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GLEAi^INGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Contents of this Number, 



Alli'V Tiap lor Swarms 580 



Alsii;.' nnd ("iKiractenstics 580 



Alsikr ti n. Long 502 



Kfi's, Clnllcl 56r, 



Hoiiscm lA'ttfi- 57(1 



Bets Hiul Chickens 590, 59'-> 



liet' hriilge 590 



Bi'O-kfepei-s' Union 577 



Hcc-Muu-titi 58R 



Ki'\. I. .1 IjI'j.'s 591 



Hla-l,'.i ll,,|M-s 5<u 



Bli>l.i iHMtl,. 588 



IBuU'r. fSf.tii.ii-ieniover 575 



Cailiolic Acid 580 



Carp-1'onds fiOo 



Caution to Beginners 579 



Oainiolans 692 



Carpets 575 



Carpet-sweepers 572 



Cell-protectors 591 



Chickens and Bees 590. 592 



Colonies, Weak .592 



Conveniences for Kitchen.. .572 



Editorial fiOO 



Fertile Workers .571 



Foundation. Extra-thin. . .5ti8 

 Galvanism for Wiring Fr's.591 



(Jasoliue-stoves .572 



Heads of Grain .589 



Hives, Decoy 592 



Hives. Painting 565 



TntrodiiciiiK. Mishaps in... 578 



llalians Ahead 593 



King liirils .591 



Losses ill Maine .59H 



M yscil and Nciirhbors ,595 



Notes and i.iu.ries 592 



(Uir ( »wn .\piary r579 



I'ast and I'rcsoiit .567 



rtienol lor Foul Brood 601 



I'olli^n in Old Combs 591 



(.liiecn of the Home .571 



I.I1U-C11 as liuI.T 570 



Vuecns. P|pint;of 569 



(.iiiern c<'ll I'lotector 566 



t,)uec't\ c'cUs. C.-ipped .565 



yueens. T«.i in Hive .589 



i^iuecns, SMpersedin;,' ,590 



lirpoits liisrourag-inK .59:! 



HeportsKnc'ouraginw 59t 



Ke|iositorv. Up ground. .. . .592 



Sections. Clean 580 



Sections, Keinoving 569 



Story fiuiii Real Life 594 



Sugar Feeding .574 



Supers. Size of 509 



Swarming, Theory of .592 



Swamp Garden, Our 600 



Tobacco Column . 596 



Wint'g, Cellar and Outdoor 560 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



The goods we ordered from j'on this spring- pleas- 

 ed us very much; the platform scales are cheap. I 

 can weigh my bees, honey, or family on them. 



Voungstown, Ohio. W. A. Mitchell. 



I write this to let you know that I am well pleased 

 with the ABC book. I have learned more about 

 the honey-bee from that book than I could have 

 learned in any other way for a long- time. 



Stony Point, Tenn. M. M. Derrick. 



TH.\.T. IMPORTED QUEEN. 



The imported ciueen I got last season did well, 

 and is doing- well yet; her bees are very dark, all 

 well marked. Quiet, and as good as any in the 

 apiary tog-ather honey, and she has laid more eggs 

 by half than any other (jueen I have. 



Wyoming, Ont., June 31, 1887. A. E. Harvey. 



PROMPTNESS AND GOOD WORK. 



The extractor ordered of you was received in 

 good order, and to say that I am well pleased would 

 be putting it lightly. It is more than I expected 

 for the amount of money it cost. My order went 

 out the 18th of June, and on the 23d my extractor 

 was at Morristown— just five days' — quick work, 

 you see. L. Dver. 



Morristown, Ind., June 27, 1887. 



OUR 50-CENT HAND-SAW. 



The package containing the oO-cent hand-saw, 

 etc., was received yesterday, only six days since I 

 sent the order. I was not expecting it so soon. Ac- 

 cept thanks; that saw is so nice I keep congratulat- 

 ing myself on having sense enough to send for it. 

