1897 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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at G. As the plain seoliuii is narrower by ,'2 

 of an inch than the old section, there will be 

 ,5. on each sitle to fill up. .Vnd this space is 

 tilled by cleats on the fence that are exactly 

 ,-,. H C II shows the oltl-slyle section-holder 

 and separitor, and a comparison of this with 

 the other will make the idea plain. The art- 

 ist has made a mistake. The cross cleats 

 should drop down from the top slat by '4 

 inch, and the slats themselves should project 

 bevond the end-cleats a distance equal to the 

 thickness of the section-holder end. 



NO-BEE-WAV SECTION FOR THE DANZEN- 

 BAKER HIVE. 

 By the way, ]Mr. Danzenbaker wishes me to 

 announce that his hives for 1898 will be fitted 

 with no-bee-way sections. He writes me that 

 he is glad that I have come to see the value of 

 the double-cleat separator and the plain sec- 

 tion, and is now mean enough to insinuate 

 thas he " told me so," but that I couldn't or 

 wouldn't see the advantage of these things 

 last year. However that may be, I was rather 

 under the impression that he was a stickler 

 for the o;/t'-bee- way section, and that last fall 

 when I was arguing for no bee-ways he would 

 not take them as a gift. But all is well that 

 ends well. We are both in the same canoe, 

 and are now looking for fair sailing. 



S. A. NivER, at the close of one of his let- 

 ters, writes: ' I am about to start over my 

 honey -route again — this time to collect bills. 

 Selling and collecting are two entirely differ- 

 ent matters." Mr. Xiver has given us valua- 

 ble information on selling honey. Will he 

 now also tell us something about collecting ? 

 Does he go at his " poor pays " rough shod, 

 or does he give them honeyed words and sixty- 

 days more time ? By the way, I should like to 

 hear from others of our readers who are suc- 

 cessful in getting their pay for every pound of 

 honey sold. A few little hints on this subject 

 will prove very helpful. 



HOXEV-I.KAFI.ETS AGAIN ; KEEP THE BALL A 

 ROLLIXfi. 

 I HAVE already spoken of the fact that we 

 are inclosing in every one of the letters that 

 go from our office a copy of our honey-leaflet. 

 I have also mentioned how it got into the 

 hands of a government official, and of the lib- 

 eral extracts that were made from it in one of 

 the great dailies of Columbus, Ohio. This 

 morning a clipping was laid on my table, ta- 

 ken from the Cleveland Leader. It related to 

 the value of honey as food. As I read down 

 the column it seemed strangely familiar, and 

 it finally flashed through my mind that it was 

 all from our honey-leaflet. The reporter had 

 made some variation, and had himself dwelt 



upon the fact that honey is cheaper than 

 butter, and that it never becomes rancid, etc. 



How the Leader got hold of the matter I 

 don't know. If we can only get into plate 

 matter the material that Dr. Miller has so 

 carefully prepared, and into the great dailies 

 of the country, it will do a world of good to 

 the industry. There is nothing in the subject- 

 matter of the leaflet that advertises supply- 

 dealers. It simply tells how good honey is, 

 and, of course, will create a demand for it. 



THIEVES -VT OITT-APIARIES, AND HOW TO 

 DEAL WITH THEM. 



Oi'R out-apiary is being tampered with again 

 by thieves. vSeveral hives have already been 

 looted in the last few days. When the weath- 

 er is warm, and the bees are able to use their 

 wings, the apiary is not molested ; but as soon 

 as it turns cold, and the bees are semi-dormant, 

 then the depredations commence. We have 

 made up our minds to stand it no longer, and 

 have therefore postel, in several places, es- 

 pecially at the out-yard itself, the following : 



$100 REWARD. 

 The above sum will be paid for the arrest and con- 

 viction of the parties stealing our honey and other- 

 wise tampering with the bees at our apiary a mile and 

 a half north of the American House, on the pike. 

 For particulars apply to 



The a. I. Root Co., Medina, O. 



Almost before the bills were out, one man 

 said he'd half a notion to go after that hun- 

 dred dollars, and I hope he will. Even if no 

 one secures the reward, the effect will be good. 



When I visited Mr. El wood, seven years 

 ago, I saw he had notices of this character 

 posted up in the vicinity of his yards, and I 

 believe the moral effect of it was such that 

 the would-be thieves let his bees and honey 

 alone because they knew the temper of Mr. 

 Elwood ; and that, if they were once convict- 

 ed, he would see that the utmost penalty of 

 the law was inipo.sed. In this State, at least, 

 the penally for stealing honey, or for tamper- 

 ing with hives, is very heavy ; and if we suc- 

 ceed in apprehending the guilty^ parties we 

 propose to let the law take its full course. 



THE C. S. B. K. t:. ANNUAL ELECTION. 



The following letter has jiist come to hand, 

 and will explain itselr : 



As the annual election of the Board of Directors is 

 approaching, I assume that nominati ns are in order. 

 It seems strange that the great State of New Vork i.s 

 not re])reseiUed in that body. I have not a list of 

 the members, but I think I am justified in saying that 

 New Vork has as many members as any other State, 

 and a great many more than some .States that are rep- 

 resented in thi- lioard of Directors. 



I understand the W S. H. K. V . does not claim to be 

 a representative body: but if you want to make it a 

 success it will not do to ignore the greatest .State in 

 the Union. If anj' State should be represented by one 

 or more in the lioard of Directors, that State is'New 

 Vork. I nominate P. H. Elwood. of New Vork, for a 

 Director of the U. S. B. K. U., and urge his election. 



Chapinville, N. V.. Dec. It. W. F. Marks. 



It is true that York State, one of the great- 

 est honey regions in the world, is not repre- 

 sented in the new Union, and it certainly 

 ought to be. While I happen to be a member 

 my.self of the Advisory Board, I have always 

 felt that it would be better for some one in the 

 field to be in that position. While it is prob- 



