GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1. 



Contents of this Number. 



At»sorbents in Winter 



Australia. Queens to 



Bottom-bars. Narrow 



Bounty. Object of... 



Bounty, Dr. Miller on 



Bounty. Government 



Bumhie-bee— .\ Poem 



Candy for Feeding 88 



Closed-end Fr's in Aust'iia. 

 Clover. Hw eet. in the South. 



Colorado Let ter 



Comb. Artificial 1 



Contraction, Theory of 



Edit! .r at H. A. March's 



Extr.icting from Supers — 

 Frames, Fixed. Axtell's. . . . 



Garden City Hit 



Glucosinjj Honev 9:i 



Hibernation 98 



Hoffman's Residence ...89.91 

 Honev. Frazier's Grading.. 9.3 



Italians in Italy 83 



Man or Hive? 8.i 



Melilotus Alba 91 



OntariM B. K. A. Secedes.... 10,5 



Rambler in Chicago 95 



Salt for Foul Brood 84 



Strawberry, Everbearing.. .103 



Sugar vs. Honey 81 



Swarmer, Automatic 93 



Sweet Ciovei- 91 



Wax -melting 84 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



The Ohio State Bee-keepers' Association will hold its next 

 annual meeting at the West End Turner Hail, Freeman Ave., 

 Cincinnati. Feb. 10 to 12. 1892, beginning at 10 A. M. on the 10th. 



The following is the program : 

 Report of ser-retarv, and routine business, 10 a.m.. Feb. 10. 



Fir.st day, 1 ; 30 P.M.— Essay by Miss Dema Bennett, Bedford. O, 

 •• Taking up bee keeping fn a' general way. and managing the 

 apiarv.'' 



Discussion— Which is better for the present bee-keeper— that 

 the number of bee and honey producers be increased or di- 

 minisheii; 



7 p M.— What is a standard section?— Di-. C C. Miller, Maren- 

 go, 111. 



Discussion— How can bees be helped artiflcially, so that the 

 apiarist will be benefited (inaneiallv? 



Second (lay, 9 a ji. -Essay liy G W. Demaree. Cbristiansburg. 

 Kv. ■ How'io pi event swaiiiiing during a good honey-rtow?" 



biscussion-Are absorbents important! 



Grading of hcmey, and bounty thereon.— H. R. Boardman, 

 East Toivnsend. O. 



1:30 p. M —Packing bees for outdoor wintering.— E R. Root, 

 Medina, O. 



D:scussiou— Istop ventilation preferable to bottom ventila- 

 tion during the winter months? 



7 P.M.— Paper by Dr. A. B. Mason. Auburndale, Ohio. " Foul 

 brood." 



Are closed-end bars of brood-frames preferable to ones?— Dr. 

 G. L. Tinker. New Philadelphia, 0. 



Third day. 9 a.m.— Discussion— Is honey-dew injurious to bees 

 as a winter feed? 



Are artificial swarms less vigorous than natural imes?— O. A. 

 Corev, Frankfort. O. 



Discussion — .Are bees injurious or are they beneficial to 

 grapes and finiit in general? 



Music will be intersiiersed each da.v as convenient. 



KAlLRilAD KATES. 



The Central Traffic Association of Chicago has agreed to give 

 us I!* tare on all roads leading into Cincinnati, providing we 

 haVe'liH) persons in attendance. Everybody buying a ticket to 

 Cincinnaii snoiild ask the agent for a certiticate for the con- 

 vention. Tliis certiticate, -igned by Sec'y Morris, may entitle 

 the hoick-!- to a one-third faie home. It positively will not. if 

 less than lOO tickets are sold, on all branches of the Cincinnati, 

 Hamilton & D lyton Railroad. Hotel rates will be announced 

 at the convention. 



Bloomingburg, O. S. R . Morris, See. 



Special Notices. 



ALSIKE CLOVER .SEED. 



We liave secured a choice lot of seed since our 

 last, in such quantity uud at such a price that we 

 can otTer it at the following price till further no- 

 tice: 2.5c per lb.; l)y mail, :i4c; *2.8.) per peck; ^5 51 

 per >2-husliel; $10.50 pel' bushel, or 2 busiiels for 

 120.00, bags included. The time for sowing- this 

 seed is near at hand, and we regaid it a safe invest- 

 ment to secure your seed at tliese prici-s, ;is it is 

 almost sure to be higher later in tlie season. 



root's goods FOK the EAST. 



