1906 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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"If Goods are Wanted Quick, Send to Pouder." 



Established 1889. 



BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES 



Distributor of Root's goods from the best shipping-point in the Country. 



My prices are at all times identical with those of the A. I. Root Company, 



and I can save you money by way of transportation charges. 



Dovetailed Hives, Section Honey=boxes, Weed=Process Comb 



Foundation, Honey and Wax Extractors, Bee-smokers, 



Bee-veils, Pouder Honey=jars, and, in fact, 



EVERYTHiNQ USED BY BEE=KEEPERS 



Headquarters for the Danzenbaker Hive. 



New Metal "Spaced 

 Hoffman Frames 

 are Here in Stock 



Conversation with Wilson 



" Hallo, Mr. Wilson, how are you today ?" 



"Quite well, thank you, but I am a little 

 tirefi. It is very warm to day, and I mowed 

 the lawn aad all around the bees while it was 

 cool I thought I'd come over and chat with 

 you while 1 rest a little. We were talking 

 about Pouder's idea of doing all feeding in the 

 fall How does he feed ?" 



"Some time in September he removes the 

 supers, examines each hive carefully, and 

 marks on each hive the amount of feeding 

 necessary. Then he places a Porter escape 

 board on each hive, placing the bee- space 

 down, which makes a double bee-space. 

 This is to be left on all winter, and by placing 

 it in position early it will be securely waxed, 

 and he places an empty super on this. Now^ 

 this makes an excellent place to set a Miller 

 feeder, allowing the bees to come up through 

 the opening for the escai)e. After removing 

 the feeder he places a piece of section over 

 the escape opening and fills the super with 

 dry sawdust or any dry packing." 



" How about the Hill device and the bur- 

 lap?" 



Pouder is awful bitter against the Hill 

 device. Says that method was put in type 

 twenty-five years ago and has just stood that 

 way. and he thinks the method has caused the 

 loss of many a good colony. Says that with a 

 board, sealed air-tight and with no upward 

 ventilation, every thing will remain perfectly 

 dry; while with burlap instead of a board 

 every bit of packing will become white with 

 frost in zero weather, and then when it mod- 

 erates every thing becomes wet. I have 

 noticed that when looking in the upper story 

 of such a hive I thought the snow had drifted 

 in, but further investigation showed that it 

 was the condensed moisture from the bees." 



"I had the impression that Pouder wintered 

 his bees in the cellar." 



" For two years he has wintered in the cel- 

 lar, but he says he would prefer outdoor win- 

 tering if the boys would not molest them. He 

 is located down town, and investigative boys 

 will pry into things. Says he places them in 

 the cellar on his birthday, December second, 

 and sets them out on St. Patrick's day. rain 

 or shine." 



BEESWAX WANTED. 



I pay highest market price for beeswax, delivered here, at any time, cash or trade. Make small 

 shipments by express; large shipments by freight; always be sure to attach name to package. 



CATALOG FREE 



WALTER S. POUDER, 



513-=5I5 Massachusetts Ave., = INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



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