1884 . 



GLEANINGS IK BEE CULTUEE. 



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Jof^^ and ^imw. 



RKMOVING BEES TO BASSWOOD FORESTS; THE PRO- 

 JECT LIKEr.Y TO BEAR FRUIT. 



m S queries keep coming in regarding the bass- 

 J^^ wood locality I spoke of, will you please say 



' that friends Flanngan & lllinski expect to 



move 100 or 200 colonies direct from New Orleans, 

 and occupy the tield the coming season? And won't 

 it be better to wait and see the result before more 

 comiDg? I feel much interested in the enterprise, 

 and wish them abundant success. 



Fremont. Mich., Feb. 16, 18S4. Geo. E. Hilton. 



HONEY FROM HEART'S-EASE, NOT CANDYING. 



You ask if any one has any honey from heari's- 

 ease, that doesa't candy. I have some that was made 

 last season that has never candied, and I don't think 

 it will. It is very stiflf and thick. Bees are all alive, 

 and in good condition to date. J. W. Duck. . 



Linden, Iowa, Feb. 11, 1881. 



SAD NEWS FROM FATHER LANGSTROTn. 



I write at the request of my father, to let you 

 know of the return of his old malady. lie is at pres- 

 ent more affected by it than for some time past, and 

 utterly unable to attend to any correspondence. 



0.\ford, O., Feb 0. ISSt. A. L. Couvan. 



[The above should have appeared some time ago. 

 but it was overlooked. When I talked with friend 

 L. in Toronto, he seemed hopeful that he would es- 

 cape a return of his old malady.] 



ANOTHER STRAAV IN FAVOR OF ABUND.iNT VENTI- 

 LATION. 



A neighbor captured and hived a wild swarm oi 

 black bees, Aug. 10; hived them in a half salt-barrel; 

 set them up one foot high, with a crack in bottom- 

 board; fall rains loosened a quarter of the combs; 

 partially sheltered from winds; noother protection. 

 Feb. 2d he found about a pint of dead bees. Mine 

 brought out about the same quantity from chalT 

 hives in two warm days. W. Young. 



Palmyra, Neb., Feb., 1884. 



OLD COMBS NOT NECESSARILY A DISADVANTAGE. 



G. H. Kaufhold, a resident of Winfield township, 

 Hutler Co., Pa., is the owner of a colony of bees in a 

 box hive that have lived in it 49 years; no old combs 

 have been cut out of it in those years; has stood the 

 storms of all those winters, without any protection: 

 they are black bees, and are not gray-headed cither. 

 Does this. not speak in favor of a hardy strain of 

 bees? If any other bee-keeper knows of any older 

 colony, I should like to hear from him. 



John A. Pugh. 



Hannahstown, Pa., Feb. 14. 18e4. 



TRROWING HOT WAX INTO VERY COLD WATER; A 

 C.4UTION. 



1 ha%'e had a curious experience with beeswax. I 

 had a lot of comb; reduced it to wax; skimmed it 

 off, and throw it into cold water. It combined me- 

 chanically with the water, and that so completely 

 that it looked much like good wax. I tried to get it 

 clear of water by keeping it melted on water, but 

 no go; then I put it into a shallow boiler and boiled 

 the water out, and it took a heat that rose gradually 

 to 350° before it expelled all the water. Result, dark 

 hard wax. H. Smith. 



New Hamburg, Ont., Can., Feb. 22, 1884. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Western Michigan bee-keepers will hold thei 

 spring meeting at Berlin, Mich., April 24. 1S84. 



F. S. Covey, Secretary. 



The State Central Bee-keppers' Association will 

 meet at the court-house in Waco, Texas, April 12. at 

 2 o'clock p. M. Judge E. P. Massey, Pres. 



J. W. Guyton, Secretary. 



The Northern Ohio Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 hold its annual meeting in the city Council Chamber, 

 at Norwalk. O.. April 24,1884, commencing at 10 o'- 

 clock A.M. A full attendance is requested. 



