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 GLEANINGS 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 we 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 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 

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

 jects 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 Febru- 

 ary 15th issue for 1912. In getting out 

 another special number devoted to the 

 interests of poultry-raising and beekeep- 

 ing, we propose to surpass our former 

 efforts and to get together the best 

 material possible on poultry-raising 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 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 

 nas 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 in 

 orchards. 



MARCH 1— BEEKEEPING IN CITIES— 



Probably few beekeepers realize the 

 number of beekeepers there are in 

 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 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 lit- 

 tle is known in regard to breeding 

 bees. Breeding is one of the most im- 

 portant subjects connected with our 



pursuit. We shall publish special articles 

 by noted queen-breeders on qualifica- 

 tions of breeding queens. Queen-rearing 

 both for the small beekeeper and the 

 specialist will be fully discussed. 



JUNE 1— MOVING BEES— We our- 

 selves expect to move three hundred 

 colonies of bees to Florida, get a good 

 honey crop, double the niamber of col- 

 onies and move them back again in 

 the spring. Details of moving by boat, 

 wagon, autotruck, and by rail will.be 

 fully described and illustrated, and oth- 

 er large beekeepers having experience 

 along this line have also promised 

 articles for this number. 



AUGUST I— CROP AND MARKET 

 REPORTS — There has never yet been 

 a systematic effort put forth for the 

 compiling and publishing of comprehen- 

 sive crop and market reports from var- 

 ious paits of the country. In 1914 we 

 are going to make the effort of our 

 lives to get telegraph reports from im- 

 portant fields, such as the clo\'er-belt, 

 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 grand summary of the crop reports 

 and conditions of the market in gener- 

 al. No 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 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 cannot afford to miss such a 

 wealth of information as the subscrip- 

 tion price, $1.00 will bring you. 



The A. I. Root Gompany, Medina, Ohio 



THE HERALD PRESS ITHACA. MICHIGAN 



