1887 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



Contents of this Number. 



A. F. Moon, in Mcmorium. . . 27 



Agents in Geiu'i'al 18 



Andrews, T. P., Apiary H 



Bees Balling Queens 36 



Bees vs. Beavers 1» 



Bees, Old. as Nurses 26 



Bees, Driving 25 



Bee-Keepers' Union 11 



Benson, I' 84 



Blacks Ahead 28 



Box-Hive Men 27 



Bugs, To I>estrov 26 



Bumlilo Hc-i-sS«annintr .... 26 



Carp vs. suiitisli ■>(, 



Chapin.in IMmit, K.pi.rt . . . :!2 

 (Jheslnut \s. Bitti r Hone.v.. 'iT) 



Cotton, Mrs 8 



Dress for the Apiary 30 



Editorials S3 



Foul Brnoil -.1. A. Green. .10, U 



Foundation (IV Not 9 



Fran<-i-.in Silling Honey 15 



Grapes, Haj.'ging 20 



Hats for .\piary 30 



Hive, Kingslev s 16 



Hone.\, Hitter 25 



Honev, .Sell'ng 27 



Honey, M.ii kiting Kxfil .. 15 



Honev-Cakr 20 



HoneV Column 6 



Uonev Market -Heddon .... 21 



Hybrids, in Favor of 8 



Lamp and Lantern Light... 25 



Legisl.ition, Bee 17, 23 



Miller's Book 33 



Myself and Neighbors 28 



Nectar Changed in Bees 33 



Notes aiicH.ineries 27 



Our ()\\ n Apiarv 30 



riienol for Fo\d Hrood 11 



I'ostaue Sl.nnps Sticking... 27 



licport fioni Wliitaker 22 



Kcporls Knrouratiing 28 



l!ooin Meeded for Brood.... :£i 

 Room Needed for Pollen — 23 



Root, L. C, Report 13 



Salicylic Acid It 



Sealing Jelly-Tumblers 10 



Sections, Open or Closed 24 



Separators 7 



Sharks 15 



Smoker Fuel 26, 27 



Stings, Nev\- Office 19 



Sunshine for Horses 26 



Underwear in Apiarv 30 



Water for Bees 26 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The next meeting of the Sheboygan Co.. Wis., Bee-Keepers' 

 Society, will be heki at Hingham. .Tan. 13, 1887. Mrs. H. Hii.i.s. 



The bee-keepers of the western part of Ontario, Canada, will 

 hold a convention at Tilbur.v Center, Ja"n. 12 and 13,1887. All 

 are invited to attend. N.Smith, Sec. 



The Annual Convention of the Vermont Bee-Keepers' Associ- 

 ation will beheld at the Van Ness House, Burlington, Vt., on 

 .January 13th and 14th, 1887. A cordial invitation is extended 

 to all, lioth ladies and gentlemen. 



R. H. HoLMKS, Sec, Shoreham, Vt. 



The 1 )hio Bee-Keepers' .\ssociation y\ill hold their annual 

 convention .lanuary II, 12, and 13, 1887, in the parlors of the 

 Farmers' Hotel at Columlms, Ohio, where good accouimorla- 

 tions can be bad at SMK) per day. You are requested to be on 

 hand. C. M. Kingsburv, Sec. 



The Nebraska State Bee-Keepers' Union will hold their next 

 .Vnnual Convention at the Red Ribbon Hall, Lincoln, Neb., 

 commencing January 12th, 1887, at 1:30 p. M. , and continue 

 three days. All persons interested in the cultuie of bees and 

 .sale of liionev are requested to be pi-esent. For full particu- 

 lars aridress ' H. N. P.yTTEKSO,\. Sec. , Humboldt, Neb. 



The Northeastern Ohio, Northern Pennsylvania, and West- 

 ern New York Bee-Keepers" Association w ill liold its eighth an- 

 nual convention in Chapman's Opera llousc, Andover, Ohio, 

 on Wednesday and Thursday, January mili and '-'Oth, 1887. First- 

 I'lass hotel accommodations at SI. 00 per day to those attending 

 the convention. A general invitation is extended to all. 



M . K. M.\soN. Andover, O., C. H. CoOK, New Lyme, O., 



■VctingSec. Pres. 



Tire IStli Annual Convention of the New York State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association (formerly the Northeastern), yiill be 

 held at Agricultmal Hall, Albany, N. Y.. January 11, 12, and 13, 

 1887 Gko. H. Kxickkrbockkr, Sec. 



PKOGKAMME. 



FIRST DAY.— TuKSD.w, J.yNU.yRY llTH. 



Called to order at 2 P. M.— Reading the minutes of last meet- 

 ing.— Receiving members and collecting dues.— Reports of Sec- 

 retary. Treasurer, and Standing Committees. 



DISCUSSION.— ANike Clover as a Honey-plant, and its Rela- 

 tive V.ilue to ( itlicr Clovers as Feed for Stock: Led by C. M. 

 Goodspeed, Thoi n Hill, N. Y. -DISCOURSE on the Chapman 

 Honey Plant, tiy H. Chapman. Versailles, N. Y. 

 evening session, 7 P. M. 



DISCUSSION Rendering Old Comb into Wax: Led by Ira 



Barber.- ESSAYS. -EXTR.iCTEl) Honey, its Relative Valiic to 



ConibH onev, bv Dadant & Son, Hamilton. 111. -The Middleman 



in the Wholesale Market, by C. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O. 



SECOND DAY.— Wednesday, Jani ary 12th. 



C illed to order at 9 x. M.— Rei^eiving Members. -Appointment 

 of Committees. 



