1911 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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practical and commercial purposes together with 

 their comparative food value, is a ' distinction with- 

 out a difference; ' that is to say, almost identical in 

 their habits, etc. 



" There is one thing I wish to impress upon you. 

 This seed you have received will all germinate and 

 grow under any decent conditions: and 1 will guai'- 

 antee that bees wUl gather honey from it, and stock 

 of all kinds will eat and thrive on it when they have 

 a chance to do so.'' 



In lots of— lib. 10 lbs. 26 lbs. 100 lbs. 



Hulled Yellow Annual 



(Melilotus Indica) , per lb 17c 15c 14c 13c 

 Hulled Yellow Biennial 



(Melilotus Officinalis), 20c 18c 17c 16c 



Hulled White 250 22c 21c 20c 



Unhulled White (Melilotus 



alba) per \h 16c 14c 13c 12c 



The prices are all subject to market changes. 



A RARE OPPORTUNITY. 



Here is a fine chance for a man who has or can 

 raise S6000 in cash. This sum will buy a half-inter- 

 est in a fine bee-ranch on the Appalachicola River, 

 Florida, of which the following are the principal 

 Items: 



150 acres of land, all under fence. 



800 colonies of Italian bees. 



1 dwelling of nine rooms, new. 



1 dwelling of four rooms, and several out-build- 

 ings; a poultry-plant, not in use, with two new in- 

 cubators and brooders; a horse, buggy, wagon, and 

 farming Implements. 



150 orange-trees in bearing. 



100 pecan-trees in bearing. 



150 pear-trees in bearing, and a number of other 

 fruit-trees. The bees are in two yards, 2}^ miles 

 apart, in the best section for tupelo honey. A good 

 lot of supplies are on hand and in good condition. 

 If sale can be made soon, the owner will divide this 

 season's crop of honey, which should amount to 

 between §1500 and S2000. Adjacent to the place is 

 3u00 acres of land with a sawmill, and abundance of 

 cypress and other gum woods which can be secured 

 at a bargain; and with a good market for the lum- 

 ber the sawmill would soon pay for the land. 



Of course, no one would close a deal of this size 

 without going and looking the proposition over. If 

 you buy, the cost of your trip will be paid out of the 

 price named above. Communicate with A. B. Mar- 

 chant, Sumatra, Fla., if you mean business. 



SECOND-HAND FOUNDATION-MILLS. 



We have on hand, and offer for sale, the following 

 list of second-hand foundation-machines. If you de- 

 sire further particulars In regard to any mill in the 

 list we can mail samples of the work it will do. 



No. 0115, 2^x6 thin-super mill In good condition. 

 Price 811.00. 



No, 0117, 2x10 round-cell medium-brood mill in 

 good condition. Price S14.00. 



No. 2972, 2x10 round-cell medium-brood mill, prac- 

 tically new. Price $18.00. 



No. 0121, 25ixl2-inch heavy hex. brood-mill. An 

 old-style Dunham machine without cam adjust- 

 ment: In rather poor condition. Price $8.00. 



No. 0129, 2 X 10 round-cell medium-brood mill, old- 

 style frame, in good condition. Price $14.00. 



No. 0132, 2 X 10 round-cell Pelham mill. This Is 

 nearly new. but It does not make a natural-shaped 

 cell. Price $9.00. 



No. 0135, 2 X 10 round-cell medium-brood mill In 

 old-style frame, fair condition. Price $12.00. 



No. 0136, 2 X 10 round-cell medium-brood mill, old 

 style, poor condition. Price $10.00. 



Kind Words From Our Customers. 



I received my box of bee-supplies about a week 

 ago. I have them all nailed up and painted one 

 coat, and I can't keep from admiring them, they 

 are so clean-cut and neat, and the wood is clear dry 

 pine — not a knot to be seen. 



Lincoln Park, Man., Feb. 26. J. G. Little. 



The A. I. Hoot Co.; — I have six colonies of three- 

 banded Italian bees. They are gentle, and good 



honey-gatherers — an Improvement over the blacks 

 and crosses I had before, and they are much nicer 

 to handle. I run for comb honey only, and I can 

 produce a very fancy grade with the Danzenbaker 

 hive — the equal of any thing I see in our town, and 

 a great deal finer than most of it. I retail it for 25 

 cts. per section. 

