GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May. 



IMPI^EITIENTS FOR BEE CUI.TirRE, AL- 

 PHABETICAEEY ARRANGED. 



For (lescriptions ollhe various articles, see our ninth 

 edition circular tound in Feb. No., or mailed on ap- 

 plication.' 



This price list to be taken in place of those of for- 

 mer date. 



18 



4 



5| 

 10 1 

 0] 



40 1 

 '20 



Mailable articles are designated in the left hand col- 

 umn of ligures ; the figures giving the amount of 

 p istacje required. 



Kinder, Emerson's, for Oleamnof 50, 60, T.") 



4 Boxes, sp<!tion with comb guides C2 



" with glass sides and fancy paper trim- 

 ming for above 15 



" four glass sides, 5x5x6| 12i 



" without glass 05 



Blocks. Iron, for frame making 15 



Barrels for Honey .S2.50 to S4.00 



I Balances, Spring, for susjiended hive 8,00 



I B\i7,7.-saw, foot-power, complete, circular with cuts free 

 on applicati )ii. Two s:i ws and two iru iifes ircluded. 35.00 

 (» 1 Buzz-saw-^ extra, 6 inch, 1 50 ; 7 incli, 1,75 ; 8 inch. -2,00 

 •20 i C^uidy for > ^ os. can be fed at any season. Per lb 15 



'20 i Corners, Metal, ner hundred'. 1,00 



'25 I " " To)) only 1,25 



"20 I " " Bottom, gal. iron, per i()()...!^ 75 



t)n 1000 or more a divcount of 10 jier cent will be made 

 anb on 100,000, 25 per cent. The latter will be given to 

 those who advertise metal cornered frames. 



10 Clasps, for transferring, package of 100. 25 



Cards, Queen Registering, per doz 10 



Cages, " 10 



C tse with Separator to hold .3 Section frames. CO 

 C ise of 1(1 of the above, 30 Section frames in all, 1,25 

 Cheese Cloth, for strainers, per yard lo 



Extractors 18,50 to 10,00 



VVax 3.50 



Frames with Metal Corners ( (i 



Sample Kabbet and Ciasps !!..'!' 10 



jt Closed end Qui; by, nailed 05 



Gleaning.s, back Volum'es, each 75 



jiresent •' 1,00 



Gearing for Extractor " l,ijo 



Gates, Honev. for Extractors .50 



XOVICE'S UiSlVERSAL HIVE. 

 One story Langs'h without frames or bottom 51,00 

 The same with bottom, 10 frames, division 

 board and quilt, crated so as to be sent 



safely by freight or exjjress 2.25 



The above is the hive we use and recommend in 

 preference to everything else, and it contains every 

 thing needed for all i)urposes excejjt at the surplus 

 season, if you decide to use the extractor vou want 

 an extra body and 10 frames-Sl, 25- making "complete 

 two story hive— 83,50— or, ^ou can have .30 section box- 

 es (with their 10 cases ) in place of the 10 frames, at 

 the same price. If you prefer the old style of glass 

 boxes, wo can fit the u))per story with 18 having glass 

 on four sides at 12^ cents each; this will make the 

 hive and all cost .$5,00. 



One story Q. hive without bottom or frames 84 

 The same with bottom, 10 nailed frames, 

 division board and (luilt, complete except 



surplus receptacles $-2.00 



The same with two story, 20 frames 3,00 



Or you can have instead of the frames above, any of 

 the arrangements for surplus, mentioned for the La'ng- 

 stroth hive. 



A one story complete for 13 frames of either the 

 Standard, American, or Oallu)) hives, will cost 12,50, 

 and they can also be used with any of the surplus ar- 

 rangements mentioned; also, as they are all deeper 

 than the Langstroth frame, a single story can be used 

 with fewer frames, and sections or bo.x'es at the side 

 of the frames. As an illustration; vve can take four 

 frames out of the one story hives above, and put in 

 their place is section boxes. 



2.> I Honey, Clover, per lb, ISc, Basswood, 17c. By the bar- 

 ic, less.and waxed and painted ban-el included. 



