seen in this locality. I am giving the seed 

 away to my neighbors. T. Obekhitnek. 



Deshler, O., Oct. 7, 1880. 



JlE/iDg m &bjiih 



FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS. 



marketing honey on the streets. 



This has been a poor season here for bees. 1 am 

 the only one that g-ot any houey here this year. I 

 had 500 lbs. from 12 hives, most of it extracted. I am 

 selling it in yeast -powder bottles holding 9 oz., 

 for 15 cts. a bottle, or two for 25 cts.. or SI. 20 a doz- 

 en, wholesale. I stand on the market once a week. 

 I have no trouble to sell it, because it is pood hon- 

 ey. T generally sell about 7 dozen bottles in half a 

 day. I go to market to-night with one of our truck- 

 ers to Wilmington, Del., 15 miles. We start about 

 one o'clock tonight. I bought five Carniolan 

 queens this fall, and lost them all by introducing 

 by a new plan given by the shipper. I wanted to 

 give the Carniolan bees atrial next year, but will 

 give it up, as I am a poor man and can not buy 

 more. S. M. Hickers. 



Delaware City, Del., Oct. 15, 1889. 



