GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mit. QuirrBY said in the Am. Ar/ricultuvist, iHyont one 

 year ai^o, that he vroiild prefor a half inch bive to one of 

 aii.v Ki'eafcer thii'kness ; iiral \vc have so much reason to 

 think liiin ri'^lit th-it xro shill oftVr hfvcs nr.uJo of Iwlf inch 

 -^or l.;ss — piny this simsihi. Tlicyiiro mule on ;iiifjwprin- 

 cipl'! ihit offers inuiy a/h inta'^os in ininipiilation and no 

 niils of any kind ara used in t h'»ir (.-unstnictiun. Any one 

 {h:it rin jjut on tlu Metal Uorirers can' put 

 a. hive t03;ethi',r complete, and they are so 

 3i'j;lit that a biVij to hold 10 L. frames, does irot weigh to 

 exceed 5 Il)s., or abont 8 lbs. with fivmies and (niilt com- 

 plete. PiicQS will be the saine as for our nsiial hiies made 

 of J lumhjr, viz.. two story hive conipletc. S^>,C)0. The up- 

 per story will !);■ avruij:.' 1 with frames the samy as the 

 lower, or will br lillHi w illi section Iwxos containin'j: comb- 

 foundation y^nides, as uriy be desired. When arianscd 

 with fr.uiies either Jialf (^f the hive makes a complete one 

 story hive, if a broad l»ird be provided for a bottom for 

 Thr;m to stand on. We will furnish hives at the same 

 prices for any of the frames mentioned, but shall OTily 

 keep the L. s\/.e re:<ularly in stock. To irive a p:rfo<'t ideii 

 of the workin-jf of these now principle hives, we will send 

 a, completo ;3 frame Gallup hive by mail for Sl.-'jO ; this will 

 c mtain four of the new seel ion hono.y boxes in place, as 

 tii3y are to be used. Print ; 1 instriKMions with dt.ujranjs 

 and directions for iisin<; will be pasted on the cover of each 

 liive, and we hope to be able to make every thins? i>erfect- 

 ly plain even to the nninititxted. We will send a hive 

 composed of .'5 closed end Quinb> frames, snificient to il- 

 lustrate the manner of working the hive for the same 

 price. Either by Express, .§1,00. 

 Sixteen frame Q. Hive, or 8 frames and 48 .section 



bo.xes §3,50 



Section Honey Boxes with comb foundation guides, 



cap icity from 1 to 2 lbs., each 02 



The expense of shipping will be very much less when 

 these hives are sent in pieces, but as they are easily put 

 tj.i^cther, the price will be the same in either case. 

 Frames of any desired dimensii)ns, with Metal 



(-'oriicrs OG 



Sample frame with section of metal rat)bet, in- 

 chidin-? .sample of transferrins^ clasps, (by mail) . . .1.3 

 To s)avc the expense of shippiuf? so jrreat a bulk, 

 frames will be packed ready to be imt together, unless 

 iiivos to i;ontain them arc to be sent made up, hut the 

 jiric.e will be the same in either case. 

 Metal Corners put up in packaires of 100, /. ^., 



enough for 2,") frames, (by mail 20 c.ts. extra) -SI.OO 



! 'er 1000 !).00 



Per 10,000 HO.OO 



I bottom Corners alone, per 100 vHc : 1000. •■Sti.OO 



I'er 10,000 .«C0,00 



Cast Iron JJlocks t'or putting Metal Cornered 



frames together, (by mail 10 cts. extra) l."> 



A\'ith every order for KK) frames or more, one of the 

 above will be included without ch.irge. 

 Pabbets for J'rames to rest on. '^lade of Ibldeil 

 ■Strips Oi metal, per running loot, (by mail 2c extra) t)2 

 Koliling the strips adds greatly to the strength, be- 

 sides furnishing a smooth, hard surf.ice for the end of 

 the frame to strike when replacing it, and preventing 

 the bees gumming the projecting ends of the frames, 

 as well as the supporting tMlge. Jii ordering, name 

 h:n//tlt desired. 

 <^tuilt6lbr any of the hive.s jr.entioTied, (Ijy mail 



() cents extra ) ". 2.') 



'J'hc same double width 40 



" •• triple width m 



Jletal (Masps for transferring, package of luo, 



(by mail 10 cents extra) — '. 2"> 



Tliesc are made to fit our frames or any otlier just 

 ?i of an inch. 



Novice's Honey Knife by mail SI. 00 



1 1 alf dozoi , Ijy express ."i.fK) 



We will add that our Honey Knives are suHicicntly 

 l:(!en and sharp to uncaji honey with facility, withoiit 

 resorting to water, either hot or cold. The handle is 

 of Kbony, and the whole is very strong and linelv 

 finished. 



I'.eautifid Honey Ijabcls, in blue and gold, dark 

 liron/.c and gold, or in white t)rint"ed in two 

 c.iilors, li'.rnisheil with your own address, and 

 source I'rom which tlie honey was gathered, 

 already gummed, post-paid by mail, (no order 

 rec'cl lor less than 2j0), 1000, ,S;{".25 ; .'HW, .'52.40 ; 2.">!i, ^^l.sa 

 -M these unusually low rates, the full number mcn- 

 tioucd III lis/, be ordered Avithoul the chac.ge of one 

 Mingle letter of the tyjie; if you order lOOO and want 

 them to mention four diflerent sources of honcN-, ilie 

 ))rice will have to be ^7.20 instead of ,'r.J.2.j. Samplcr^ oi" 

 all three on ap))Ucation. 

