GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 1. 



The Bee«I^eepet?'s t^eviecju 



lor December, 1896, contains a double-page illustration of four out-apiaries located near Flint, and man- 

 aged by oue man for comb honey, with almost no help. A portrait of the owner, and a description of his 

 methods, are also given. There is also a fine picture of bees secreting wax and building comb, made from 

 a photograph taken by the editor. Mr. Taylor has a long article on hives. There is the review of foreign 

 journals by F. L. Thompson; Hasty's three-page review of the American journals; the usual extracts and 

 editorial comments, etc. 



The Review IS $1.00 a year, or $1.25 for the Review and the book, "Advanced Bee Culture;" $1.75 for 

 Review and a fine tested queen— the queen to be sent early in 1897. New subscribers get the December 

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W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Flint, Mich. 



Cheap Freight Rates. 



Philadelphia has direct line of steamships to Flor- 

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 Remember, Wm. A. SELSER is at the old 

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Can ship at such low rate and at Root's lowest 

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The Danzenbaker Hive 



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