NOVEMBER 15, 1913 



CLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE FOR 1914 



The Magazine for the Beginner, Back-lotter, and Specialist Beekeeper 



For several years we have beeu doing our best to make GLEANINGS an indispensa- 

 ble publication for the wide-awake beekeeper whether he has but one colony, a small sub- 

 urban apiary, or a series of out-apiaries numbering hundreds of colonies in all. We 

 believe we have never received such enthusiastic approval of our efforts as we received in 

 1913 when hundreds of letters from our friends told of their appreciation. We wish that 

 we might print a number of them here, but we prefer to utilize the rest of the space for 

 outlining our plans for 1914. 



For 1914 we shall continue the special numbers, the feature which has so delighted our 

 readers during the last three years. In deciding just what subjects to take up, we have not 

 selected topics at random, for we have been guided by the expressions of the majority. 



JANUARY 1— BEES AND POULTRY. 



— We think we are safe in saying that no 

 special number that we ever published prov- 

 ed so popular as our February 15th issue 

 for 1912. In getting out another special 

 number devoted to the interests of poultry- 

 raising and beekeeping, we propose to sur- 

 pass our former efforts and to get together 

 the best material possible on poultry-raising 

 from the beekeepers' standpoint. 



FEBRUARY 1— BEES AND FRUIT.— 



Our March 15th issue for 1912 has been 

 used far and wide by beekeepers and fruit- 

 growers alike to show the value of bees in 

 large orchards. In the two years that have 

 elapsed, however, so much new material has 

 developed that in order to be entirely up to 

 date it is really necessary to have another 

 special number on the same subject. We 

 have a wealth of material that has never 

 before been given to the public. Extensive 

 fruit-growers who are not especially inter- 

 ested in //owei/-production will tell of the 

 value of bees in orchards. 



MARCH 1— BEEKEEPING IN CIT- 

 IES. — Probably few beekeepers realize the 

 number of beekeepers there are in every 

 large city. City beekeeping is a most in- 

 teresting topic, and in addition to stories of 

 beekeeping told by professional men we 

 shall have discussed various problems con- 

 nected with bees in attics, on roofs, and in 

 back lots. We also have a true story of a 

 beekeeper in a city who was fined $100.00 

 because his bees were considered a nuisance, 

 and who afterward appealed to a higher 

 court and won out. Good story. 



APRIL 1— BREEDING.— Ever since we 

 first began having special numbers there 

 have been recjuests on the part of a good 

 many of our readers for a special number 

 on breeding. We are glad that we are able 

 to arrange for it this year, for it is a fact 

 that very little is known in regard to breed- 

 ing bees. Breeding is one of the most im- 

 portant subjects connected with our pursuit. 



See Special 



We shall publish special articles by noted 

 queen-breeders on qualifications of breeding- 

 queens. Queen-rearing both for the small 

 beekeeper and the specialist will be fully 

 dicsussed. 



JUNE 1— MOVING BEES.— We our- 

 selves expect to move three hundred colonies 

 of bees to Florida, get a good honey crop, 

 double the number of colonies, and move 

 them back again in the spring. Details of 

 moving by boat, wagon, auto-truck, and by 

 rail will be fully described and illustrated, 

 and other large beekeepers having experi- 

 enoe along this line have also promised arti- 

 cles for this number. 



AUGUST 1 — CROP AND MARKET 

 REPORTS. — There has never yet been a 

 systematic effort put forth for the compil- 

 ing and publishing of comprehensive crop 

 and market reports from various parts of 

 the country. In 1914 we are going to make 

 the effort of our lives to get telegraph re- 

 l)orts from important fields, such as tlie 

 clover-belt, Texas, Colorado, Idaho, and 

 California, etc. These will be published 

 right along as soon as we can get them, but 

 in this August 1st issue we shall have a 

 grand summary of the crop reports and 

 conditions of the market in general. No bee- 

 keeper should miss this important number. 



SEPTEMBER 1— WINTERING. — We 

 have not learned all there is to be learned 

 in regard to wintering. A number of special- 

 ists are going to make experiments during 

 the winter of 1913-14, which experiments 

 will be published in this number. We shall 

 also give our own experience summed up 

 as to the feasibility of wintering northern 

 apiaries in the South. 



IS NOT ALL THIS WORTH WHILE? 



We have now given you our plan for 1914. 

 If you are trying to make the most out of 

 your bees we feel sure you can not afford 

 to miss such a wealth of information as the 

 subscription price, $1.00, will bring you. 

 Notices, pa^e 18. 



