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 April 15, 1916 



EDITORIAIj 297 Season of 1915 in New York 310 



Sugar from Sugar Cane 297 Tsle of Wight Disease 313 



Experiments in Apiculture 297 Paralysis of Bees 313 



Maple Sugar and Syrup 297 New Bee Disease 314 



Wages of a Beekeeper 298 Electric Wire-imbedder 316 



.\niraals Immune to Stings 298 Bees in Apple-orchard 317 



Warranted Queens 298 Suburban Beekeeping 317 



Bee Legislation 299 Golden Bees vs. Leather-colored 319 



Florida Department 300 Goldens Ahead 320 



Building up Colonies 300 Goldens Favored 320 



Transferring 301 Goldens Bred by Color 320 



National Convention 302 Goldens as World-beaters 321 



STRAY STRAWS 303 Goldens Preferred by Thou.^ands 321 



Shaking vs. Dequeening 303 Brightest Goldens are the Gentlest 321 



European Foul Brood 303 Goldens Condemned 322 



BEEKEEPING IN CALIFORNIA 304 Wiring, Niver's Plan 322 



Black Brood in California 304 .Jordan's Wiring-board 323 



SIFTINGS 305 Capping-melter, Bartlett-Miller's 324 



Bees, Number Needed in Orchards 305 Manitoba Experience 326 



BEEKEEPING IN THE SOUTHWEST. .306 Washington Convention 327 



Children Wiring Combs 306 Bee-proof Suit 327 



Drouth in Texas 306 Todd on Queen-introduction 328 



Dadant in California 306 HEADS OF GRAIN 331 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE . 307 Hot-water Bottle for Bees 331 



Bees and Apple-blossoms -307 Frames with Double Top-bar 332 



FLORIDA SUNSHINE 308 OUR HOMES 333 



Distance Bees Plv 308 Water-witching 336 



GENER.VL CORRESPONDENCE 309 HIGH-PRESSURE G.VRDENING 337 



Queens, how to Clip 309 Handling Seed of Sweet Clover 337 



