GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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E. R. ROOT 



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



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Contents for November 15, 1912 



editorial 715 



Horse Stung to Death 715 



Death of J. G. Corey 716 



Specitic Gravity of Honey 716 



Comb Honev v. Extracted 717 



STRAY STRAWS 718 



Frames, L., v. Simmins' 718 



SIFTINGS 719 



Bees on Stravs'berries 719 



BEEKEEPING IN THE SOUTHWEST. . 720 



Black or White for Bees 720 



Honev Markets 720 



BEEKEEPING IN CALIFORNIA 721 



Bee Line Defined 721 



Ripening Honey Artificially 721 



California Bee Inspector Case 721 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE . 722 



Winter Entrances 722 



GENERAL CORRESPONENCE 723 



Mixing Honey with Syrups 723 



American Foul Brood 724 



Experiences of Brood Inspector 726 



German Apieultural Institute 728 



Comb Honey in Tin Sections 732 



Vanderwerken's Apiary 734 



Beekeeping in Connecticut 736 



Beekeeping in Florida 737 



Winter Case for One Colony 738 



Low Temperature in Bee-cellars . . . . 



Lime over a Brood-chamber 



.Bees on Soft Berries 



i Pollen-basket of Bees 



[HEADS OF GRAIN 



Redwood Hives Immune to Disease. 



Swarm on a Limb Two Months. . . . 



Carniolans and Supersedure 



Mending Comb with Paratfine 



Lining Wire Cloth of Cages 



Dipping Queens to Clip 



Carniolans and Foul Brood 



'Dark Honev for Winter Stores 



Death of W. A. McPhail 



OUR HOMES 



Vice Crusade in Cleveland 



Golden Ruling Criminals 



HIGH-PRESSURE GARDENING. . 



Ellis Potato System 



Bleaching Celery 



Raising Potatoes from Peelings 



POULTRY DEPARTMENT 



Convergent Poultry-yards 



Mustard for Chickens 



Daily Cost of Chickens 



Perambulating Poultry House 



Potter Svstem for Chickens 



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