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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 15 



VENTILATION UNDER HIVES; DIFFERENCE IN 

 LOCATIONS; SEE PRECEDING PAGE. 



I am mailing you a photo of one of my api- 

 aries. The hives are mostly eight and ten 

 frame Dovetailed; also regular and some 

 modified Langstroths. The hives in the sin- 

 gle rows back of those in pairs are the old 

 stocks, the swarms having been set on the 

 old stands. The stands themselves consist 

 of almost any thing that comes to hand in 

 an outyard; but I very much prefer those 

 made of 2X4 studding standing edgewise at 

 front and back, and held together by two 

 four-inch boards nailed on top. This raises 

 the hives to facilitate proper ventilation, 

 and allows the feet of the operator to ex- 

 tend under the hives when Hfting heavy su- 

 pers — an advantage by no means insignifi- 

 cant. 



The stones seen lying upon the hives might 

 be dispensed with in a home yard, but are 

 necessary when the bee-keeper visits the 

 yards only occasionally. They insure against 

 wind and sun and the rubbing of stock. 



The past season the apiary shown yielded 

 a full crop, while in the other two yards less 

 than half a crop was secured. So much for 

 location a few miles apart in the same sea- 

 son. L, M. Gulden. 



Osakis, Minn. 



A CALIFORNIA EXTRACTING-HOUSE; SEE CUT 

 ON PRECEDING PAGE. 



I am sending you a picture of my extract- 

 ing-house. As you will see, the lower part 

 of the wall is made of canvas 3 ft. wide, 

 while the rest is of mosquito-netting 5 feet 

 wide. The darker place is where the ex- 

 tracting is done. The roof is constructed of 

 sheeting. A. J. Hesse. 



Merced, Cal. 



sweet- CLOVER SEED; A BEESWAX RELIC. 



Mr. Root:— Since the sweet-clover article 

 appeared on page 1193, Nov. 15, 1905, I have 

 received inquiries for seed. Some I answer- 

 ed by mail, but think this a better way, as 

 there may be others who would be benefited. 

 I sowed and gave away all the seed that I 

 saved this year, but it can be bought of al- 

 most any large seed company, such as James 

 Vick's, Rochester, N. Y. ; John A. Selzer, 

 Lacrosse, Wis., or Portland Seed Co., Port- 

 land, Oregon. In case one can not procure 

 seed of the seed companies I shall be pleased 

 to furnish small quantities by mail next 

 year, free of charge, to bee-keepers only, if 

 they will pay for the mailing. 



Sweet clover is not a weed, but, on the 

 other hand, is a forage-plant, and will not 

 become troublesome in cultivated land. It 

 thrives best on waste land, in fence-corners, 

 along ditches and stony land. Too much 

 can not be said in its favor as a honey-plant. 



Some 15 years ago I saw an article in 

 Gleanings about the beeswax ship found 

 near Nehalem, Oregon. A few days ago I 

 was in the city museum, Portland, Oregon, 

 and while there I saw a part of the ship — 

 about 75 or 80 pounds of the wax, also some 



of the candles, one of which still shows the 

 wick, which is charred at the end. The 

 large pieces of wax have Latin characters in- 



OUTDOOR FEEDING; SEE ARTICLE BY LOUIS 

 SCHOLL, ON ANOTHER PAGE. 



scribed on them. There is considerable data 

 or history in the museum concerning the 

 ship and the wax. Jos. Egge. 



Willamette, Oregon. 



[We should be glad to have you secure, 

 at our expense, a good photo of the beeswax 

 curio you describe. Be sure to take in the 

 lettering. This must be a very interesting 

 specimen; and any further information that 

 you can add to what you have already writ- 

 ten will be appreciated. May we not have 

 the pleasure of hearing from you further 

 with a good photo? Employ a good artist, 

 and we will pay any reasonable expense con- 

 nected with it. — Ed.1 



360 COLONIES IN ONE YARD; SEE ARTICLE 

 BY LOUIS SCHOLL. 