Bee-keepers of New ^'ork, Veimont, and the East 

 should bear in mind tlmt we have establislied at 

 S.vriicuse an liiaslern bi;inch where our staple bee- 

 keepers' sup|)lies are ke|)t for sale and in-onipt 

 shipment. You can save time and freight by order- 

 ing from our E:istern branch. We ha\e engaged 

 Mr. F. A. Salisbury lo take charge of this business, 

 and he will treat you well, .\ddress all orders, 

 Eastern Branch, F. A. Salisbury, .\gcni. lti:C) (leii- 

 esee Street, Syracu.se, N. Y. 



with tliem, especially in view of the splendid edible 

 (jualities of the Puritan and Monroe Seedling. This 

 idea will lie better appreriated when it is considered 

 that the Monroe Seedling. Lee's Pa^•ol■ite. and even 

 the Puritan, will, if jjlanted about the first of June 

 (in this region), keep until new potatoes come again. 



TO THE FRIENDS OF THE G.ARDEN. 



We wish to apologize for being a little later than 

 usual with our seed catalogue. We are so well 

 pleased with the selection of varieties we offered 

 last year, and our cu.stomers report such good suc- 

 cessVith them, that we make compai'iitively few 

 changes in the kinds. We otter our friends better 

 seeds this year than we ever have before. The 

 most of them are our own rai.sing. and saved only 

 from carefull>' selected stock. The new catalogue 

 will be out in a few days now; but if you are in a 

 hurry for your seeds, send on your order; we will 

 fill it from new stock just the same, and send you 

 a new catalogue as soon as they can be got ready. 

 There ai'e a few changes in prices al.so. Stime 

 things do not cost so much as last year, and, owing 

 to failure of crops, and our determin-ation to fur- 

 nish only the best of seed, a few things will cost a 

 little more. We have a nice lot of plants .started and 

 will be ready to sliip as soon as the weather will 

 permit. We can ship cabbage-plants, asparagus 

 roots, and pot;itoes to the South between blizzards 

 if ovir friends want them right awa.v. 



HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH 



BEE - KEEPERS' SUPPLIES, 



DOVETAILED HIVES MADE OF CYPRESS 



LUMBER, A SPECIALTY, AT A. I, 



ROOTS PRICES, 



SEED POTATOES. 



We would call special attention to our li.st of seed 

 potatoes. We have a tine stock of all the varieties 

 we advertise. You will notice our list comprises 

 from the earliest to the best of the medium late. 

 The very latest kinds are so much more ex|)ensive 

 to raise, on account of the long time they must be 

 cared for, that we do not advise anybodj' to bother 



SPECIAL DISCOUNTS TO DEALERS. 



H> arc srt Arrnnf/f(t tlmt iff Can Xow (live 

 Special L'tic I'rchflit Untcf. 



Early 4-rrame Nuclei and Italian ftueens. 



SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ON ALL 

 TRANSACTIONS. 



If you need any Bee -Hives, Frames, Sections, 



Foundation, etc., send tor 14th annual 



catalogue. 



P. L. VIALLON M'F'G CO., 

 BAYOU GOULA, LA. 



350 Colonies 



1,000.000 Sections, 

 Foundation, &c. 



KS?~Send for price list. 

 E. T. FLANAGAN, 



BELLEVILLE, ILL. 



tSrin responding to this adveilisement mention r;LE.\.\iNr;s 



Manchester Nurseries. 



All of the leading varieties of BBEKISS, CUEEAHTS, 

 and OEAPES. Bei-ry-plants at one-half the usual 

 price. Introducer of SUITES PEOLIFi: EASPBEEEY. 

 Best new black raspberry out. Send postal card 

 for prices, and desciipiitm of new berr\-. 



EZRA G. SMITH, 

 Manchester, Ontario Co., N. Y. 



J^In responding to tbis aWveiti.seineut mention Olka.N'INGS. 



BEES 



