GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Aug. 15 



Gleanings In Bee Culture 



E. R. ROOT 



Editor 



A. I. ROOT 



Editor Home Department 



H. H. ROOT 



Assistant Editor 



J. T. CALVERT 



Business Manager 



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CONTENTS FOR AUGUST 15, 1909 



EDITORIAL - 487 



Honey from Honey-dew 487 



Foul-brood Bill in South Dakota 487 



Legislation against Sweet Clover 487 



Robber-traps in a Bee-yard 488 



Selling on Cash or Commission 489 



STRAY STRAWS 489 



BEE-KEEPING IN THE SOUTHWEST 491 



Excluders 491 



SIFTINGS 492 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE 493 



Uncapped Seciions in the Fall 493 



GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 494 



Raising Price on Honey 494 



Shaking Energy into Bees 494 



Granulation. Preventing 498 



Light to Prevent Granulation 496 



Instructions for Beginners 497 



Alsike Clover 498 



Newly Hived Swarms Leaving 498 



Respiration of Bee 499 



Ugly Bees 501 



Lossing's Exhibit 502 



Honey Display at Arizona Fair 503 



Entrances Discussed 504 



Vernon Burt's Hive 505 



Hive-lifter 506 



Bee-keeping in England 507 



Carr Hive 507 



Crop for 1909 508 



European Foul Brood at Dr. Miller's 512 



Brood Removed Before Hatching 513 



Introducing with Damp Smoke 513 



Propolis or Travel-stain in Punics 513 



Bees Poisoned by Spraying 514 



Bitter Honey from Holly 514 



Increase, to Prevent 514 



Parent Colony Left without Queen 514 



OUR HOMES 515 



POULTRY DEPARTMENT 518 



Humbug Secrets 518 



Ear-drums a Fraud 518 



