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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULtURE. 



Apr. 15. 



half so tickled before in my life. The whole 

 section of the house soon got on to it. They 

 didn't know whether to laugh at me or her, 

 but sat and looked on amazed at the spectacle. 

 At last the stranger gave one frantic pull and 

 yanked out about eleven yards in one bunch; 

 and as the cotton got twisted around her 

 watch chain, over her eyeglasses, in her hair, 

 and filled her lap, I turned around and, pro- 

 ducing the spool from my pocket, said, ' I am 

 sorry I misled you. You see I have about 1'24 

 yards left, but I presume that you don't care 

 for any more to-night. I am honestly sorry, 

 but I can't help smiling.' The woman was a 

 modest sort of lady in appearance. Her face 

 was as red as fire, even to her ears. She look- 

 ed at me and then at the spool. She changed 

 color once or twice ; and when the crowd 

 caught on, the laughter was so uproarious 

 that I almost repented me that I had done the 

 thing, because it placed both of us in a rather 

 ludicrous light." 



TO PAINT HIVES TO I.OOK I,IKE MARBLE. 



Paint two coats of white paint in the usual 

 way. While the second coat is fresh, hang 

 up hive or super. Take a coal-oil lamp, light 

 it, turn flame up so it will smoke, move it 

 around so the smoke strikes the paint; use no 

 flue. If carefully done it will be very pretty 

 and will not show dinginess like white paint. 



Anderson, Ind. J. A. Minnick. 



VENTILATION IN WINTER ; CATTLE OR BOX 

 CAR FOR MOVING BEfcS. 



1. My bees are in chaff hives ; how much 

 ventilation do they need, if weather is cool, as 

 it is likely to be at that time of year ? 



2. Which is best for shipping bees — an open 

 stock-car or box car ? I ask this question be- 

 cause the open car is advocated by some ; but 

 I suppose they have reference to shipping in 

 hot weather. 



3. If ventilation is given the full size of the 

 hive at top of brood-frames, and it should 

 change to colder in transit, would not the 

 brood be likely to become chilled, even though 

 it were not cold enough to freeze ? 



Wm. M. Whitney. 

 Garlo, Ohio, Feb. 15. 



[1. Bees in chaff hives will need no more 

 ventilation than is afforded by a full-width 

 entrance that is not clogged up with dead 

 bees. 



2. If the weather is warm we would advise 

 an open stock-car ; if it is cold, a box car. 



3. If the temperature outside is 60 or (io 

 there is not any danger of the brood being 

 chilled. If it should run down to 50 outside, 

 there might be some danger provided the col- 

 onies are not strong ; otherwise, no danger. — 

 Ed.] 



canning KRUIT IN HONEY. 



You should add to the honey-leaflet, direc- 

 tions for canning fruit with honey. Last fall 

 I canned peaches with clover honey, and they 

 are the most delicious peaches I ever ate. I 

 have canned apples and quinces, and they are 

 just as good. Put fruit in tight-covered ket- 

 tle or pan; set it in the oven; cook until ten- 

 der; then add honey enough to sweeten to 

 taste; bring to a boil, and can immediately. 

 Do not cook after putting in honey; just let 

 it boil up. Add no water or other liquid. 

 One-fourth pound of honey to one pound of 

 greenings or Newtown pippin apples is about 

 right. E. D. HowELL. 



New Hampton, N. Y. 



[I wish our bee-keepers' wives would tell us 

 more about canning fruit in honey — why it is 

 as good as or better than cane sugar; how 

 much honey, /. e., the requisite proportion to 

 a gallon of fruit. Then while we are about it 

 let us pass the word around the world, and 

 keep on passing it as long as we are bee-keep- 

 ers and have respect for our stomachs, that 

 honey is a much more wholesome sweet than 

 cane sugar. — Ed.] 



GINGER cookies. 

 One cup granulated sugar; 2 cups honey; \ 

 cup shortening; \]A cups sour milk; 1 table- 

 spoonful of soda; 1 tablespoonful of ginger; 1 

 teaspoonful of salt, and enough flour to roll 

 out good. Put the sugar, honey, and shorten- 

 ing on the stove and stir till all is melted to- 

 gether; then take off and add milk and all the 

 other ingredients. A. C. L. 



FOR THE T SrPER. 



After reading Mr. I. S. Tilt's article, p. 207, 

 and your note at the foot of it, here I am rais- 

 ing my hand on the editor's side. Yes, sir; 

 I tried the two arrangements side by side for 

 a few years; but of late I have bought only 

 the T-super arrangement, and this winter have 

 made all of my section-holder supers to take 

 the T tins. A. Roorda. 



DeMotte, Ind., March 20. 



[Instead of being on my side of the fence, I 

 take it from what you say that 3'ou are on the 

 doctor's side. At all events, here is another 

 man who is on my side. Listen to what he 

 says: — Ed.] 



THE T SUPER GETS ANOTHER BL.A.CK EYE; 



IN FAVOR OF THE 10-FRAME SIZE OF 



HIVE. 



I notice on page 208 you wish a " show of 

 hands ' ' from those who have used T tins and 

 section-holders. I expect to have to plead 

 guiltv as one of the fellows spoken of on page 

 214, who has tried nearly every new thing got- 

 ten out — by the Roots at least — but in a small 

 way, and without much extra expense. In 

 the end I consider my experiments have great- 

 ly benefited me. My latest tests have been 

 with large and small 8, 10, and 12 frame hives 

 and the T's. If you were to make me a pres- 

 ent of 100 complete T supers I would not use 



