1888 



GLEAi^INGS 1:N bee CULTURE. 



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should think these slits could be sawed for 

 about a dollar a thousand. Now, why will 

 not this answer, for the present season at 

 least? Has any one ever had two nice 

 combs of honey in one section V 



NORTH-EASTERN BEE-KEEPERS' CON- 

 VENTION. 



A ItEPOKT OF IT BY 1). A. JONES, "HIS OWN SELF." 



lELL, brother Root, you missed a great treat 

 in not being at the North-Easteni Convea- 

 tion at Syracuse, on the 9th, 10th, and 11th 

 insts. They are a lot of jolly, good fellows, brim 

 full of apiculture, not married to any old-fogy no- 

 tions, but bound to advance and keep pace with the 

 times. 1 calculate that it was worth three times the 

 cost of the journey to me, just to sit and listen to 

 the "big guns " of New York State, who had come 

 there to "Doo-little" but talk bee-keeping, and 

 " Root " up every new idea, so that you could see it 

 plainly before you; and as they had a "House" for 

 a secretary, you will be sure to see it all iu print. 



Your humble servant was called on to explain and 

 illustrate the best mode of putting up extracted 

 honey in order to increase its sale and consumption ; 

 and so, securing a small tin pail of beautiful bass- 

 wood honey, taken there on exhibition by Mr. L. C. 

 Root, of Mohawk, N. Y., and, not having a spoon, I 

 dipped it out as rapidly as possible with my knife, 

 and was illustrating the best plan for putting up the 

 honey to my entire satisfaction, when brother Root, 

 seeing the manner in which his honey was so rapid- 

 ly disappearing, admitted the value of my system, as 

 did all the rest of the brothers present, feeling 

 assured as they did that any quantity might be so 

 disposed of. 



I suppose that you will have the pleasure of their 

 acquaintance next fall at Toronto, as the conven- 

 tion accepted my invitation to be there, and meet 

 with the members of the North American B. K. A. 

 They passed a resolution to be present as a body, 

 and to bring their wives and daughters with them. 



The halt-pound sections were very sevei-ely criti- 

 cised, and there seems little desire to adopt them, 

 excepting as a curiosity. 



I judge, from the intelligent discussion on winter- 

 ing, that the majority of the members of the associ- 

 ation have the matter well in hand, and that little 

 loss may be expected from that quarter. 



You may expect a very large trade in those new 

 honey-packages the coming season, as nearly every 

 one who produces extracted honey is beginning to 

 see the advantage of putting it up in standard pack- 

 ages, nicely labeled, and each label bearing on its 

 face the name of the producer; of establishing a 

 home market, and realizing at least one-half more. 

 The small-sized packages are serving excellently as 

 introducers, and are increasing in sale tenfold. 



Perforated metal will be much sought after dur- 

 ing the coming season; and as yourself and brother 

 Muth, of Cincinnati, O., are the only ones holding 

 large stocks in the U. S., you may expect a lively 

 trade. 



I have almost "Given" up all hopes of seeing the 

 Given press exhibited. It did not put in an appear- 

 ance at the N. A. B. A. Convention at Cincinnati last 

 fall, while Mr. Vaudervort's and your own interest- 

 ed so many; nor did it appear at the North-Eastern, 

 though Mr. Vandervort's was there and in opera- 



tion. Mr. V. received orders for 10 or 13 machines, 

 so that you will notice this as a further proof of 

 mistaken economy on the part of those who do not 

 place their goods on exhibition. Further, it forms 

 one of the interesting features of the convention, 

 and we are allowed to compare and judge of the re- 

 spective merits of the articles on exhibition. 



In the future I hope that any one who has any 

 thing of merit to show will make it a point to have 

 it present at the various conventions. There has 

 been so much said and written regarding various 

 machines, appliances, etc., appertaining to our bus- 

 iness, that it would be really interesting to know 

 what position and rank the varieties would be 

 awarded when thoroughly tested side by side. As 

 iu the past, so may some in the future, endeavor by 

 fine-spun theories to evade these tests; but still no 

 amount of ink and paper will convince like the actual 

 test. "Seeing is believing." If we can have a large 

 exhibit in every department, our convention will be 

 one of the leading attractions, and many will become 

 interested while examining our bee-museum, will 

 join the association, and embark in our fascinating 

 pursuit. D. A. Jones. 



Beeton, Ont., Can., Jan. 23, 1883. 



Well done, brother Jones. I had almost 

 settled down into the opinion that you were 

 getting to be altogether too busy to write 

 for a bee journal; but here you come, as 

 fresh and genial as if you had nothing else 

 in the world to do but to sit and listen, and 

 then tell the journals about it. I know it 

 pays to go, and I know I ought to go ; but 

 an absence from home of three days piles 

 my work over me so for a week or two that 

 it almost uses me up ; whereas when I am 

 at my post, and keep it abreast of me, I can 

 manage to breath pretty freely most of the 

 time. It does us good to hear the names of 

 the "big guns" you mention, and I know 

 conventions are an excellent thing for our 

 people and the world at large. lam glad of 

 the exhibits, too, and that our conventions 

 are drifting into a sort of fair of bee imple- 

 ments and products. I see, too, that God's 

 hand is in it, in getting us all tetter 

 acquainted, and, as a natural consequence, 

 better friends. 



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A BRIGHT CONCEPTION. 



RAISING BEESWAX EOR MARKET. 



fN Gleanings, some one asks, what the small 

 scales are on bottom-board of hives, having a 

 — ' large surplus of such. Your answer is, if I 

 rightly remembei-, that feeding some kind of sugar 

 is the cause of an over-production of wax scales. 

 Now, if so be that you are right in your answer, can 

 we not learn how to maka up, in part, the present 

 scarcity of wax by giving some wax-producing feed? 

 I am not sure that one kind of sweetening has such 

 influence; but if so, there are "millions in it" to 

 the bee-raisers. 



Have you any positive experience on the subject? 

 If so, let us know the relative value of the different 

 grades of sugar, etc. A. L. Klar. 



Pana, 111., Jan. 22, 1883. 



To be sure, there are "millions in it," 

 friend Klar. Old, old veterans in the " biz," 

 like you and I, can see it, if the rest don't. 

 And that reminds me that friend 01m, who 



