Gleanings in Bee Culture 



FOR 1914 



The Magazine for the Beginner, Back-lotter, and Specialist Beekeeper 



For several years we have been doing our best to make GLEAKII^GS an 

 indispensable publication for the wide-awake bee-keeper whether he has but 

 one colony, a small suburban apiary or a series of out-apiaries numbering 

 hundreds of colonies in all. We believe w-e have never received such enthus- 

 iastic approval of our efforts as we received in 1913 when hundreds of let- 

 ters from our friends 'told of th.eir appreciation. We wish that we might print 

 a number of them here, but we prefer to utilize the rest of the space for 

 plans for 1914. 



we shall continue the special numbers, the feature which has ro 

 readers during the last three. years. In deciding just what sub- 

 i.p, we have nof selected topics at random, fo." we have been 



outlining our 



For 1914 

 delighted our 

 jects to take 

 guided by the expression of the ma.iority. 



POULTRY 



saying thai 



we ever pub- 



as our Febru- 



In getting out 



devoied to the 



JANUARY 1— BEES AND 

 We think we are safe in 

 no special number that 

 lished proved so popular 

 ary 15ih issue for 1912. 

 another special number 

 intere3ts of poultiy-raising and beekeep- 

 ing, we propose to surpass our former 

 efforts and to get together the best 

 material possible on poaltry-ral.'^ing from 

 the beekeepeis' standpoint. 



FEBRUARRY 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 

 tiie two years that have elapsed,, how- 

 ever, so much new material has devel- 

 oped that in order to be entirely up to 

 date it is really necessary to have an- 

 other special number on the same sub- 

 ject. We have a wealth of material that 

 na.-J never before been given the public. 

 Extensive fruit-growers who are not 

 especially interested in honey-produc- 

 tion will tell of the value of bees m 

 orchards. 



MARCH 1— BEEKEEPING IN CITIES— 

 Probably few beekeepers realize tlie 

 number of beekeepers there are m 

 every large city. City beekeeping is a 

 most interesting topic, and in addition 

 to stories of beekeeping told by pro- 

 fessional men we shall have discussed 

 various problems connected with bees 

 in attics, on roofs, and in back lots. 

 We also have a true story of a bee- 

 keeper in a city who was fined $100.00 

 because his bees were considered 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 numbers 

 there have been requests on the part 

 of a good manv 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 lit- 

 tle is known in regard to breeding 

 bees. Breeding is one of the most im- 

 portant subjects connected with our 



pursuit. We shall pub'.ish spocial a; tides 

 by noted queen-breeders on qualifica- 

 tions of breeding queens. Queen-reai ing 

 botli .for tiie small beekeeper and t-.ie 

 specialist will be fully discu3.-ed. 



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-tiutk, and by rail will be 

 fully described and illustrated, and oth- 

 er - large beekeepers having experience 

 along this line have al^o promised 

 articles for this number. 



AUGUST I— CROP AND MARKET 

 REPORTS — There has never yet been 

 a sy:<tematic effort put forth for the 

 compiling and publishing of comprehen- 

 sive crop and market reports from var- 

 ious parts of the country. In 1914 we 

 are going to make tlie effort of our 

 lives to get telegraph reports from im- 

 portant fields, such as the clovei--boU, 

 Texas, Colorado, Idaho and California, 

 etc. These will be published right 

 along as soon as we can get them, but 

 in this August 1st 'issue we shall have 

 a giand summary of the crop reports 

 and conditions of the market in gener- 

 al. Xo beekeeper should miss this im- 

 portant 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 pub- 

 lished In this number. We shall also 

 give our own experience summed up 

 as to feasibility of w-intering 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 cannot afford to miss such a 

 wealth of information as the subscrip- 

 tion price, $1.00 will bring you. 



The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio 



THE HERALD FREES ITHACA, MICHIGAN 



