GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



No. 1. l"or the f!;illuii fr:niio, or nii.v fnniie ]l,'i' 



inches wide and not more tliaii 12.'- dci'i) (12) 5S..M 



No. 2. For Ihe Aiiiericr.n fnniio. or any one 12 incli- 



c.s wide and not more than 12'i deep (li}i} S.T'j 



No. 3. For anv frame 12,'-' inche.s wide and not 



more than 12,'j deep (13) lUK) 



No. 4. Standard Extractor, for any frames 13 ?4 wide 



and not more than 12>2 deep (UU) 9.00 



The above are all in shallow cans, 17, '2 inches high, and 

 nre very convenient for placing at such a height as to al- 

 low of miming the honey directly into the liarrel or any 

 other recejjiacle, and still not >)e too high for any one to 

 work con\eniently. The following nnmliers can also be 

 used in the same way, uidess the operator is short in stat- 

 lu'o ; in that case, a shallow box may be inverted to stand 

 on, but is s()n}ewhat incon\eiiient. 

 No. rj. This is made expressly for the Langstrotli 

 f ntmc, which is to be used standing on end ; it will 

 take anv frame whose toj) bar does not exceed 20 



inches, and depth OJi inches (10) f 9.00 



No. ('.. The same except that it will take a frame of 



10;;.' inches in depth (11) 9.50 



No. 7. This is made expressly for the Quinliy xiis- 

 pciided frame, and will take also the other kind 

 when the end bars have a depth not greater than 



11 ,'s inches (12) 10.00 



No. 8. This is for all Qninby frames, and all Amer- 

 ican frames having a depth greater than 12 /^ 

 inches, and can be used for all the frames in our 

 diagram, but is much more inconvenient than the 



smaller ones where they can be used (1230 10.00 



No. 9. This niacliine is like No. 8, except that it 

 takes a frame K inch wider, and is suitable for 

 American frames that are 12^2 wide and more 



than 12,!2 inches deep (13) 10.00 



No. 10. This is, the largest machine that we keep in 

 stock, and will take a frame as wide as the Stand- 

 ard, and as long as the Quinby (14>4 ) 10.00 



As many of our reiders have our honey knives already, 

 we do not" include a knife at these prices. 



All of the last six— tall cans— have a supjrort at the bot- 

 tom for the frames to rest ui)on, and also to hold broken 

 pieces of comb, should it be desired. The four lirst liave 

 nothing of this kind, for it is not needed, and would in re- 

 ality only make them heavier, and be in the way ; we ad- 

 vi.se purchasers always to take the smaller machines when 

 tliey will take their frames. For instance, we would much 

 prefer the No. 4, to the No. 10, even if ofl'ered at the same 

 price, proN ided we had notlang but the Standard frame in 

 our apiary. 



Although our machines are now made much lighter and 

 .stronger, the gearing \ery much imiJi'oved in looks as well 

 J1.S in strength, an improvement added vvhereb.v once oil- 

 ing will last for years, a cover and strainer added, and the 

 prices reduced, yet we si ill make the proposal that we 

 will, to any one, who has i)urcliased one machine, give 

 10 per cent oil' on all ho may sell after that ; and this 

 is all M-e cati do in the way of fiu'nishing them at whole- 

 ■salc. This otl'er refers only lo extractors and honey knives. 



INSTKCCTIOXS FOR USIXG AN EXTEACTOK. 



Many of our new friends have asked for directions for 

 using these machines, but really they are so simple, that 

 it .seems that little advice need be required. They 

 nre all ready for use when received, and most that is re- 

 cpiireil is to screw them fast to some box or bencli just 

 high enough to allow the gate to run the honey into the 

 bung-hole of a barrel. Do not undertake to work unless 

 the bees arc gathering honey, or you will be very likely to 

 have trouble. The best time is when they are busy in the 

 lields, and if the yield is good, you will liardly neeil any 

 ,smoke. Carefidly remove a frame from the hive, and tlieii 

 with a .scries of .sudden ji'rks .shako the bees in front of the 

 hive or on top of the frames, as you may lind most conve- 

 nient. When you lia\ c shaken oil' as many as you can, 

 lake a bunch of asjjnrauus lops, and gently brush off every 

 bee in front of the hive. Now with the honey knife care- 

 fully cut the cappiugs from all capped cells ; to do this 

 (juickly yell will sli(le the knife under the caps in such a 

 way as to have them come oil in one entire sheet. In re- 

 g'W'd to stniiuini;- the honey we know of no way that an- 

 swers so wi^ll, all tilings considered, as to hang the little 

 bag sent wiih the machiin". in the bung of the barrel ; 

 this keeps it all close and tight from flies and dust, and 

 when you stop work for a little while, it is all safe, with- 

 out the necessity of cohering anything up. Two such 

 bags are really needed, so Uiat one can be kept clean and 

 ready to take the place of the other when it becomes filled 

 with impurities. As the sediment always settles to the 

 bottom of the bag, the sides work well as a slrainer for a 

 loni;: lime. Cloth strains honey more perfectly than the 

 finest wire doth can. When the comb is uncapped it is 

 to be placed in the extractor; although you can extract 



one com!) at a time if you choose, it is much better to 

 lune two, as they IIkmi lialance each other, and the fritv- 

 tion is less on tlie bi'arings, thi.ugh our machines will 

 stand the strain ('f the the heaviest combs, one at a time, 

 if need be. Turn just fast enough, and no faster, to throw 

 out the honey, and there will be no danger of throwing 

 out the lirood ; you will soon learn this by practice. 

