GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



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



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Contents for March 1, 1916 



EDITORIAL 175 GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 187 



Prospects for 1916 175 Uncapping-room, Chadwick's 187 



House-apiaries 175 Extracting-plant, a Central 189 



Comb Honey, Production of 176 Concrete Honey-house 190 



.7. E. Wing Memorial 176 Work-tent, Comfortable 192 



Negro Stung by Bees 176 House-apiary, Preferred 193 



Bureau of Entomology 176 Apicultural Course in Ontario 196 



Massachusetts Convention 177 Plan for House-apiary 197 



Bee Territory, Buying of Mexico 177 Extracting-house on Wheels 198 



Imports of Honey 178 Elevator for Honey-house 199 



Lament of Job 179 Windows for Honey-house 200 



Safetv-first Safety-valve 180 Side-hill Honey-house 202 



STRAy straws 181 Advantages of House-apiary 205 



Sugar V. Honey 181 Garage and Honey-house 206 



Introducing by" Smoke Plan 181 Extracting-house, Demountable 206 



DIXIE BEE 182 Brond Reared in Winter by Rea 207 



BEEKEEPING AMONG THE ROCKIES. 183 Hive. Spread-out 208 



Bulletins irom Experiment Stations 183 HEADS OF GRAIN 209 



Oliver Foster's Shop 183 Honey Souring in Combs 209 



BEEKEEPING IN CALIFORNIA 184 Honey in Bread 209 



Syrians as Stingers 184 Marking Weight in Pitchers 209 



Apiary on an Island 184 Bees on a Trolley 210 



Bees in Holy Land 184 Honey-dew from Oak Galls 210 



Honev by Mail 184 Oregon, Cold in 210 



NOTES FROM CANADA 185 OUR HOMES 211 



Honey Publicity 185 POULTRY DEPARTMENT 213 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE . 186 Cottage Cheese 214 



Honeybee and Honey 186 HEALTH NOTES 214 



