156 



JUVENILE GLEANINGS. 



Jan. 



Juvei\ile Gleai\ii\gs. 



j-j^:£sr. 15, 1S83- 



Contents of this Number. 



Annie anil her Bees 150 1 



Bees in a House 147 



Bees, Killinar 150 



Bees near Rivei'.s 150 



Bees Choosing Location ...14B 



Bird Storv .152 



Canrlv, The (iood 156 



England 149 



Fdn. Jlills 156 



Kdn., Price of 156 



Hannah 150, 151 



Harrison, Mrs 146 



Hatching Cells under Hen.. 148 I 



Hives, Long Tenement 143 



Hive, Whicli!.. 153 



Hive in a Tree 150 ' 



Hive, The Unmeddled 151 1 



Honey in the Bible 151 



Honey, Firot in 1883 1.55 



Maine Letter 151 



Maple Sugar, etc 156 



Moth Worms 149 



My Neighbors 141 



Name, A Great 143 



NonSwarniei-s 151 



Puzzle for Juveniles 153 



Queens Flying from Comb. .1.54 



Keports, Various 1.55 



Robbed to iJeatli 14S 



Koland Children 151 



Swarms Running Aw.ay 15.3 



Tfle))houi'S J55 



Value Received 146 



Virgil 144 



And thine ears shall hear a word l)ehiiul thee, saying. This is 

 the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and 

 when ye turn to the left.— ISA. 30:21. 



Trade is better than ever bsfore, so early ia the 

 season, but wo are not so much crowded but that 

 every thing goes off promptly, with but few excep- 

 tions. 



The excellent sledding we have been having for 

 the past few weeks has given us a chance to buy a 

 large lot of extra nice basswood for sections. We 

 have a fine stock already piled in the warehouse, 

 against the time of need soon coming. 



PRICE OF WAX and FOUNDATION. 



We are obliged to give notice, that after Feb. 1st 

 the price of foundation will be advanced 3 cents per 

 .lb. This will make 25 lbs. or less, an even 50 cents 

 per lb. The same thin, for sections, 60c. As usual, 

 1 cent less for regular-sized sheets, and another cent 

 less for regular-sized boxes that we have all boxed 

 ready to ship. For good wax, we pay 28 cents cash, 

 or 30 cents in trade. 



THE GOOD C.VNDY FOR WINTER FEEDING. 



In making the Good candy, be careful that it is 

 not too soft. Our apiarist had a lot that was just 

 right, but was so hard he could not spoon it out fast 

 enough to suit him, and so he stirred in more honey. 

 The consequence was, that when it got warmed up 

 it ran down between the combs. Let it be hard, 

 and cut it out in chunks with "a knife, if necessary. 

 It looks to me now as if it bid fair to supersede all 

 feeders and other methods of feeding. 



FOUNDATION MILLS FOR 18S3. 



Fou the first time, foundation mills are now made 

 in our own building. I have purchased the entire 

 business, both of friend 01m, of Fond du Lac, Wis., 

 and friend Washburn, of our own place, with all the 

 tools belonging to both. We are prepared to put 

 hands enough to work at the business to turn out a 

 complete mill every day, if need be. Our rolls are 

 now made of a very much harder metal than those 

 made heretofore, and on this account they may not 

 look as smooth as our old ones; hut the fdn. is ex- 

 actly what is wanted by the bees, and the wax comes 

 off far better, as you will discover. Our aim is to 

 make fdn. most acceptable to the bees; not that 

 with hard polished wax, even if the latter is a little 

 handsomer to look at. Wo haven't the mills piled 

 up ready to ship, as we have scales and other goods, 

 but hope to have theqi so by the time we come again. 



MAPLE SUGAR, AND TOOLS FOR MAKING IT. 



tN'ot a few of our bee friends are probably sugar- 

 makers, and it begins to be time for us to be think- 

 ing about our utensils. We have spiles like those 

 shown below, for $1.50 per ICO, or $12.50 per 1000. 



feAP-SPILE. 



They are made of double tin, and finished by dip- 

 ping them in melted tin, which makes them abso- 

 lutely rust-praof. Bits, % inch, for tapping trees, 

 right for the above spiles, 20 cts. each; bj';mail,23cts. 

 Braces to hold the bits, 25 and 50 cents. Postage on 

 the braces, 18 and 27 cts. respectively. Patty pans, 

 for little cakes, from 10 to 30 cts. per dozen. 



SAP-PAILS ; PRICE PER 100. 

 1 Common Tin. | Charcoal, IC Tin. | Charcoal, IX Tin. 



10-quar t. | 816.50^ 



12-qual-t7| $ I KOii 



$18.10 



S20 OU 



i'ZOM 



Tin covers for above, $1.50 per 100. 



The pails made of common tin will d,j verj' well 

 if they are cared for; but they must be warmed, 

 and rubbed with a little tallow on a cloth, and kept 

 out of the weather when not in use, or they will 

 rust sooner than the other. Those made of char- 

 coal tin will stand the rust as well as any tin, but all 

 are much improved by being greased every season 

 when put away. The IX tin is better than the IC 

 only in being heavier, and standing a bruise better; 

 but the IC is considerably the lighter to handle. I 

 have been told, that giving them a thin coat of su- 

 gar by dipping them in weak syrup before they ape 

 put away is a perfect protection against rust. I 

 presume it would make them a little st'cky to han- 

 dle. The covers are to keep out rain, loaves, bugs, 

 millers, mice, etc.; and, most of all, to keep rain 

 water from running down the body of the trees, and 

 coloring the sap, and so the syrup and sugar. Maple 

 syrup can be made as white as clover honej% and su- 

 gar In the same proportion, and then you can get al. 

 most any price you ask, for the first run. 



