1887 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



33 



back the plants in June, they will bloom later in 

 the season. This would be of advantag-e, perhaps, 

 to those who are favored with an abundance of 

 buckwheat for their bees to work on during- Au- 

 gust, as, by cutting it back, it would then com- 

 mence to bioom the last of August, thereby afford- 

 ing good pasturage for bees in September. 



In conclusion, I must say that I am well pleased 

 with the plant, judging from this first year's trial; 

 and T venture to say, that the time is not far dis- 

 tant when it will be extensively cultivated for its 

 honey-producing qualities. I e.xpeet to plant an 

 acre ne.\t spring. Were it possible for me to meet 

 with you at the convention, I would move a vote of 

 thanks to Mr. Chapman for having introduced this 

 valuable plant. It is valuable, not only to bee- 

 keepers, but to the florist as well, because it is a 

 very beautiful plant, and so very rare withal. 



I remain yours truly, A. E. Manum. 



Bristol, Vt., Oct. 7, 188ii. 



Gleanimcs in Bee Culture, 



Published Semi-3Ionthly. 



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EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. 



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TERMS: $1.00 PER YEAR, POSTPAID. 



For Clntbing Bates, See First Page of Beading Matter. 



And (xod said, Behcild I hfive uivt-n yuti evtrv herb hearinj; 

 seed, which is upon the face of the earth.— (iEX. 1 :•». 



THE AMERICAN APICULTUKIST FOK .lANUAKY. 



We congratulate friend Alley on having given us 

 another number containing so many good things. 

 I am especially pleased with his remarks in regard 

 to procuring good (lueen-cells, on page 34. 



the bee-hive. 

 The above is the title of a vei-y pretty and well- 

 gotten-up little bee-journal, for the small sum of 

 :W cts. per year; and commencing with the April 

 number it will be hereafter published once a month 

 instead of only once every other month. The printing 

 and general get-up of the whole does much credit 

 to friend Cook. We can furnish it with (Jleanings 

 for only f 1.30 a yeat\ 



difference in charges between E.XPKESS AND 



freight. 

 A great many times, heavy and bulky goods are 

 ordered by express. When we feel quite certain the 

 party who made the order was thoughtless or not 

 posted, we take the liberty of sending by freight. 

 The following illustrates it: 



The yoods you shipped nie on the 2tith of November were re- 

 ceived to-dav, nil in jjood shai)e. 1 am pleased with them; 

 freight was '80 cents, or ?2.00 less tlian b.v express. Thev are 

 heavier than I thought they would be. G. L. Honkvwei.l. 



Carr's Creek. N. Y., Pec. 8, 1886. 



You will notice, the goods were 13 days on the 

 way. Perhaps they might have gone in less than 

 half that time by express, but our friend saved 

 $3. (to by waiting a few days longer. 



ATTENDING STATE AND COUNTY FAIRS. 



SEVER.it, of the brethren have taken me to task 

 because I, a professing Christian, recommend other 

 professing Christians to mi.v in with those usually 

 found at such places. If it were a horse-race or 

 a beer-garden, or even a skating-rink, I should be 

 very slow in advising our boys and g-irU to go. 



Our fairs, however, are instituted for educational 

 purposes, and teaching rural and mechanical in- 

 dustries—a sort of education I begin to feel is of 

 just about as mu(!h importance as that to be re- 

 ceived at schools; therefore 1 recommend that all 

 Christians should be on hand every time if possible, 

 and by their weight and influence hold on and en- 

 courage the gooii, and crowd out the evil. A part 

 of our Savior's prayer for his disciples was, "' 1 pray 

 not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, 

 but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil." 



DU. (. C. MII-r.ERS BOOK, "A YEAR AMON<i TH!', 

 BEES." 



I SH.VLL have to confess I never got time to read 

 this little book thoroughly until while on the cars 

 on Hiy way to the Michigan Con\ention. I put it in 

 my overcoat pocket, and I found it in more ways 

 than one a blessing. It is extremely tiresome for 

 me to be obliged to sit in a car-seat while riding 

 evenings, hour after hour. In the day time I can 

 look out among the homes scattered along the line 

 of travel. Well, I read friend M.'s little book clear 

 through, and I am so very much pleased with if 

 that I wish, during the coming year, to make a re- 

 view of it through the pages of Gleanincjs, illus- 

 trating every point I think worth illustrating, bj 

 appropriate cuts. When friend M. reads this edito- 

 rial he must understand that, if he has any objec- 

 tions to make against my so doing, he must speak 

 quick, ur he may get into print more than he ex- 

 pects, and before he knows it. 



is THE NECTAR OK THE FLOWERS .MATEK1.\1.LV 

 CH.VNGED BY IIKING GATHERED BY THE BEES V 



My attention has been called to the fact that on 

 page 881, Nov. 1.5 issue, where I say sugar syrup 

 fed to the bees will be sugar syrup still, I am in ap- 

 parent contradiction with what Prof. Cook says in 

 his Manual in regard to the same matter. My reply 

 is this: Prof. Cook does say theie is a slight differ- 

 ence in sugar syrup, or nectar of the flowers, after 

 having passed through the honey-gathering appa- 

 ratus of the bee. I insist, however, that this dilfei- 

 ence is so slight that my remarks are iu geni'ral 

 true. I have fed bees sugar syrup, and made them 

 fill sections. The product was beautiful to look up- 

 on, but everybody pronounced it sugar as soon as 

 they tasted it. I have also by accident fed syrup a 

 little burnt. Now, even though it remained in the 

 hives six months, the burnt taste was just the same 

 as when the syrup was made. Furthermore. I have 

 melted candied honey, and fed it to the bees to fin- 

 ish out unfilled sections. Now, this melted candy 

 honey, even though perfectly sealed up iu the 

 combs, candied again almost at once, so that you 

 could tell at a glance the honey gathered directly 

 from the fields Irom that which had been fed to the 

 bees to finish out the sections. I could mention 

 many more experiments that indicate that the arti- 

 cle fed to the bees passes in and out of their boney- 

 gatbering apparatus without any change, practic- 

 ally speaking; therefore neither Mrs. Cotton nor 

 anybody else can feed bees sugar so as to induce 

 them to make honey; and those who have tried 

 feeding bees glucose, have found simply glucose 

 stored in the combs, and nothing else, so far as 

 taste is concerned. In some cases there may be a 

 slight acid taste i)erceptible after nectar has been 

 gathered by the bees from the flowers, but not 

 enough to be worthy of much cotnmont. in ray 

 opinion. 



