GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUBB 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



E. R. ROOT A. I. ROOT H. H. ROOT J. T. CALVERT 



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Contents for January 1, 1916 



EDITORIALS 1 



Death of H. C. Ahlers 1 



Quebec Association I 



Car of Honey, Lossing's "? 



Stores for Feeding Outdoors '2 



Snow on Hives 3 



Government Data on Wintering J 



STRAY STRAWS 5 



DIXIE BEE 6 



BEEKEEPING IN CALIFORNIA 7 



Advertising Honey 7 



Golden Bees Discussed 7 



BEEKEEPING AMONG THE ROCKIES. . 8 



Honey Market in Colorado 8 



Net-weight Laws 8 



Winter Protection for Colorado 8 



NOTES FROM CANADA 9 



Stores Needed in Canada 9 



Snow on Hives 9 



CONVERSATION WITH DOOLITTLE ... 10 



Prolifioness or Longevitv 10 



GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 11 



Foul Brood, American and European 11 



Massachusetts Apicultural School 12 



Colonies in Eight-frame Hives 14 



E.xtracting in a Barrel 15 



Beevard, Seaman's 16 



Skunks 17 



Queen-cell Cage, Handy 18 



Laying Workers, Treatment of 20 



Iowa Beekeepers Incorporate ■. . .2] 



Wisconsin Convention 21 



Honey-labels 24 



Beeyard Efficiency 25 



Hives of Central Europe 25 



Notes from Germany 28 



Quin-compactness Hive 30 



Wintering Bees in Virginia 32 



Heartsease, Advantages of 33 



Winter Case, Author's 33 



Honev, Recognition of 34 



HEADS OP GRAIN 35 



Starvation Method Successful 35 



Wintering in Texas 35 



Aster Stores, Solid 36 



Bee Paralysis, Cure for 36 



OUR HOMES 37 



Dining-cars 37, 38 



Booker T. Washington 39 



Long Life 41 



War, Preparation for 41 



HIGH-PRESSURE GARDENING 42 



Florida Garden 42 



Potatoes in Florida 43 



Ro.-elle 43 



TEMPERANCE 44 



