February, 1914. 



American Hee Journal j| 



Gleanings in Bee Culture for 1914. 



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



Kor several years we have been doing our best to make GLEANINGS an indispensable ptibiication for tlie wideawake beekeeper 

 whether he has but one colony, a small suburban 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 vin. when hundreds of letters from our friends told of 

 their appreciation. We wish that we might print a number of them here, but we i)refer to utilize the rest of the space for outlining our 

 plans for wu Kor I.;i4 we shall continue the special numbers, the feature which has so delighted our readers during the last three years 

 In decidiuir just what subjects to take up. we have not selected topics at random, for we have been guided by expressions of the majority 



JANUARY 1— Bees and Poultry.— 



We think we are safe in saying that no spe- 

 cial number that we ever published proved 

 so popular as our February isth issue for 

 IQI2. In Ketting out another special number 

 devoted to the interests of poultrv-raisint^ 

 and beekeeping, we propose to surpass our 

 former efforts and to get together the best 

 material possible on poultry raising from 

 the beekeepers' standpoint. 



FEBRUARY — Bees and Fruit.— Our 



March isth issue for IQ12 has been used far 

 and wide by beekeepers and fruit-growers 

 alike to show the value of bees in large or- 

 chards. In the two years that have elapsed. 

 however, so much new material has devel- 

 oped that in order to be entirely up to date 

 it is really necessary to have another spe- 

 cial 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 interested 

 in ^twt-r-production. will tell of the value 

 of bees in orchards. 



MARCH 1 — Beekeeping in Cities. — 



Probably few beekeepersrealize the number 

 of beekeepers there are in every large city. 

 City beekeeping is a most interesting topic. 

 and in addition to storiesof beekeeping told 

 by [professional men. we shall havediscussed 

 various problems connected with bees in 



attics, or roofs, and in back lots. We also 

 have a //-«(• 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. A 

 pood story. 



APRIL — Breeding Ever since we 



first began having special numbers there 

 have been requests 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 pur- 

 suit. We shall publish special articles by 

 noted queen-breeders on ciualifications of 

 breeding queens. Queen-rearing both for 

 the small beekeeper and the specialist will 

 be fully discussed. 



JUNE 1 — Moving Bees We, ourselves, 



expect to move 300 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 experience along 

 this line have also promised articles for this 

 number. 



AUGUST 1— Crop and Market Reports. 



-1 here has never yet been a systematic 

 effort put forth for the compiling and pub- 

 lishing of comprehensive crop 2nd market 

 reports from various parts of the country 

 In lou we are going to make the effort of our 

 lives to get telegraph reports from impor- 

 tant fields, such as the clover-belt. Texas 

 Colorado. Idaho, and California, etc. These 

 will be published right along as soon as we 

 get them, but in this August ist issue we 

 shall have a grand summary of the crop re- 

 ports and conditions of the market in gen- 

 eral, No beekeeper should miss this impor- 

 tant number. 



SEPTEMBER 1 Wintering.— We have 



not yet learned all there is to be learned in 

 regard to wintering. A number of specialists 

 are going to make experiments during the 

 winter of IQ13-14. which experiments will be 

 published in this number. We shall also 

 give our own experience summed up as to 

 feasibility of wintering northern apiaries in 

 the South, 



IS NOT ALL THIS WORTH WHILE? 



We have now given you our plan for 1Q14. 

 If you are now trying to make the most out 

 of your bees, we feel sure you cannot afford 

 to miss such a wealth of information as the 

 subscription price, $1.00, will bring you. 



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Sweet Clover is rapidly becoming one of the most useful things that can be 

 grown on the farm. Its value as a honey-plant is well known to bee-keepers, but 

 its worth as a forage-plant and also as an enricher of the soil is not so widely 

 known. However, Sweet Clover is coming to the front very fast these days. 

 Some years ago it was considered as a weed by those who knew no better. The 

 former attitude of the enlightened farmer today is changing to a great respect 

 for and appreciation of Sweet Clover, both as a food for stock and as a valuable 

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