GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



E. R. ROOT A. I. ROOT H. H. ROOT J. T. CALVERT 



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Contents for June 15, 1913 



EDITORIAL 3961 Auto Trucks, Use of 419 



Illinois State Convention 398 



Beet Su?ar Approved 398 



Gerstuna:'s Bee Book 398 



Bees Killed bv Spraying 399 



STRAY STRAWS 400 



Lime for Bee-cellars 400 



Granulation of Honey 400 



Hives. Painting of 400 



SIFTINGS 402 



Veils of Wire 402 



Pollen for Stimulating 402 



Spring Management 419 



Helpers in the Apiary 420 



Bee Help in California 421 



Tools for the Apiary 421 



HEADS OF GRAIN 422 



Shipping Bees without Combs 422 



Golden Bees, Hardiness of 422 



Hoffman Frames Discussed 423 



Carniolans Not Immune to Disease 423 



Early Brood-rearing 423 



New Zealand Co-operative Societies 424 



Grading Comb Honey 402 Bee Experts Wanted 424 



BEEKEEPING IN THE SOUTHWEST. .403 Wire Cloth with Alexander Plan 424 



Burr-comb 403 Lining Fire-box of Smoker 424 



Shallow Extracting-supers 403 Alfalfa at High Altitudes 424 



BEEKEEPING IN CALIFORNIA 404 OUR HOMES 425 



Sac Brood v. Black Brood 404 Fruit Juices for Drink 426 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE .405 Japanese Problem 427 



Wax Secretion 405 Missionary Work in Barbados 428 



GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 406 POULTRY DEPARTMENT 429 



Case's Treatment of Foul Brood 406 Sitting Hens 429 



Swarming, Dr. Miller on 408 Stoddard's Poultry Invention 430 



Boston Ivy 409 Poultry Strike in New York 431 



Homes of Beekeepers 410 ; HIGH-PRESSURE GARDENING 431 



Willow as a. Honey -plant 412 [t Treating Seed Corn 431 



Southern Beekeeping 414 h- Sweet Corn, the Gilmore 431 



Feeding Back Extracted Honey 415 ^^ TEMPERANCE 432 