I Knives, Honey l,no 



I) Eabels, Honey i)er 1000 \ 3,'25 



Lithograph o"f Apiary....; ...^... '25 



. I Lamp Nursery 5,00 



j Larvas, for queen rearing, from June to Septi '25 



i Microscope. Compound 3,60 



« I Prepared ubj !cts for above, such as bee's winsr, slin'j, 



eye, foot etc., each ' o.^ 



I Medley of Bee-Keeper-s' Photo 's. (l.^O Photo's) Loit 



• Magnifying Glass, Pocket BO 



" " Double lens l.dO 



I'hoto of House Apiary ■>,i ! 



0(5 Quilts .J.T I 



Rabbets, Metal iier loot 02 



Scissors, for clipping queen's wings 40 



15 Seed, A Isike Clover, m ised Dear us,per lb 35 



■20 " Summer Rape. Sow in .lune and July ... 15 



" Chinese Mnstard, pei oz .' 25 



10 Smoker 1,50 



2 Tacks. Galvanized ']0 



3 Thermometers 40 



Ik i Universal Section Boxes in the flat, each 01 



i Unit ersal case of 30 boxes, just; riKht for U. hives or 



any L. hive, and c;in be fittfd, to any hive 1,25 



I Vails, Bee, vith fnce of Brussels net, (.silk) 7.'> 



i Th-^same. Mil of tnvletau (almost as sood) 50 



5 I Wire Cloth, for f^xtractors. per foot ].^ 



3| " " " Queen Cages .5 



All goods deli\'ered on board the cars at prices named. 



We are pleased to note that the B, B. J. has copied the 



I diagram cf the frames in use in America, and has also 



made a collection of those used ni England. Our British 



I cousins have no frames that .are as deep as their width, 



I but mn mainly between the Langstroth and Standard. 



Wk must remind our friends again that 

 ; where goods are ordered to be sent C. O. 1). so.n'3 one 

 1 has to pay the express Co. for the return of the money 

 and that this cliarge is never less tlian 25c, and often 

 more than a dollar. We can none of us afl'ord to 

 I throw away our money needlessly. 

 j As a rule we must object to advertising Ir. the read- 

 1 ing columns, but as wedeslre iriendVogel to get his 

 "Hive- wall-hall going, we make him an exception. 

 He oilers 40 acres of land for 100 colonies, 01 S^O. cash 

 JorlOgood stocks; black l>ees in box hives same lig- 

 ures. who will help the jnofessor build his "Biie-tem- 

 ples?" 



! We have had no problems for a lon;2: time, 

 j and the one now before us comes so near being 

 I Problem 1, tliat perhaps we had better discuss 

 it under tliit name. It is in regard to feeding ; 

 ; in feeding only a few colonies, we can get 

 along almost any way. but if one has to feed a 

 I barrel of sugar and has neither time nor mon- 

 ey to waste, it becomes an important problem 

 as to how it shall be done. Candy solves it 

 ! completely, if it could only he made as cheaply 

 j as we can make syrup, and as safely, but we 

 ! fear this will never be done, and if it is not 

 j made very carefully it will be burned, and this 

 is death to the bees in cold weather, as we 

 proved by killing three of our best colonies. 

 ; Again if it is not boiled enough, it gets stickj- 

 and granulates and the bees waste it. On one 

 occasion we fed a barrel of sugar in less than 

 j three hours, and had it all done with, — see 

 Vol. L, page 80— but to do it we used 20 tea- 

 kettle feeders worth $20. What we want is 

 some plan by which we can feed as rapidly, 

 and without the bother and expense of feeders 

 of any kind, or even being obliged to tinker 

 with the hives more than to open them once, 

 and put the feed inside. 



We want some plan by which we can get the 

 sugar into the hives, without a particle of 

 waste for, say not more than I4 of a cent per lb. ; 

 this would allow 75c. for feeding out a barrel 

 of 300 lbs. We would add thatlhis should al- 

 so include cleaning up all stickiness, and put- 

 ting away all utensils. The method should al- 

 so be within the reach of every one, and so sim- 

 ple that we could feed a needy colony of bees 

 in two minutes, say while we were waiting lor 

 dinner to be ready. And as we are usually 

 tired and hungry about such a time, the ma- 

 chinery should all be very simple. Candy 

 does all this beautifully, if we only co'iUl attbid 

 to sell it at the price of A. sugar, how happy 

 we would be. We will tell you more about it 

 next month. 



