1884 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



573 



hive in our price list at f 3.50. I know, people get 

 in a hurry; and I know what it is to have time to 

 only scratch a line or two on a jiostal card; but, 

 dear friends, do use the word the when you refer to 

 some particular thing and some particular transac- 

 tion, and the little word a when you refer in general 

 terms to something- we advertise and keep constant- 

 ly in readiness to ship. 



A V1.SITOK FROM PALESTINE. 



Mk. D. Howard, of Beaver Dam, Wis., who has 

 just returned from a trip to Palestine and Jerusa- 

 lem, is stopping with us for a day or two. Friend 

 H. left Palestine with 173 Palestine queens, and 

 reached America with only twelve living. The 

 above ought to be a caution for those who ai-e in- 

 experienced, who think of undertaking to import 

 queens on a large scale. He visited the apiary of 

 the Baldensperger brothers, of whom our friends 

 will And a mention on page ii,3. These brothers 

 have had a bonanza during the past spring at their 

 apiary at Jaffa. With only between .50 and 60 colo- 

 nies they have taken 5800 lbs. of honey, mostly from 

 orange blossoms. Friend Howard has bi-ought a 

 specimen bottle of orange honey, and we here pi-o- 

 nounce it equal to any honey produced on the globe. 

 It may be that the orange honey of Florida is not ex- 

 tra nice; but that obtained on the shores of the 

 Mediterranean is first class In every respect— nice 

 color, good bodj', and exquisite flavor. I am very 

 glad indeed to get the above report, for we have not 

 had any very flattering results reported before, if I 

 am coi-rect, from the Holy Land or that vicinity. 

 During 16 days in the height of the season, the 

 brothers obtained 5200 lbs. I hardly need tell you 

 that our boys have taken these Palestine queens in 

 hand, and that we shall have untested queens for 

 the friends who want them, just as soon as two 

 large apiaries and old hands at the business can get 

 them ready. As Neighbor H. has already a fine 

 stock of Holy-Land drones in his Holy-Land apiary, 

 he will take the greater part of the Palestine 

 queens. Friend D. will gladly furnish information 

 relative to his trip, if desired. 



^EjaiNDERY. 



HOW LATE WILL IT DO TO BEGIN? 



f^ HIS question keeps coming up continu- 

 Y ally—" Can I build up a nucleus now?" 

 ■^ or, " Will it do to take bees that are to 

 be biiiustoned, anrl give them an Ital- 

 ian queen, and can it be done safely?'' 

 In considering tliese (piestions, I am re- 

 minded what l^eter Henderson says about 

 starting strawberry plants in pots — the 

 quicker you can get them going, the better. 

 Jiut you can keep on just as long as tlie 

 weather is warm enough to have the plants 

 grow, and get root enough to stand through 

 the winter. Of course, the latter would not 

 give much of a crop next year. Well, now, 

 it is so with the bees. You can take a nu- 

 cleus, and build it up almost any time when 

 the weather is warm enough for the bees to 

 tly. But the great thing is to get a good 

 healthy queen and a good healthy condition 

 of brood-rearing ; then if they do not tind 

 honey to gather in the lields, teed them su- 

 gar syrup. I would use nothing now but 

 syrup from granulated sugar, 



APIARY AND IMPLEMENTS 

 FOR SALE. 



1 otter for sale my apiary and implements, con- 

 sisting of 90 colonies of bees on straight, nice combs, 

 made from foundation. The apiary is run for ex- 

 tracted honey, and has surplus combs for second- 

 story. Extractor, honey-tank of 1200 lbs. capacity, 

 wax-extractor, lamp nursery, and most of the tools 

 and conveniences found in a well, conducted apiary. 

 I want what the hives, combs, honey in the hives, 

 and implements are worth. Will give away the bees 

 to the purchaser of these. AVill also sell with 

 apiary, if desired, a small farm of 28 acres. The lo- 

 cation is a good one for an apiary; near a grove 

 with plenty of basswood. There is also an abund- 

 ance of white clover. The dwelling is about 20 rods 

 from a schoolhouse. For further particulars, ad- 

 dress J. B. COLTON, 

 16d. Waverly, Bremer Co., Iowa. 



IF "VOU WANT a nice tested Italian queen, send 

 $1.50 to J. F. HIXON, Lock .53, Washington 

 County, Maryland, and you will get her by return 

 mail. 16. 



FOR SALE! 



12 colonies bees, with goods, advertised in Glean- 

 ings, Aug. 1, page 537, forj20 per cent discount. 

 Who wants themV W. C. LESTER, 



16d. Washington Hollow, N. Y. 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION rAOTOEY, WHOLESALE and RETAIL. 

 See advertisement in another column. 3btfd 



HEADQUARTERS FOR TIN POINTS. 



Pride, 20 cts. per 1000 by express; by mail, 80 cts. 

 16d W. C. GILLETTE, Le Roy, Genesee Co., O. 



Black and Hybrid Queens For Sale. 



For < he benefifof friends wJio have black or hybrid queens 

 which they want to dispose of, we will insert notices tree of 

 charge, as below. We do this beciuse there is hardly value 

 enough to these queens to pay f"r buying them up and keep- 

 ing them in Ptock; and yet ir. is oftentimes quite an accommo- 

 dation.to those who can not att'ord higher-priced ones. 



I have a very nice lot of tested and untested black 



and hybrid queens, which I would sell at a very low 



price. 14-1.5-16 



G. W. Albkecht, Dundas, Calumet Co., Wis. 



I have a few tested black queens, which I will sell 

 for 20 cts. each, if taken soon. 



W. T. White, Cutler, Perry Co., 111. 



I am goinfr to Italianize an apiary during August, 

 and will otter for sale from 1 to -10 hybrid queens, 

 bred from an imported queen; price 50c each; safe 

 arrival guaranteed. 



F. H. ScATTEKOOOD, Winona, Col. Co., Ohio. 



I have about 30 fine, large, pure black queens, 

 which I will sell for 50c each in August or Sept. 

 Otis N. Baldwin, Clarksville, Pike Co., Mo. 



1 have 4 or 5 hybrid queens for sale at 30 cts. each. 

 They are very prolific layers. 



E. H. Cook, Andover, Conn. 



We shall have continually on hand a large lot of 

 black and hybrid queens. Price as follows: Blacks, 

 25 to 30 cts.; hybrids, .")() and <i(i cts. Many of these 

 (jueens havejgiven us 15(1 to 2(1U lbs. of honey in one 

 season. S. D. Rutrehford & Buo., 



Kearneysville, Jeflerson Co., W. Va. 



I have some hybrid queens I will take 50 cts. each 

 for; safe arrival guaranteed. D. McKenzie, 

 Carrolton Station, New Orleans, La. 



Augusta, 1884. 



I have four black and five hybrid (jueens to dis- 

 pose of at your prices. Three of the hybrid queens 

 are wel] marked, but the yellow bands are a little 

 dark- Wm. E. Maison. 



P901 Woodland Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 



