1886 



GLEANINGS IN EEE CULTURE. 



435 



Contents of this Number, 



Ahsoondinu in May 467 



Advice to Dealers iai 



Ant', Kp(I 444 



Alley's Trap 461 



Apiarv. Lnration of 445 



Apis Iniliia 453 



Tiees bv Dipperful 458 



Bee-fever 457 



Bees Hearing 450 



Bees in Spctions 450 



Bee-stinirs for Croup 45ii 



Bees, What Ails' 4.50 



Color of Younpr Bees 456 



C.vula Linswik 451 



I)rone-traps 46 1 



Edi toi-ial 462 



Kigwort 441 



Foul Brood 46ii 



Ciettinir What You Want. . .4.'irt 

 ilihers. Smoking Out 4.">S 



llf 



Heddon's I'ic-'.ure 440 



Hive. Hilt .n 457 



Honey Coluinr 4:i8 



Honev-]i^i'Ka^es 448 



Hone'v, PiiltiMf,' Up 448 



Honey, Shijtpinir 448 



Hunibuprs and Swindles 



Iniiiroved Peet Cage 4,59 



.lane Meek & Bro 443 



Lawns 4.52 



Mason's Advice 451 



Melilot 441 



Mr. James Heddon 4:'9 



Motli-wornis 446 



Moving Bees in Winter 415 



Oil-barrels, Cleaning 4.58 



Oiled Cloth vs. Glass 450 



Our Own Apiary 461 



Plants for Hi>ney 441 



Queens Fainting 451 



Ked Ants 441 



Hlieiiinalisni 416 



San Diego, Cal 457 



S(\va.,.'e in Eneland 419 



Small I'ol's and Moth 446 



Smokers f,>r Vermin 458 



Spanisli N"ei(ll(> 414 



SwariiiiUL,' .Maniia 450 



Sweet Clover ..., 441 



Tobacco Column 46:t 



Ventilation. Sub-earth 447 



Vi'iitilation in Winter... 4.57 

 Viallon's Surplus Plan 453 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The 5th regular meetir 

 ation will be held on the 

 Hon.. I. M. McDaiiiel, Pen 

 be held a hce-keei)i rs' h< 



g of the Hill Co. Bee-Keepers' Associ- 

 tirst Tuesday in July, .at the apiary of 

 ria, Te.v. At same time and place will 

 neyiucnio. H. A. Goodrich, Sec'y. 



CIRCULARS RECEIVES, 



The following have sent tis their price lists: 



D. A. Jones Co., Ld., Beeton, Ont., Can., a Ifi-page price list of 

 bee-sniiplifs in general. We are glad to note the progress of 

 our Canadian friends, as evidenced b.v their new list. 



C. M. Hicks. Fairview. Md., a 4-pagi' list of ajuariau stipplies. 



X. E. Cottrell. I'.urdick, Ind.an advertising sheet -specialty, 

 S.vrio-Italian cpuens. 



J. P. Moore, Sliirg m. Kv. . a 4 page circular, bees and queen-=. 



Tygard Sons, 211!t Jane St., Pittsburgh, Pa., a 4-page list— 

 specialt.v, square glass honey-jars. 



1 am being asked mv ojiinion of Ihe new circulirs Mrs. Cot- 

 ton is again sending out quite plentifuU.y. The statements she 

 makes, and Ihe pric-es she charges for the goods she .sends iJUt, 

 wonid, ill my ojiinion, forbid her being classed with our regu- 

 lar supply-deah-rs. t.i say unthing of the strings of complaints 

 against licr that have tilled our bee-,iournals lor years past. 



REDUCTION IN PRICES, 



We hereb.y notif.v our customers that there is a 

 reduction iu foundation from the prices quoted in 

 our March retail price list. All parties interested 

 will i)leasc mail us a can! for new prices. 

 (HAS. DADANT A SON, 

 11(1 Hamilton, Hancock Co., Hi. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For 'he benefit of friends who have black or hybrid queens 

 which the.y want to dispose of, we wjl insert notices free of 

 charge, as below. We do this bec^u^ there is ha'-dly value 

 enough to these queens to pay f'^r bu.ving them up and keep- 

 ing iheni in stock: and yet it is oftentimes quite an accommo- 

 dation to those who can not afford higher-priced ones. 



