1H87 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



248 



Contents of this Number. 



Alsike Clover 265 



Alsike in Nebraska 270 



Alsike. Ten Acres 272 



Beans. Linin, tor Shade 266 



Bees out for Fly 273 



Bee.s in a Fence-post 271 



Bees and Noise 270 



Bees F) v inir in Winter 272 



Bees, Haiiillingr Early 261 



Bees. Stint;lcss,in Yucatan.26H 



Bee-stitlKs 264 



Brooil frames, Crowding. . .248 



Bumble-bees- 2f>9 



Cave for Wintering 269 



Cellars. Our 258 



Chaff Hive in Iowa 273 



Cider and Bees 264 



Clover. Sweet, in South.. . .272 



Cobs for Kindlers 273 



Coekro^iches 273 



Combs Meltini.' Down 273 



Comb biirkel, Home-made.272 



llrone-tnips 266 



Drone-c.,mb 262.263 



Eeononiy in Little Thing.':.. 250 



Exhibition in London 251 



Five Dollars a Day 272 



Flavors for Honev 260 



Flies vs. Foul Brood 260 



Foul Brood ;n Flies 260 



Foul Bi-ood, To Detect 269 



Frames Instead of Hives. . .256 



Frames. lOmpty 262, 271 



Goods, How to Order 267 



Heads ol (irain 270 



Hives for Nests 266 



Hives, To Carry 266 



Honev a St.aide 262 



Honey from Nebraska 273 



Honey-cookies 260 



Honey-snaps 260 



Honey-business 271 



Honey, Selling 256 



Honey, Price of 262 



Honey. Uses for 260 



Honey, Florida 273 



HoueV, Firstclas.s 268 



Uut.hJiison'sBook 277 



Itali.ans vs. Blacks 269 



Ka let's S warming-box 271 



Kitchens 256 



Miller Emptying Super 249 



My Neighbors 276 



Notes and Queries 273 



Our Own Apiary 274 



Out-apiary 274 



P. Benson 254 



Rain, Working in 273 



Re))orts Kuei.uraging 274 



Sectiiins, Half pound 248 



Separators \e<'essary 270 



Smoke, T.) Regulate 271 



Suiier. The T 26!i 



Swarms lliyh 264 



Swarms on One Frame. . .270 

 Swarms on Empty Frames.272 



T Su|ier, Armstrong's 272 



T Super. To Empty 248 



Thomas Horn 277 



T Tins. Origin of 247 



Tobacco Column 275 



Vinegar from Honey 267 



Windbreaks 266 



Women in Apiary 255 



Working in Rain 273 



Yucatan 268 



■*BEE+ SUPPLIES.*- 



Our One-Piece V-6roove Section, 



Smooth on both sides, at $3.00 per 1000; extra fine, 

 $3.50 per M; for lars-er lots write for price list and 

 sample, free. A. JW. iTIUKKAT & <!0., 

 6-7d CrOHhen, Klkliart Co., Ind. 



4103 LBS. OF HONEY GATHERED BY 40 

 COLONIES IN 7 DAYS. 



We have purchased L. C. Root's celebrated breed- 

 ing' stock, which, together with our own, gives us 

 the choicest collection of Italian bees in the world, 

 and one that has the 



BEST HONEY-PRODUCING RECORD EXTANT. 



We will spare a. few full colonies and nuclei con- 

 taining- some ver.v choice breeding queens of this 

 stock. We inakea speci.iltv of rearing- only Hn«t- 

 «'la!»s Italian Bcc« and Ciiieeiis ;it the 



KNICKERBOCKER BEE-FARIKC 



G. H. KHISKEEBOCEEK, Proprietor, S. M- LOOE. Manager. 

 Our circuhir for 1S87 contains an important letter 

 (regarding- these bees) from L. C. Root, that ever.v 

 bee-keeper should read. Send for it before order- 

 ing- queens elsewhere. Address 



KNICKE:UBOrKfc:K B1i:E-FAR]n, 

 7tfd Ptne P:aiU!!«, I>ut<-lie»s Co., N. Y. 



Pure Italian Bees For Sale. . 2« Colonies orBm For saie. 



Two-frame nuclei, $3.00; 3 frame, $3.50. If larger 

 nuclei are wanted, add 50 cts. lor each additional 

 frame. Full colony in A. I. Root's Simp, hive, $6.00, 

 each to contain a tested queen and plenty of bees 

 and brood, all on wired L. frames drawn from fdn. 

