GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURt<; 



One of C. H. Root's apiaries showing his winter cases. 



enlrance, lifted from its bottom, and placed 

 on the two bodies. It is now opened, and 

 two outside frames removed ; and after 

 making sure the queen is not on them they 

 are covered from robbers. The remaining 

 frames in the hive are spread and smoked 

 freely. The bees, together with the queen, 

 will cluster under the bottom-bars. 



Now raise the hive about an inch, and set 

 it down sharply, thus dislodging the cluster 

 of bees. Replace the combs on their stand, 

 return the two removed combs, and, after 

 smoking the bees from the upper empty 

 body, remove it and place the lower body 

 with the queen-excluder over the brood-nest. 

 Now gently smoke the bees down through 

 the queen-excluder, and the queen will be 

 found trying to pass through the zinc. 



Dr. Cheney makes use of a queen-exclud- 

 er on which is nailed a four-inch board 

 flush with the edge. The hive under man- 

 ipulation is removed from its bottom-board, 

 and an empty hive-body put in its place. 

 On this is put the queen-excluder with the 

 board attached so it leaves about 3 inches of 

 the lower liive open at the top. The hive of 

 combs is now placed square on the queen- 

 excluder, and the combs removed one by 

 one ; and after making sure the queen is not 

 on them they are placed in the lower body 

 through the uncovered space, each one be- 

 ing shoved along to make room for the next. 



Pres. Root said all who enjoyed this kind 

 of sport were welcome to it; but this way he 

 considered superior. It is, to keep nothing 

 but quiet gentle Italians; and he never had 



any trouble locating the queen by just look- 

 ing for her. 



The last subject to be discussed was the 

 winter case, by Pres. Root. This case is of 

 Mr. Root's devising, and is double-walled 

 with two inches of packing, and telescopes 

 over the regular dovetailed hive-body, the 

 liandhole cleats being left oft to insure a 

 close fit. 



The brood-nest is covered with the thin 

 super cover. In connection with this win- 

 ter case is used a double-packed bottom- 

 board and packed telescope cover. Mr. Root 

 claims a yearly profit from the use of this 

 case of $2.00 per colony in saving in winter 

 stores and extra honey gathered early be- 

 fore the cases are removed. 



As an indication of the interest in this 

 meeting, one couple started at three o'clock 

 A. M., and rode bicycles 13 miles to catch a 

 train. Several members were enrolled. 



MBERS AND NAMKS OF THOSE IN SUMMER MEETING. 



. G. V. Barnes, Pemberton, N. J. 



. Geo. Grover, Trenton, N. J. 



. B. .1. Mayo, Metufhen, N. J. 



. P. G. Snvder, Swiirthmore, Pa. 



. C. H. Root, Red Bank, N. J. 



. Mrs. W. F. Dilts, Pleinington, N. .T. 



. W. W. Case, Frenchtown, N. J. 



. Mrs. E. G. Carr, New Egypt, N. J. 



. Edna Carr, New Eg>pt, N. J. 



. J. A. Hallinger, Titusville, N. -J. 



. C. G. Lippincott, Little Silver, N. .T. 



. S. Powers, Wading River, N. J. 



. F. G. Pox, Pipersville, Pa. 



. Henry Bassett, Salem, N. .T. 



. .Tuliiis Hittel, Plainfield, N. J. 



. R. Grabo\vski, Trenton, N. .1. 



. G. Franssen, Lyons Farms, N. -J. 



. Mordecai S. Haines, Mt. Holly, N. J. 



. W. I. Green, Shrewsbury, N. ,T. 



. Hudson B. Haines. Mt. Hollv, N. J. 



. W. B. Bennett, Bloomfield, N. j. 



