1887 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



447 



in^s, which otherwise would be ignited into 

 flame, and shoot out at the nozzle. Friend 

 Bini^ham, why don't you recommend sliav- 

 ings and green grass, instead of liard wood V 

 But possibly 1 haven't caught tlie knack of 

 making it burn. May I venture to suggest, 

 that you liaven"t learned liow to use shav- 

 ings and grass V 



in favor of the (Ilark, I must say that it 

 will send a stream of smoke to a gieater dis- 

 tance than the Bingham. It will till easier, 

 and light more quickly ; but it has not the 

 lasting qualities of the Bingham. At pres- 

 ent we are working to remedy some of the 

 defects in the Clark. 



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THE "KENTON BEE-HIA^B." 



The above is the title of a monthly bee-journal, 

 just started at Kenton, O. The editors are Smith & 

 Smith, whose names our readers will doubtless re- 

 member having- seen verj frequently in our adver- 

 tising columns. The first number has V4 pages, and 

 can be obtained by corresponding with the editors, 

 Kenton, O. Price 50 cents a year. 



THE new .JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



The demand tor this new bucliwheat has been 

 enormous; but by repeated purchases we are still 

 able to furnish it at prices given In our issue for 

 April 1; viz., $1.75 per peck: half-pecli, $1.00; 1 lb., 

 25 cts. ; \ lb., 8 cts. If wanted by mail, add 5 cts. 

 per 14 lb., or 18 cts. per whole pound, bag and post- 

 age. We mention it again, because it is now ap- 

 proaching the time to sow it, in most localities. 

 We think no bee-keeper can afford to neglect giv- 

 ing it a test. A quarter-pound package will give 

 you quite a start for ne.xt year, if you don't care to 

 go into it any further. For a picture and full de- 

 scription ot the plant, see page 167, March 1, '887. 



two-frame nucleus, or .50 cents less with hybrid 

 queens. Further particulars can he obtained by 

 writing to triend Beach, as above. Kemember, 

 tiiese prices are given bnly on bees to be shipped 

 from Missouri, and you must state at the time of 

 ordering that you wish to take advantage of this 

 otter. Full colonies are ready to be shipped at once, 

 and nuclei any time after June 15. Send orders and 

 money to ua. 



V.\HI()irsLV MAKKED HYBRIDS. 



A SUBSCRIBER Sends us a cage of bees which he 

 says are from an untested queen. Some of the 

 bees are nicely marked Italians, and some of them 

 are almost black, while others have two yellow 

 bands. The queen, of course, proved to be hybrid. 

 Our correspondent wished to know how this can be, 

 as the bees in question are all from one queen. In 

 private correspondence we have explained this sev- 

 eral times; but for the benefit of beginners we will 

 say it is not uncommon, when bees are hybrids, 

 that variously marked bees will be found, all the 

 way from pure Italians to pure blacks. We would 

 refer our correspondent and others to the article 

 on "Hybrids," page VZ3 of the ABC book, where 

 the question is fully discussed. 



FULL COLONIES AND NUCLEI OF ITALIAN BEES AT 

 GREATLY REDUCED PRICES— A SPECIAL L(JT. 



For certain reasons, it is desirable to dispose of 

 at once 40 colonies of Italian bees and about 100 nu- 

 clei in the possession of Mr. G. A. Beach, of Quitman, 

 Nodaway Co., Mo. These bees are in Simplicity 

 fi-ames, are guaranteed to lie good Italians, and there 

 has never been any foul brood within '200 miles. 

 Until they are closed out, we will make the very 

 low price of $5.00 for a full colony, or $2.00 for a 



COMPLICATED SURPLUS HONEY ARRANGEMENT. 



Every few days some one sends us a surplus ar- 

 rangement which he has invented, and about which 

 he desires our opinion. In general, we can say they 

 have been sent in by those who have had but little 

 experience with bees, and as a rule they are al- 

 together too complicated for practical use. One 

 came today, marked on the side, "Patent applied 

 for." We should say it would cost to pro;Juce hon- 

 e.v on a large scale, with this sort of arrangement, 

 fully what honey will sell for at the present quota- 

 tions. We should remember that the idea nowa- 

 days is to construct surplus arrangemc-nts which 

 will produce honey at a minimum cost. The sim- 

 plest device that can be gotton up. consistent with 

 the objects sought and habits of the bees, is the one 

 destined to produce honey at the lowest possible 

 cost. The surplus arrangement referred to above 

 has separators, which we should say would cost two 

 or three cents apiece to make. Then there are 

 wedges, several sizes of sections, besides other 

 complications, which would make the case alto- 

 gether too expensive for the average honey-pro- 

 ducer. The ideas sought after by the inventor are 

 good, and his invention ingenious; but we hope our 

 friends will try to remember that we don't want a 

 surplus grraugement which can be adapted to eve- 

 ry hive, invertible or non invertible, contraetihle 

 or non contractible— in short, one which will do al- 

 most any thing any bee-keeper ever suggested. 

 A patent medicine which will cure ail diseases 

 known under the sun is worthless ; and 1 think we 

 can say, for the same reason, that surplus comb- 

 honey arrangements which will accomplish every 

 thing ever dreamed of are likewise worthless. As 

 a rule, our largest and most successful honey-pro- 

 ducers are using very simple arrangements. 



FOUL BROOD IN WINTER. 



A CORRESPONDENT wrltcs US that his bees died of 

 foul brood during the last winter, and he is located 

 in the Northern States. Of course, this would be im- 

 possible. Foul brood always disappears for the sea- 

 son at the approach of winter, or, at least, w hen 

 bees cease rearing brood. Our correspondent 