S. F. Newman, Sec. 



The bee-keepers of Tusnurawas county, Ohio, ■will 

 meet in the town hall at Port Washington, Ohio, on 

 Thur.sday. May 1.5, 1S84, to organize a bee-keepei's' 

 association. All are earnestlj' invited to attend who 

 will. A. A. Fradenbuug. 



CIRCULilRS RECEIVED. 



W. .1. Endly& Co., Edgerton, Kan., send out a postal price 

 list ot mieens. etc. 



D. A. Pike, Sraithsburg, Md., sends us a 4-page list of Albino 

 and Italian queens. 



Derr & Kreider. Sterling, 111., issue a 4-page list of hives, sec- 

 tions, etc. 



G. K. Hubbard, La Grange, Ind., is out with his spring circu- 

 lar of the " Hubbard hive."' 



W.W. Bliss sends us al-paSre list of fdn., bees, etc. It is 

 ,>rinted with a chfirograph. Duavte. Cal. 



Dr. A. P. Coulter, Marissa, 111., sends us a. 4-page list ot Ital- 

 ian bees. etc. 



C. C. Vausrhn. Columbia, Tenn., sends out an 8-page circular. 

 njifpii's nivl 1>.'F« onlv. 



l;. Ml ill I'.t .. Williamsburg, Ind., send out a 10-page cir- 

 t-ni I ■ , 111 genei-al. 



w I i ^i iteburg, Sumter Co., S. C, sends U!i a one- 



]i;iLi-.' rii i M I 1 1 . I li.-i'S and nueens. 



KriHii NiriisiV \.>rivhcps. Burlington, Wi^., we have received 



.1. lir\V...Mhvoith .v (■'>:. \V(-t Wiiliamsfield, Ohio, send us a 

 verv ))vcftv J-|i:iL^r li-^t .il li.'t-kicpers' supplies. 



Gininri'r& luilci-, Toronto, Can., send out a 4 page clroular 

 of Siniplicitv hives and nnpurtenances generally. 



•James O. Facey. New Waterloo, Ontario, sends us a 4-page 

 circular in regard to bees and queens, hammers, and wire 

 nails. 



Thom.Ts B. Blow. Welwyn, Herts, England, sends us a 48-page 

 cata logue. pioluscly illvistrated with cuts ot honey implements 

 and (Kviif's; lont.iininLC. also, quite a pretty view of his apiai-y , 

 with a jiiL-ture of hi< hive factory on the back cover. The cat- 

 alogue is quite instructive, evenif one should not care to send 

 him an order. 



D. Kauffman, Needy, Clackamas Co., Oregon, sends us a 2-- 

 page price list. Queens and bees are the particular things ad- 

 vertised. We are glad to see supply dealers start up in Ore- 

 gon, for it gives me pain every time somebody sends us an or- 

 der for queens and bees to be shipped this great distance. 

 KriendK."s prices on bees and queens are the same as our 

 own. 



Second-Hand 



Foui\dation Mills ! 



The three following mills we have taken in the 

 way of trade. Although they will do just as good 

 work as new ones, they are old-fashioned in style, so 

 we offer them at a low price. They have all been 

 worked over, so as to make the new style of cell. 



One with 5;4-inch rolls, cost new $15.00; present 

 price, .^7.50. 



One Washburn mill, 9 inch, nearly as good as new, 

 offered for $15.00. 



One Olm mill. lOii-inch rolls, made about a year 

 ago, also for .513 00. 



Besides the above, we have a $f)0.00 nickel Dun- 

 ham mill, made expressly for us, which we offer at 

 $25.00. The mill has been used but little. The three 

 mills first mentioned are in our possession, ready 

 for shipment. The last one is with Charles D.idaat, 

 Hamilton, 111. A. I. ROOT, Medina, Ohio. 



UNPARALLELED OFFER.— Warranted Italian 

 queens onlv $1.00. Address S. F. REED. North 

 Dorchester, N. H. T-13d. 



We are rejoicing la 6292 names to-day, March 27 

 and our bees are all in tiptop order too. 