 Combs so full of brood that there is but little room for 

 honey had Ijetter 1)C left in the hive ; there is little to be 

 gained Yiy woi'king very close, and should the honey sea- 

 son suddenly close, there is danger of the bees starving, 

 as we have know them to do, even in July. 



If your hives are kept close to the ground, and no weeds 

 allowed to grow around the entrances, there is very little 

 danger of losing queens while extracting : yet it is a very 

 good plan to kee]) them carefully in mind, and if you 

 should not see them, we think it a little safer to shake the 

 combs that contain much brood, so that the bees fall di- 

 rectjy into the hive. ' Losing queens while extracting, is 

 rather exiieiisive business. 



After the hone.\ is taken from one side of the comb, it is 

 of course to be turned and the honey taken from the other 

 side. Where the combs are very lieavy and the honey 

 very thick, it may be best to throw it out only jjartially 

 the" lirst time, and then reverse, to avoid crushing the 

 comb into the wire cloth by the great centrifugal force 

 resulting from such a weight at a rajjid speed. 



THE BlIiTAI. CORNEKS. 



HOW TO M.A.KE THE FEA5IE3. 



M S metal cornered frames are now coming quite ex- 

 /SiV tensively into use, it may not be amiss to consider 

 g-j a-^i how best they are to be made. Our frames were 

 tirst made of strips of straight grained i)ine, only -J- of an 

 inch in thickness, and it is surjirising to see how well such 

 combs have stood. On one occasion a number of these 

 heavily tilled with honey fell from the top of a barrel, yet 

 not a corner was injm-ed, and not a comb liroken ; these 

 were Gallup frames, however, only lljxlli. For tlw 

 Langstroth frames we now make the top bar about 10-32. 

 and all the rest of the frame 7-S2, the ends of the top l)ars 

 are also tapered down to 7-32 where the top corners go on. 

 as this is about the thickness of stulf that the corners are 

 intended for. Standard, American, and Gallup frames arc 

 all made of 7-32 stutt' throughout. The Quinby size may 

 have a f top bar, but the bottom bars might all be not 

 more than s, were it not that the frames may be sometimes 

 used for transferring, and that the weight of the combs 

 would sag the bottom bar, whicli is a very bad feature, if 

 we wish to work closely and avoid killing bees. The toi> 

 bars would not require so much wood were it not that 

 honey boxes nre sometimes placed on them, and it is advi- 

 sal)le" to be f n the safe side. When we depend entirely on 

 the use of the extractor, we would i)refer a space of half an 

 inch between the ends of the frames ; but for liox honey, 

 small bits of comb will be built in this space, more than 

 will be the case if | only is allowed. It requires a very 

 careful operator to work fast, and avoid pinching bees, 

 when only J or f inch is allowed. 



The two following cuts may assist some in jjutting on 

 the metal corners : 



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Fig. 1. 



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Figure 1, represents the points ready to be closed down 

 and clinched into the wood, which is' represented by the 

 dotted lines A, A. Fig. 2, shows a ])oini badly clinched at 

 B, and one jierfectly driven down at C. The line ]). shows 

 the direction in which the finishing blow of the hammer 

 is to be given ; in fact this blow should sink the metal 

 .slightly into the corner of the wood, drawing it up tight 

 at the side C, and on no account letting it bulge out at K. 

 nor allowing the point to curl up. A light, ijrojicrly mado 

 hammer and a little practice will enable any one to makt- 

 every point like C. Should you get one doiie badly, yon 

 can with a pair of jilyers straighten it out and »in/:c it go 

 right. The objection has frequently been made that this 

 takes more time than to nail them ; even if this were .so. 

 wi! are eiiableil lo emiiloy girls or other cheap help (we 

 beg iiurdoii Indies, liut mc ni-\eryi'l saw a community thai, 

 did nol furnish nioiv or le.-^s females, wlio would be g'lad to 

 get some .such light work), who could not iiossil)ly nail 

 good frames; then after they are dene, theii- siiijerioi- 

 strength and lightness compared with nailed fnniies, fully 

 makes up the difference in price. We will send you a 

 samjjle frame by mail, just as ve would have it for 15c. 

 (12c. Standard size) including samijlo of r.abbct and trans- 

 ferring clasp and yon can test it by the side of your own 

 fi'ame in your hives. If the nailed ones do not seem awk- 