I have fifteen or twenty prolific black queens; 35 

 cts. each (with cash acccmpan.ving the order) takes 

 them. Chas. H. Smith, 



P. O. Box 908. Pittstield, Mass. 



For S\i,e.— 2'i Maok queens, ready Ma.y 30th, un- 

 til July 10th, at :.';■) cts. each, or five for ?l.OO. 

 Robert Mitcheli., Washoug-al, Clarke Co., W. T. 



For Sale.— 3 black queens at 3.5 cts. each, and 9 

 hybrid queens at 40 cts. each; will be read.vthe first 

 week in June. S. H. Kickakd. 



Wes.. Bridg-ewater, Beaver Co., Pa. 



For S.\m5.— Mismated Italian queens for .50 cents 

 each, or ten for $iM. Twenty ready now. 



J. N. CoLwxcK, Norse," Bosque Co., Texas. 



For SAiiE.— 2 or 3 hybrids at 25 and .50 cts. each, 

 according to quality. With a pound of their bees, 

 for .«1 2.5 and $1 50. 



C. Weckesser, Marshallville, Ohio. 



I have 5 mismated Italian queens that I will mail 

 at 5:) cents each, and guarantee safe arrival. 



N. A. Knapp, Rochester, Lorain Co., O. 



Two black and three hybrid queens, at 20 and 25 

 cts. respectivel.y, or the lot to one address for SI. 00. 

 Ready any time after the 1st of June. 



Luther Piirdv, Killbuck, Holmes Co., O. 



200 Lbs. Box Honey Per Colony 



G.VTHUKKD BV .HOORK'S ITAI.IANS. 



J. V. Caldwell, Cauibridj:e. 111., says: "Asnearas 

 I can tell, the first season I had your queens they 

 made nie about 2tlU lbs. of box honey on an average." 



G. L. Kinobold. Overton, Pa.: "They are very 

 prolific; and, as liTiiey-gathorers, they can not be 

 excelled."' 



A. ]. Root: " T can not remember of ever having 

 !i complaint of one of your queens." 

 I'INK WARRANTED QUEENS A SPECI- 

 ALTY. 



Prices: Single queen. *I.OO; per 'i dozen, $5.00. 

 Safe arrival and perlect satisfaction always guar- 

 anteed. Send for iii'w circular giving: full partic- 

 ulars, lid J. P. MOOEE, MOEGAN, PENDLETON CO., K7. 



TT/^'DlVr PAYS EXPRESS CHARGES , RADANT'S FOUNDATION FACTORY, WHOLESALE AND 

 i&X^^XlfXll SEE ADVERTISEMENT. j U rrtaTL. See advertisement in another column. 



PTOE -i- ITALIAN^EXCLUSIVELY. 



■^ STOP, c. READ, » AND » ORDER.S*- 



Having determined to devote my time and attention e.vclusively to the production of pure Italian bees 

 nnd queens, during the season of 1886, I otter, in order to reduce stock, 60 ('Iioi«-e Colonies ol Pure 

 Itallaiif« in 10 Langstroth frames, guaranteed to contain at least 4 lull frames of brood and 4 lbs. of bees 

 ill new chatt' hive, at S^IO.OO each. I ai)pend mv prices for the season. 



My terms are cash with the order. First orders will be filled first. I will refund money at|any|tlme a 



customer may become dissatisfied with waiting. , , , , t 



My methods: One kind, and the best of that kind. Nothing except tested queens sold atjany price. 1 



will send one-year-old queens until stock is exhausted, and then this season's hatch. I will commence to 



send, about May 1st. 



1 tested queen SI 00 I l-framc nucleus, tested queen S2 00 



1 pound of bees 100 | 2 " " \\ \\ a 00 



1 frame of brood and bees 1 GO 3 ''^ ''^ ^^ ^, * "" 



In lots of 5, five per cent discount; in lots of 10, ten per cent discount. In lots of 10 or more nuclei or 

 pounds of bees, I will pav express charges for the first 1000 miles. Now remember, I guarantee safe ar- 

 rival and absolute satisfaction in all cases. Sample of live workers free by mail. Capacity, 25 queens 

 per day after May 1st. _ ^^ 



6tfdb BOX 691, SHERBURNE, CHENANGO CO., N. Y. 



