Gleanings in Bee Culture 



=FOR 1914 



The Magrazine for tlie Begrinner, Back-lotter, and Specialist Beekeeper 



For several years we. have been doing- our best to make GLEANINGS an indis- 

 pensable publication for the wide-awake beekeeper whether he has but one colony, 

 a small suburban apiary, or a series of out-apiaries numbering hundreds of colon- 

 ies in all. We believe we have never received such enthusiastic approval of our 

 efforts as we received in 1913 when hundreds of letters from our friends told of 

 their appreciation. We wish that we might print a number of them here, but we 

 prefer to utilize the rest of the space for outlining our plans for 1914. 



For 1914 we shall continue the special numbers, the feature which has so de- 

 lighted our readers during the last three years. In deciding just what subjects to 

 take up, we have not selected topics at random, for we have been guided by the 

 expression of the majority. 



JANUARY 1 — BEES AND POULTRY. 



We think we are safe in saying that 

 no special number that we ever pub- 

 lished proved so popular as our Feb- 

 ruary 15th issue for 1912. In getting? 

 out another special number devoted to 

 the interests of poultry-raising and 

 beekeeping, we propose to surpass our 

 former efforts and to get together the 

 best material possible on poultry-rais- 

 ing from the beekeepers' standpoint. 



FEBRUARY 1 — BEES AND FRUIT 



Our March 15th issue for 1912 has 

 been used far and wide by beekeepers 

 and fruit-growers alike to show the 

 value of bees in large orchards. In 

 the two years that have elapsed, how- 

 ever, so much new material has de- 

 veloped 4:hat in order to be entirely 

 up to date it is really necessary to 

 have another special number on the 

 same subject. We have a wealth of 

 material that has never before been 

 given the public. Extensive fruit- 

 growers who are not especially inter- 

 ested in honey-production will tell of 

 the value of bees in orchards. 



MARCH 1 — BEEKEEPING IN CIT- 

 IES. — Probably few beekeepers real- 

 ize the number of beekeepers there are 

 in every large city. City beekeeping is 

 a most interesting topic, and in addi- 

 tion to stories of beekeeping told by 

 professional men we shall have dis- 

 cussed various problems connected 

 with bees in attics, on roofs, and in 

 back lots. We also have a true story 

 of a beekeeper In a city who was fined 

 $100.00 because his bees were consid- 

 ered a nuisance, and who afterward 

 appealed to a higher court and won 

 out. Good story. 



APRIL 1 — BREEDING. — Ever since 

 we first began having special num- 

 bers there have been requests on the 

 part of a good many of our readers 

 for a special number on breeding. We 

 are glad that we are able to arrange 

 for it this year, for it is a fact that 

 very little is known in regard to breed- 

 ing bees. Breeding is one of the most 

 important subjects connected with our 



pursuit. We shall publish special arti- 

 cles by noted queen-breeders on quali- 

 fications of breeding queens. Queen- 

 rearing both for the small beekeeper 

 and the specialist will be fully dis- 

 cussed. 



JUNE 1 — MOVING BEES. — We our- 

 selves expect to move three hundred 

 colonies of bees to Florida, get a good 

 honey crop, double the number of col- 

 onies, and move them back again in 

 the spring. Details of moving by 

 boat, wagon, auto-truck, and by rail 

 will be fully described and illustrated, 

 and other large beekeepers having ex- 

 perience along this line have also 

 promised articles for this number. 



AUGUST 1 — CROP AND MARKET 

 REPORTS. — There has never yet been 

 a systematic effort put forth for the 

 compiling and publishing of compre- 

 hensive crop and market reports from 

 various parts of the country. In 1914 

 we are going to make the effort of 

 our lives to get telegraph reports from 

 important fields, sucli as the clover- 

 belt, Texas. Colorado, Idaho, and Cal- 

 ifornia, etc. These will be published 

 right along as soon as we can get 

 them, but in this August 1st issue we 

 shall have a grand summary of the 

 crop reports and conditions of the 

 marlvet in general. No beekeeper should 

 miss this important number. 



SEPTEMBER 1 — WINTERING. — We 



have not yet learned all there is to 

 be learned in regard to wintering. A 

 number of specialists are going to 

 make experiments during the winter of 

 1913-14, which experiments will be 

 published in this number. We shall 

 also give our own experience summed 

 up as to the feasibility of wintering 

 northern apiaries in the South. 



IS NOT ALL THIS WORTH WHILE? 



We have now given you our plan 

 for 1914. If you are trying to make 

 the most out of your bees we feel sure 

 you can not afford to miss such a 

 wealth of information as the subscrip- 

 tion price. $1.00; will taring you. 



The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio 



THE CHAS. F, MAY CO., PRINTERS, DETROIT, MICH. 



