GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



J. T. CALVERT 



Business Mgr. 



E. E. ROOT A. I. ROOT H. H. ROOT 



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Contents for August 1, 1916 



EDITORIAL 645 



Idiosyncrasies of Honey-flow 645 



Net- weight Law on Honey 645 



Preparedness ascainst Bee Disease 645 



Advertising Honey 645 



Guaranteeing Safe Arrival 646 



Honcy-f-rop Conditions 646 



i^atps on Co:nl) Ilonov Doubled 647 



Power Extraeting-outfit 647 



Honev, Pure Samples of 648 



STRAY STRAWS 649 



Honov Production in U. S 649 



DIXIE BEE 650 



NOTES FROM CANADA 651 



Enfroafhment on Bee Territory 651 



BEEKEEPING AMONG THE ROCKIES. 652 



Honey on Berries . 652 



Honev Publicity 652 



BEEKEEPING IN CALIFORNIA 653 



Life (if ii Breeder 653 



Paint for Hives 653 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE . 654 



Bees, Improvement of 654 



Co-operation in Selling Honey 655 



California Association 655 



Western New York Association 657 



New Zealand, Co-operation in 657 



National Co-operative Society 658 



New National Association . .' 659 



Competition, how to Meet 661 



Associaticns, how they can Help 661 



Fruit and Poultry vs. Bees 662 



Bees Help Salesinen 664 



Salesman, Qualities of 665 



Need of Adenuate Grading 667 



Selling Honey Direct 668 



Honey, Selling what is Called for 669 



Sa'esmanship, Greiner on 670 



Fxperience in Selling Honey 671 



Marketing Honey Locally 673 



Photographing Honey 674 



"Hesign for Coml;-honev Carriers 677 



Honey by Parcel Post 677, 679 



Mnrketing Honev on Rubber Tires 677 



Selling Honey by Sample -. 679 



^loving Bees to Prevent Swarming 680 



HEADS OF GRAIN 681 



Bees Aiding Honev Sales 681 



Honey on Gu:nraed Labels 682 



Colony, What is a Strong? 682 



OUR HOMES 683 



Ford Factory, Visit to 683 



Sunday Quest inn 687 



Everglades of Florida 688 



HIGH-PRESSURE GARDENING 689 



Sweet Corn for Poultry 689 



Telephone, Answering Rudely 689 



Sunflowers for Bees 690 



