1887 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



163 



Contents of this Number. 



Apiarv, Hcacock's 177 



Bfc Li'Risliition ISO 



Bits Ni'a r a Kiiill'oad 186 



Biis. Yimiitr. Development. 165 



Bees, Moving- 185 



Be(■^wa^•, MakiiiK 172 



Biiiicliam's Comments 186 



Biukwheat. Japanese 166 



Bumlile-bees 181 



Cellar Waiiiieil with Water 18B 

 Chart' Hives. 1 and 2 Story . .189 



Cl< 

 Comh 



.170 

 168 



, Emiitv. 173 



Oof lull. Mrs.. Letter from... 178 

 Kdilorial Responsibility. ...175 



Kditoiials 190 



Ka Ise .Statements 169 



Kt-edins in Collar 178 



Koiil Biiiiid Preventing... 180 



Frames. Kiiiptv 173 



Heudsi.lMiiain 185 



Hives .Stovrrs Tall 176 



Hoiiev roliimn 164 



Hoiie'v Used for Wax 171 



Honey, Peddling 183 



Hcmev. Price of. 182 



Horn: Thomas 175 



Humbugs and Swindles 170 



Kind Words 191 



Legislation. Bee 190 



Myself and My Neighbors.. 187 



Our Own Apiary 189 



P. Benst.n 170 



Peavine Clover 170 



Proti<lor for Queen-oe]ls...l74 

 Uueeii, Kespiratory Organs 169 

 Queens. Italy to Australia.. 185 



Question. A Moral 166 



Reports Discouraging 18S 



Reports Encoura.ging 184 



Saliva. Function of 179 



Sections. Half-pound 182 



Separators , 182 



Sowing Clover-seed 170 



Super, The T 190 



Swarming-box, Felton's 168 



Thomas Horn 175 



Vinegar Ironi Honey 179 



.186 



vinegar Iron) Honey. 

 Yields, L.irge. Stolen 



Eggs 



AT KANSAS CITY, JVIO. 



«PUREflTJLIANIBEESffORtSALE.-J> 



Untested queens, in May $1 50 



" " " June 125 



" " after " 1 00 



Tested queens, double the above prices. 



Full colonies, before Jub' 1 S13 00 



" " after " 10 00 



Bees per half-pound, same prices as untested 

 queens. My untested queens are 



Warranted to be Purely Mated. 



My bees are in fine condition ; no " foul brood " ill 

 my yard or neig-hborhood. 

 3tid. E. M. HAYHURST, P. O. Box 60. 



ALL DOVETAILED SECTIONS, 



One and two pounds. Langstroth Hives, etc.; 50 

 colonies Italian Bees, Nuclei, Queens, Brood and 

 Section fdn. Ash kegs for extracted honey, frames 

 of brood and bees. M. IS BELL, 



3 6db. Norwich, N. Y. 



CHEAP*. 



12 <'oIouieH of Pure Italian and Hybrid, 

 at I'l otii $3.50 to $5.50. Some are tested queens, 

 reared by Wm. W. Cari'. After Mar. 15th, Wyan- 

 dotte Eggs at $l.oO per 13. My stock is from 

 the l)est strain of Geo. A. Preston's, Bing-hamton, 

 NY C. C. FENN, 



•'>-Td Washington, Conn. 



100 Colonies of Italian Bees for Sale. 



Italians, .iKe.Oii; hybrids, $5.00. Frames IOHXI514 

 outside measure. Address 



W. H. HOBSON, in. D., 

 o-fid Irving, ITIontgoiuery Co., Ills, 



FnP ^3lP ^^'^ colonies of Italian bees. 



From 

 $5.00 to #8.00 per colonv. Tested 

 (nicctis, in May, $2.00; after June 1, *1.50. Tntested 

 qu« ens, in May, .$1.00; six, $5.00; after June 1, T5c, ; 

 si.\, #4.00. Also bees by the pound; 3 and H frame 

 niiclcj: liives, sections, fdn., etc. Circular free. 

