1906 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



465 



Metal-spaced Hoffman Frame 



IN GREAT DEMAND. 



Patent Applied for, 



Has come to stay. Can he used interchangeably with regular Hoffman frames. 

 Has all the advantages of the regular Hoffman. Is not affected by propolis. Can be 

 handled without pry or screwdriver. Has no rights or lefts, and, therefore, can not 

 be put up wrong. See full description in 1906 Gleanings, page 16. 



PRICES -Metal-spaced Hoffman frames-100, put up. $4.50. In flat-10, 35c; 100. $3.00; 500. $14.00. 

 Metal spacers only-30c per 100; $2.50 per 1000. Hives with metal-spaced frames, 5c extra each body, 8 or 10 

 frame, put up or in the flat. 



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Convention Notices. 



THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NORTHERN MICHIGAN 

 bee-keepers' ASSOCIATION WILL BE HELD AT KAL- 

 KASKA, MICH , WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, 

 APRIL 4 AND 5, 1906. 



Morning, afternoon, and evening session in Court- 

 house. 



The following prizes are offered: Class A.— Best 10 

 lbs. red-raspberry comb honey. First prize— Observa- 

 tory hive, by A. I. Root Co. Second prize— One year's 

 subscription to American Bee Journal, by Geo. W. Yo'k. 



Class B. — Best 10 lbs. comb honey, any variety. First 

 prize— 500 No 1 Lewis sections, by A. G. Woodman. 

 Second nrize— One year's subscription to Bee-keepers' 

 Review.Tiy W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Class C— Best 10 lbs. extracted red-raspberry honey. 

 First prize— 500 No. 1 Lewis sections, by A. G. Woodman. 

 Second prize— One year's subscription to Bee-keepers' 

 Review, by W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Class D.— Best 10 lbs. extracted honey, any variety. 



First prize— One year's subscription to American Bee 

 Journal, by Geo. W. York. Second prize— One tested 

 queen, delivered in July, by Geo H. Kirkpatrick. 



Class E— Best single section of honey. First prize- 

 One Standard Corneil smoker, by E. M Hunt. 



Class F.— Best 10 lbs. beeswax. First prize— One 

 Bingham smoke engine, by A. G. Woodman. 



Appearance, quality, and condition for market to be 

 considered in the above. 



We will have a selection of the A.I. Root Co. 's lantern- 

 slides, and show you some interesting pictures We ex- 

 pect Geo. W. York and W. Z. Hutchinson to be present, 

 and also a goodly number of prominent bee keepers from 

 various parts of the State. W. Z Hutchinson. Flint: 

 E. D. Townsend, Remus; Geo. H. Kirkpatrick, Kalkaska, 

 will read papers on interesting topics. 



Special rates given at the Manning House. We are 

 going to have a good time, and we invite you to be there. 

 Ira. D. Bartlett, Sec. 



THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONNECTI- 

 CUT BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION WILL BE HELD 

 IN THE CAPITOL. HARTFORD. ROOM 50, WED- 

 NESDAY, APRIL 11, 1906, 10:30 A.M. 



All bee-keepers should make an extra effort to attend 

 this meeting Try to bring a friend also. 



Topics for discussion: 1. The best method for putting 

 starters in sections: 2. Your best way to prevent swarm- 

 ing; 3. Swarming devices, pro and con; 4. Large and 

 small hives compared; 5. What is the best way to in- 

 crease? 6. Best use to make of second swarms; 7. How 

 did your bees winter? How many colonies have you? 

 8. What do you do with sections after removing them 

 from the hive? 9. Handling the divisible brood- chamber; 

 viz.. single frames; 10. How do you manage the old col- 

 ony after the first swarm has left? 11. How do you ripen 

 or thicken extracted honey? 12. Can new combs be made 

 out of old ones by cutting them to one-half inch thick or 

 less, and would they be good as new ones? 



Please bring something for the exhibition-table, or a 

 question for the question- box. 



Mrs. E. E. Smith, Sec. 



