GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



A tray is attached below the comb-cham- 

 ber doors to catch the refuse when remov- 

 ing frames and raking out the chambers. 

 The double boiler is tipi^ed slightly forward 

 and to the side upon which the faucet is 



WOULD THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BE OF 

 BENEFIT TO BEEKEEPERS OF CALIFORNIA? 



BY P. C. CHADWICK. 



Fig. 3. — A, wax-compartment; B, inrst honey- 

 compartment ; C, second honey-compartment ; D, 

 honey-exit; E, honey-exit, opening into second part; 

 F, honey-exit, opening into first part ; G, wax-exit. 



placed, facilitating the draining of the hon- 

 ey and wax. The comb-melter resting upon 

 it slopes straight back level from side to 

 side. I did not measure the di'op, but I 

 should judge that it is about three inches. 



From the double boiler the honey and 

 wax are drained off into a galvanized-iron 

 wax and honey separator illustrated in 

 Fig. 3. Mr. Ensley tells me that this honey 

 and wax separator works well, but that the 

 sides should be made sloping so that the 

 wax cakes forming Avhen the flow is stop- 

 ped will be easily removed. The cost of 

 this whole outfit was about tliirty dollars. 

 It was the first one he made, and he had 

 to pay the tinners for the time they work- 

 ed, and for the changes that were made that 

 had not been counted upon. Another ma- 

 chine would not cost as much as tliis one. 



The steam-chambers were first made, and 

 the comb-chambers were formed by solder- 

 ing on tin strips about three inches Avide 

 on the sides. The back was then closed with 

 tin, and the front with the doors, etc. 



Boulder, Col. 



[We understand that the object of this 

 melter is to save the honey. If the combs 

 were in shape so that they could be run 

 through a honey-extractor first, it is prob- 

 able that a good wax-press would save time 

 and would cost less besides. But the outfit 

 here shown would stei'ilize the honey in the 

 first place. — Ed.] 



On page 154 of the April issue of The 

 Beekeepers' Beview Editor Tyrrell takes a 

 shot at our State Association. From the 

 trend of his remarks Mr. Tja-rell seems to 

 tliink the California Association is out after 

 blood, and tells how he is receiving individ- 

 ual memberships that are being placed in 

 other National branches outside of our 

 State, and also how the National, if they 

 can not get the support of local associa- 

 tions, will go calmly to work and organizej 

 their National members in that State. 



It is a prettj^ easy matter to sit at a desl 

 in Detroit and tell how all this work is go- 

 ing to be done; but doing it is another 

 l^roposition ; and if calmness prevails long <. 

 I fear the editor's work Avould not progress 

 very rapidly. 



We have no fight on the National; and 

 whenever it is shown that we can receive 

 more for our money there than from our 

 State Association Ave Avill surely be there. 

 Personally I love the "Old National," and 

 haA-e no croAV to pick Avith it; but I do not 

 consider this talk about Avhat big things the 

 National is going to do as idle, from the 

 simple fact that it is the consensus of opin- 

 ion here that Ave have never received benefit 

 commensurate Avith Avhat Ave have paid in. 



The men at the head of our State associ- 

 ation have their Avork at heart, and have 

 paid expenses from their OAvn pockets, run- 

 ning into the hundreds, to get the beekeep- 

 ei-s together in this State, and they are go- 

 ing to succeed so far as the progressive ele- 

 ment of the State is concerned. My advice 

 to the National is to keep hands off. When" 

 Ave get thoroughly organized, if the Nation- 

 al can pi'ove to us additional benefits Ave 

 Avill not hesitate to come in; but threats, 

 Avill only make the breach wider and our, 

 return more imj^ossible. 



Redlands, Cal. 



[We could not feel that Editor Tyrrell 

 meant to cast any reflection on the beekeep- 

 ers of California, and Ave therefore offered 

 him the opportunity of replying to the 

 foregoing, Avhich op| oitunity he accepted, 

 as shoAvn by the foUoAving:] 



Brother Cha'dAvick, I Avish I could ansAvei 

 your article by draAving my chair right up 

 alongside yours and talking this matter 

 over instead of putting it doAvn in bold 

 type. SomehoAv or other it is hai'd to get 

 things in print just as I mean them. 



If any thing I have said gives the im- 

 pression that I am in any way against the 