 Ureensburg, Pa., Feb. 18. J. M. Ramalky. 



bee CULTURE IN ALABAMA, ETC. 



We clip the following from the Selma Times: 



I am a lover of bees, and in full sympathy with 

 that eminent naturalist, preacher of the gospel, and 

 father of bee-keeping in Europe, Dr. John Dzierzon, 

 where he says, " 1 wish I had a six-months' day to 

 work with them in, and then a six-months' night to 

 write about them;" also with our own Dr. Lorenzo 

 Lorraine Langstroth, likewise naturalist, preacher 

 of the gospel, and father of American bee-keeping — 

 inventor oi the movable-comb hive — where he says, 

 " After preaching the gospel I prefer the study and 

 management of bees to any other occupation on 

 earth." 



Talking somewhat enthusiastically recently to 

 some friends about this delightful and profitable 

 occupation it was suggested that in this day of get- 

 ting together and of united efforts looking to the 

 advancement of our beloved town and country 

 along all industrial lines — commercial, agricultu- 

 ral, and otherwise — it might be of interest to some, 

 at least, for me to call attention to what can be 

 -done in this much-neglected business here in this 

 community. I shall not deal in theories, but will 

 give a brief statement of the facts in my experience 

 with the busy little bee during this season. 



In September, 1909, I ordered from the manufac- 

 turers. The A. I. Root Co., Medina, O. (the center of 

 bee culture in the world), a crate of five hives in the 

 flat, such as I regard the best for the production of 

 either comb or extracted honey. 



They arrived In due time, were put up, painted, 

 and prepared in all particulars for their worthy oc- 

 cupants. Through the kinJness of a good friend I 

 was given two weak colonies of bees in old box 

 '■ gums." By purchase I secured two others of the 

 same kind. The queens of two of these colonies 

 were killed; and the bees, after the proper method, 

 were doubled up with the two other colonies, which 

 were transferred Into two of my elegant modern 

 hives. These were the black (or German) ' bees, 

 common among us. As the Italians are to be 

 preferred on many accounts, In my judgment, my 

 next step was to order from the same source from 

 which the hives came a fine Italian queen. Her 

 Majesty arrived with her retinue in a special case 

 In due time. Through the kindly consideration of 

 these friends, with whom I have had dealings for 25 

 years, this queen proved to be of the very best 

 breeding and worker stock. The old black queen 

 of one of the hives was hunted up and unceremoni- 

 ously decapitated, and the Italian queen properly 

 introduced after the approved cage-candy method. 



The two colonies stored an ample supply of hon- 

 ey, and went into winter quarters in fine condition. 

 1 did a little stimulative feeding in the early spring; 

 and when the flow of nectar came they were in fine 

 condition for gathering — not less than 50.000 strong, 

 each. Now, Mr. Editor, to shorten the story let me 

 give results in dollars and cents. 



First, the outlay or cost of the above was 815.00, 

 not including the Italian queen, but hives in flat, 

 and black bees. I have taken up to date 186 lbs. of 

 honey, which is being sold at 15 cents, worth $27.90. 

 Here you see a clear profit of $12.90, with the fall 

 flow of nectar to come. 



The present value of hives and increase of bees at 

 a reasonable estimate Is $30.00 — a clear gain of $42.90 

 on the $15.00 investment. The same rate of profit 

 could have been accomplished with a larger num- 

 ber to start with. In a word, with proper study, 

 energy, and application, bee-keeping in this com- 

 munity can become one of the most profitable oc- 

 cupations. With proper enterprise, and skill which 

 comes from study and practice, it would beat rais- 

 ing cotton. 



Will not the young men — yes, and the old ones 

 who can not perform hard labor — wake up and in- 

 vestigate the possibilities of this most delightful 

 recreation for leisure moments, and this most re- 

 munerative occupation for one who makes It a 

 business, giving the time and study to it that all 

 successful callings demand? F. G. Railey. 