 Quinby Bmoker, (tudil wo cm nvikeab?tlc") bv m iil,.'?I.(;;i 



Tinned iron hoops made exijressly to go around 

 top of can for Extractor, two "sizes, 17 and 20 

 inch, each bO cents, per dozen s.'i.o*' 



Gearing for lixtractor, including all castings to 



fas :cn it to the can (by mail lOCrts. extra) U")i' 



In ordering Extractors, castings, or inside work, 

 give ontsiile dimensioiia of frame or franies to be uied. 

 in them. 

 With irrsrde revolviryg- frarae and steel ph'Ots, 



bearings, wire cloth, ami all except the Can X)M' 



Galvanized iroir wire cloth, m-ade expressly for 



Extractors, per square foot, (by mail 5 cts. extra). .l.'> 

 Fine tinned wire clotb for fjuecti cages, sarrj>e price. 



Honey Gates for Extractors (by n>ail 20o. extra) IJO 



Superior White Oak barrels for honey, hold 375 lbs.2..")(^ 



Tlie same waxed ami pairrted... -l.oo 



SprJng BalaDces, a nice article S.oo 



These scales are /oade weather proof and when ar- 

 ranged to suspend a moderate size<l colony, may be 

 left out .all summer; a-s the figures on the dial arc^- 

 l>lain ftnd large, we can see at a distance the averit^<; 

 yield of honey iX!r stock, each day or hmtr even ; wheik 

 weighing stocks for winter, they shorten the work 

 very nsaterially. 

 Scissors ior clipping cjxiecn's whigs. Ihese .ire 



sm,^ll, line steel and very fine pointed, by niail 40 



lithograph of Apiary, Iniplements, etc., by mail Mi 



Alsike Clover seed, ths best, less than 10 lbs. i>er \b..'-Vf 



"■ '■" " '• *■■ over •' '• ."JOi- 



" " " " '•'■ by mail, postpaid '• ."!<► 



Summer Rape seed, i>er lb., by mail, in cloth bag 3", 



'• '* " *' byexpress V* 



Chinese Mustard seed, our own importation. Per oz., 'iJy 

 Queen Itegister Cards, (for descrintion and illus- 

 tration see cover of June Xo., Vol. II), per doz l(i> 



Lamp Nursery for hatching (jueen c-«lls S.'i-Oi^ 



This is a double bive made of tin, with a space be- 

 neath the walls to hold water. A lamp keeps tlie 

 water at any desired tcmneratuye at an expense of 

 alx)ut one (vnt per day. Without a doubt, the machine 

 would hatch eggs, (perhnpa \X would also scratch foott 

 for the chickens) we haven't yet tried it, biit it hatches, 

 every thing in the "bee line'' ijuite satisfactorily. 

 Sec description in Vol. I, i>age 74. In ordering, givo 

 accurately length of top bar to frame. 

 Queen Cages, (see cover to June No.) each by mail . . VZ 

 Galvanized ta(;k9, just the thing for the Apiary, 



(by mail 2 cts. e.xtra) 1(> 



Thermometers (by mail II cts. extra) +<> 



^Medley of Photo's of Bee-Keepers, size 11x14 .<I.0!> 



IJee Veils, see cover to May No., Vol. II, and page 



2, Vol. I), by mail 7."> 



Wax Extractor, for <lescriptiou see April No. of 



Vol. U S..")!* 



Small Larv;e for (jueen rearing, by mail 2.'» 



These can only succeed in warm weather, say .June, 

 July, Aug. and Sept. The piece of comb containing: 

 them will be safely packed in a wooden box. 



Artificial Comb Foundations, we can famish at pres- 

 ent for ^1,00 per lb.; as soon as we are able to do better 

 we will advise. For very light thin sheets of bleacheil 

 wax, i)erhaps the above price is not too high, but tht^ 

 heavy dark sheets for the brood apartment, certainly 

 should not be over 75 cents. 



Bee-Feedeijs. 



So perfectly salislied are we that pure candy is alt 

 that can ever be needed for feeding bees, under any 

 circumstances, whether for out-door or in-door feed- 

 ing, or in any kind of hive, that we have been rash 

 enough to throw feeders of every kind out of our price 

 list. Not only are the bees healthier, but they re({uiri; 

 far less food than when fed on any kind of li(iui I 

 stores, and the labor is verj' much less. Candy that, is 

 slightly burned, if fed in cold weather, is sometimes 

 fatal to the bees, and to avoid any possibility of su '.h 

 an occurrence, we would advise pure rock candy, 

 whitdi is in fact the purest shape in which sugar can 

 he obtaineil. We are prepared to furnish a nic'.>. arti- 

 cle of can. ly at all times and in either large or small 

 iluantUies at l.'i cents per lb. As rock candy is ip'oteil 

 at Ki (!ts. wholesale, it luay be dillicult for us to ati'.u'd 

 it !it l."> cents, but we shall try hard. It is always dry 

 to handle we believe, and never sticky like theothei- 

 candy; in ca.-^e we can not inake it at 15 cents, \vc 

 shall send a nifc article of the other. 



We (thoaifs consider it an especial favor to Imce 

 cHstoincrs inform us by postal card tchetlier f/oodn 

 are .laiisfactorj/ ; toTicther our mode of j^ctc^ing i-< 

 efficient ; time taken in transit ; whetJier Expras 

 or Frci'/h' '■h'trr/es mere reasonable, etc., etc. 



Jtcspedfully, A. I. Hoot, Medina., (). 