DISCUSSIONS:— 1. Cause of the Late Depression of the Hon- 

 ey-Market: I.-d by L. C. Root, Mohawk, N. Y.— 2. Bee-keeping 

 by Women, as an Occup.ation; Led liy Mrs. L. M. Thomas, Ta- 

 con.y. Pa.— 3. Bee-Journals and the .Supply Trade: Led by John 

 Aspinwall. Barrytown, N. Y. 



.VKTKRNOON session, 1 P. M. 



Receiving New Members.— Election of Orticers.— President's 

 Annual Address. 



DISCUSSIONS. 1. Scientific Ventilation of Bees in Winter 

 Repositories: Led bv P. H. Ellwood, Starkville, N. Y.— 2. Over- 

 stocking the Honey ilarket: Led by Capt. J. E. Hetherington, 

 Cherrv Valley, N. 'if .— Disirussion of questions from C^uestion- 

 Box. 



evening SKSSIoN, 7 p. M. 



DlSCL'SSIONS.-l. The Outlook of Bee-Keeping in the Fu 

 ture: Led by A. E. Manum, Bristol, Vt.— 2. Foreign Honey for 

 North America: Led bv S. T. Pettit, of Canada.— Diiscussion of 

 special questions handed in by members. 



THIRD DAY.— Thursday, Janoart 13th. 



MORNING session, 9 A. M. 



DISCUSSIONS.— 1 Conventions as a Means of Promoting the 

 Financial Welfare of the Bee-keepers: Led by essay from Jan. 

 Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich.-^. Separators: Led by N. N. Bet- 

 singer, Marcellus, N. Y,— 3. Bee keeping as a Science: Led by 

 Arthur Todd, Phiia.. Pa.- Answering questions from the Box.' 

 AKTERNOON SESSION, 1 P.M. 



DISCUSSIONS.— 1. The Advantages and Disadvantages of 

 Patent^Rights to Bee-keepers: Led by G. M. Doolittle, Borodino, 

 N. Y.— 2. The Bee-hive for the Future: Led by R. F. Holter- 

 mann, of Canada. 



Reports of Committees.— Miscellaneous Business.— Adjourn- 

 ment. 



The Headquarters of the Convention will be at the (ilobe 

 Hotel, Slate St., Corner Pearl. Board $2.00 per day.— Board at 

 the Kimball House, No. 69 Washinton Ave., *1.00 per day. 



Persons desiring to secure board will please write to John 

 .\spiuwall, Barrytown, N. Y., who has the matter in charge. 



EXCHAITGE DEPARTMENT. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our 

 usual rates. All ad's intended for this department must not 

 exceed 5 lines, and you must say you want your ad. in this de- 

 partment, or we will not be responsible for any error. You 

 can have the notice as many lines as you please; but all over 

 Ave lines yvill cost .you according to our regular rates. Of 

 course, this department is intended onl.y for bona-fide ex- 

 changes. 



WANTED.— To exchange for cash, or good horses 

 and mules, 200 colonies of bees in Simplicity 

 frames; also 40 acres of land adjoining the city. 

 20tfdb Anthony Off, Helena, Phillips Co., Ark. 



I HAVE about 5 lbs. of spider-plant seed. I will 

 exchange the same for different kinds of flower- 

 seed or plants of any sort that are useful and or- 

 namental. J. W. Ross, 

 23-24-I-3d Phair, Brazoria Co., Texas. 



WANTED.— A foundation-mill, or offers, for a 

 flrst-class incubator— been used three seasons. 

 23tfdb D. S. Hall, So. Cabot, Vt. 



WANTED.— To exchange 8 vols. "Campaigns of 

 the Civil War" (new) for a good bracket saw or 

 turning-lathe. J. S. Mason, Medina, O. 



TTTANTED.— To exchange nursery stock of all 

 VV kinds (evergreens a specialty) for pure Italian 

 bees, queens, 3 or 3 frame nuclei, fdn., apiary sup- 

 plies of all kinds, seedling basswood-trees, a trio of 

 White Leghorn fowls, alsike clover seed. When 

 making inquiries, please give price of your goods. 

 My price list free on application. R. A. Lewis, 



Cherokee, lowa^ 



THOROUGHBRED fowls. Brown Leghorns, S. S. 

 Hamburgs, W. C. B. Polish. P. Rocks and Wyan- 

 dottes, Bonney's, Forbes', Hawkins', Wilcox &Fultz' 

 strains. We will sell for cash, or exchange for fdn. 

 and beeswax. Price list free. 

 18-19tfd A. H. Duff, Creighton, Ohio. 



WANTED to exchange or sell, a Given fdn. press, 

 3 tanks, and '2 doz. dipping-boards. 

 Itfdb J. Swallow, 2816 Mo. Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 



WANTED to exchange, S. B. Leghorns and S. S. 

 Hamburg cocks for comb foundation, or S'l.OO 

 cash ; $3.00 per pair. Address 

 l-2d L. C. Calvert, Poplar Flat, Lewis Co., Ky. 



HOW TO RAISE COMB HONEY. 



Price 5c. You need this pamphlet, and my tree 

 bee and supplv circular. IStfdb 



OLIVER FOSTER, Mt. Vernon. Linn Co., Iowa. 



IMPORTED QUEENSr 



In April. . - - - 11 francs in gold. 



Ma.v and June, - - - 10 " " " 



July and August, - - g »» " " 



September and October, - . -r " " " 



No orders received for less than 8 queens. Queens 

 which die in transit will be replaced only if sent 

 back in a letter. Charles Biancontini & Co., 

 1-lld Bolo gna, Italy. 



DADANT'S POTOBATION FACTOEY, WHOLESALE AND 

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