 To be shipped in Maj-; safe arrival guaranteed. I 

 shall do bv all as I would be done by. Address 



7-iodb. N, A. KNAPP, Rochester. Lorain Co., 0. 



ITALIAN QUEENS- 



Reared from select mothers. T'ntested, $1.00; 

 Tested, $3.00. H. G. FRAME, 



6-16db IVorth Mauchester, Ind. 



DAD ANT'S 



FOUNDATION 



is asserted by hundreds of practical and disinterest- 

 ed bee-keepers to be the cleanest, brightest, quick- 

 est accepted by bees, least apt to sag, most regular 

 in color, evenest, and neatest, of any that is made. 



It is kept for sale by Messrs. T. G. Newman & 

 Son, Chicago, 111.; C. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O.; Jas. 

 Heddon, Dowagiac, Mich.; Dougherty & Wiley, 

 Indianapolis, Ind.; B. J.Miller & Co., Nappanee, 

 Ind,; Chas. H. Green, Berlin, Wis.; Chas. Hertel, 

 Jr., Freeburg, 111. ; Ezra Baer, Dixon, Lee Co., 111. ; E. 

 S. Armstrong', Jersey ville, Illinois; Arthur Todd. 

 1910 Germantown Ave., Phil'a, Pa.; E. Kretchmer, 

 Coburg, Iowa; P. L. Viallon, Bayou Goula. La., 

 M.J. Dickason, Hiawatha, Kansas; J. W, Porter, 

 Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., Va. ; E. R. Newcomb, 

 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co., N. Y. ; D. A. Fuller, 

 Cherry Valley, 111.; J. B. Mason & Sons. Mechanic 

 Falls, Maine; G. L. Tinker. New Philadelphia, O., 

 Jos. Nysewander, Des Moines, la.; Aspinwall & 

 Tread well, Barr.ytown, N. Y. ; Barton, Forsgard & 

 Barnes, Waco. McLennan Co., Texas, W. E. Clark, 

 Oriskanv. N. V.. G. B. Lewis & Co., Watertown. 

 Wis., E. F. Smith. Smyrna, N. Y., W. J. Stratton, 

 Atwater. O., and numerous other dealers. 



Write for xamples /ree, and price list of supplies, 

 accomj)anied with 150 Complimentary and it/i-no- 

 licited testimonials, from as many bee-keepers, in 

 1883. We fftuirantee evertj inch of our finindatirm equal 

 In »am'ple in every respect. 



CHAS. DADANT Sc SON, 



3btfd Hamilton, Hancock Co., Illlnolti. 



In 8-Franie L. Hive, Wired Cuiiibi!.. Strong 

 in bees, and every \vay deKirabie, at $6.00 

 per swarm. F. I>. NAOL.F, 



G 9db Soiitli Haven, ITIicli. 



By the Pound, Nucleus, 

 or Swarm. 



$1.25 PER POUND, IN MAY. 



Il'ritr ;'<tr I'di-Hriihi IS. 



Address BEE CHENEY, 



Td KANAWHA FALLS, W. VA. 



FOR 



ITALIAN 



6Ildb Address 



COMB FOUNDATION. 



Dunham Brood Fdn., 40c. per lb.; extra thin Van- 

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

 and :i0c. per lb. 10% discount on all orders received 

 before the 15th of April. 



3-tfdb. 



F. W. HOLMES, Coopersville. Mich. 



Ffir ^alp Italian-Albino Bees and Queens, by 

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



Address OTTO KLEINOW. 



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



tK ENWARD- [| iiir H PIARY.) 



200 untested queens ready for mailing; prices: 

 March. $1.00; doz , $12.(X1; April. $1.00; doz., $10.00; 

 May, 90c; doz.. $9 00; June. 8t)c; doz.. $8.00; July. 

 T5c; doz.. $7.00. Write for information and price 

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



7-9d Loreauville, Iberia Parish, La. 



Brr Ull/rC two simplicity hives,'.10 brood- 

 tu-ni¥ to. frames. 7 wide frames. 2 covers, 

 and .56 Mb. sections, all for $1 .20. Pecan duck 

 eggs and Plymouth-Rock chicken eggs, 13 of 

 each for fl.OO. T. A. Gunn, Tullahoma, Tenn. 6d 