 Your AB(^ told me what to do with the drone-layers 

 in two of my Italian colonies, and one of them has a 

 nice yellow queen now. You see, I have learned 

 only just a little. Mary L. Beck. 



Bethel, O., May 20, 1887. 



BEES ARRIVED IN FINE CONDITION. 



I have waited a few days after the arrival of the 

 bees, to see how they behaved. They reached this 

 place on the noon of June 3d, filled with life, and 

 seemingly happy to make a visit to New Hamp- 

 shire. I gave them a new hive, and every bee 

 entered the new residence. The next morning 

 they were placed in the apiarj', and from that time 

 to this have represented themselves as ijerfectly 

 contented. On examination we found the (ivieeii, 

 and trust that both queen and bees are in the best 

 condition. The metal corners are a success, and 

 with these one can make a very nice and substan- 

 tial frame. We have no trouble in attaching them 

 to the frames, as we followed the directions sent 

 with the package. H. C. Bi.inn. 



Sliaker Villa<:e, N, H., June S, IS**:. 



Hurrah for the Fair! 



Now is the time to work uji your home market, 

 and there is no better place than at your local fair. 

 Don't let the chance of advertising your business 

 slip by. A fine exhiliit and a judicious distribution 



%}iE BWfiWnEUh cpi^ojisie C^I^D^ 



Will set the business buoininu;. A leaflet or cir- 

 cular will soon be thrown away or lost; but this 

 card will be taken home and studied by a score of 

 persons, making your name a hoiiseliold word 



for miles around. Our card is especially gotten up 

 for bee-keepers, brilliantlj' printed in eight colors, 

 and is both instructive and amusing. Send for free 

 samples, and get out of that old-fogj' rut. 



^^MTALIAN V QUEENS.-I^' 



I am also trying to breed a superior strain of Ital- 

 ian (jueens, a cross between the old Quinby stock 

 and Doolittle's, bred in an apiary three miles from 

 other bees. I can almost guarantee their purity. 

 They will not disappoint you. 



Address J. H. 3VE.<a--.El.TIlXr, 



l5tfd Wash. Co. Hartford, N. Y. 



$2. FULL SWAEMS. $2. 



Fine ltali;in>:, Hayhurst's stock, before Aug. 20. 

 Full swarm with queen, no combs, $2.00. Same 

 with 8 brood combs, S3.0I). Same with 8 combs in 

 S. hive, $4.00. C. B. THWING, Hamilton, Mo. 



Highest Quality Italian Queens 



at Lowest Prices. Untested, 75 cts. Selected 

 tested, reared in 1886, $1,50; 2-fr. nucleus with un- 

 tested queen, $2.00; with tested queen. $2. .50. Bees, 

 50 cts. per lb. PEANK U. BALDWIN, Marion, Ind. 14-15d 



Beautiful Italian Queens. 



.1. F. Wood wishes to inform the readers of Glean- 

 ings that he is no-iv filling all orders promptly for 

 those golden queens, that have given universal sat- 

 isfaction to all his customers the past two seasons, 

 at 75 cts. each. 1 ^ise no lamp mirgery. Do not fail 

 to send for mv 1887 circular. Address 1415 16d 



JAMES r. WOOD, North Prescott, Mass. 



BEES, 50 Cts. Per lib.; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs. and 

 a tested Italian queen, for $4.00. 

 15d C. G. FENN, Washington, Conn. 



ItaSiasi Bees and Queens. 



Full colonies, $6.00. Bees, per lb., 75 cts. Frame 

 of brood and bees, 75 cts. Tested queen, $1.25. Un- 

 tested, 75 cts. Mismated, 36 cts. Queens reared 

 from imported mother. MISS A. M. TAYLOR, 

 Htfdb Box 77. Mulberry Grove, Bond Co., 111. 



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 ]2-1.5d F. M. ATWOOD, Rileyville, 111. 



Tested Italian Queens 



REDUCED TO $1.00 EACH. 



Untested. 75 cents each. Bred either from im- 

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