 .Virdb Address JNO. NEBEL & SON, High Hill. Mo. 



COMB FOUNDATION. 



i Dunham Brood Fdn., 40c. per lb.; e.xtra thin Van- 

 I dervort Fdn., 45c. per lb. Wax made into fdn. for 10 

 I and 30c. per lb. 10% discount on ail orders received 

 before the 15tb of April. 



3-tfdb. F. W. HOLMES, Coopersville, Mich. 



Extraordinary Exchange ! 



Having- disposed of my bee-supply business, at 

 Des Moines, Iowa, to Jos. Nysewander, I hope my 

 friends and customers will be as generous with him 

 in orders and good will as they have been with me. 

 I am no longer in the supply trade here after March 

 1st, 1887. .1. M. SHUCK. 5-6d 



HAVE YOUR WAX WORKED NOW, 



By ('. H. McFadden, cheap, first-class fdn., on 



Vandervort Mills. Box 35, 



5d Clarksburg, JTIoniteati Co., Mo. 



I'litil March 30th I will offer 



Four-Piece One*Pound Dovetailed Sections, 



smoothed on one side, for $;5.00 per lOOit; sample 

 tree. With each order I will give a section-box 

 former free. M. A. LOHE, Vermontville, Eaton Co,, Mich. 5d 



P|\p ^alp Italian-Albino Bees and Queens, by 

 rui OalC. the pound. Nucleus, and full Colonies. 



Address OTTO KLEINOW, 



5tfdb (opp. Fort Wayne Gate, Detroit, Mich. 



Brr Ull/rC two simplicity hives, 10 brood- 

 ^^"••IVtO. frames, 7 wide frames, 3 covers, 

 and 56 1-lb. sections, all for Si* 1.20. Pecan duck 

 eggs and Plymouth-Rock chicken eggs, 13 of 

 each for $1.00. T. A. Gunn, Tullahoma, Tenn. 5d 



DO YOU WAI4T TO BUY BEES? 



If so, send for my circular and price list. lam 

 selling out mv bees at just one-half my regular list 

 prices. JAS. ERAVIN, Smith's Grove, Ky. .5tfd 



Krk COLONIES OF ITALIAN BEES FOR SALE, 

 t3\f ready for shipment the last of April or first 

 of May. L. frames, 6 frames in light shipping-box, 

 one, $7.00; 3 to 5, $6. .50 each ; 5 or more, $6.00 each. 



L.. HKINK, 

 5-7d Bellmore, Queens Co., N. Y. 



1887. 17tli Year in fiueen-Rearing. 1887. 

 ITALIAN AND SYRIAN QUEEN-BEES 



AND THEIR CROSSES. 



Tested queen in Aju-il, May, and June $3 00 



Untested " " " '• " " 100 



After June 15th. tested, $1.00; untested. 75c. each. 

 Sent by mail, and sale arrival guaranteed. Also 

 nuclei and full colonies. No circulars. Address 

 57itd W. P. Henderson, ITIurrreesboro, Tenn. 



(K enward- H all H phry.) 



20() untested queens readv for mailing; prices: 

 March, $1.00; doz., $13.00; April, $1.00; doz., $10.00; 

 May, 90c; doz., $9.00; June, 80c; doz., $8.00; July, 

 7.5c; doz., f7.00. Write for information and price 

 list. J. W. K. SHAW & CO., 



5tfdb Loreauville, Iberia Parish, La. 



* SECTIONS. * 



First quality, white basswood, dovetailed, or to 

 nail; 4 pieces, 414x414; price, $4..50 per M.; 5000, $30. 

 Sure to please you. Any size of section made to 

 order, and shipping-crates in season. Sample sec- 

 tion sent for a stamp. 

 5tfdb F. GRANGER & SON, 



Harford Mills, Cortland Co., N.Y. 



HOW TO RAISE COMB HONEY. 



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

 bee and supply circular. IStfdb 



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



OADAKT'S FOUITBATIOIT FACT0B7, WHOLESALE and RETAIL. 

 See advertisement in another column. 3tfbd 



