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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May. 



CLEANmCS JN BEE CUITURE. 



Pnltlislted Montlily, 



EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. 



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Terms: g»1.00 I»er Ann^iJin. 



[Including Postage.'] 

 For Club Rates see Last Page. 



He that frathereth in summer is a wise soji: but he that 

 sleepeth in harvest is a son that caiiseth shame. 



— Prov.s, 5. 

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Are you ready for the harvest? 



A o\E story Universal liive without frames was sent to 

 €aIifoiTiia safely by mail, postase, fl.44. 



We are inforraed there is a patented hive railed the 

 Universal. What troubles we do have. 



A discount of 20 per rent will be allowed to those advei-- 

 <jsing our Extractors on Vaexv printed price lists. 



To those desiring queens, we can cheerfully reconTmend 

 E. W Hile, of Wirt C. H., W. Va. We have special rea- 

 sons for thinkins? those who order of him can be sjsre o/ 

 ;,'etting just what he represents. 



April •27th. Bees are bringing; in pollen b-e-a-n-t-i- 

 f-u-1-l-y, and those outside arc certainly workinj; better 

 than those in the house apiary. Wonder if a frosty night 

 don't give them more energy after all ? 



This is the month for transferring in our Northern 

 states. For directions see pages 33 and Gi, Vol. I ; page 

 ItK), Vol. II ; page 61; Vol. Ill, and page 52 present Vol. 

 If possible do it when the fruit trees just commence 



blooming. 



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Visitors many times want a veil, and it it is mther ex- 

 pensive to keep many on hand of the best kind. We 

 have just succeeded in making one for 50c., all of tarletan 

 — no lace— and they answer every purpose, unless one is 

 hunting queens or "looking" for eggs, etc., and even then 

 they are but very little inferior to the lace faced ones. 



We would call attention to the fact that a lady has en- 

 tered the list of those who furnish Si. queens; as her fath- 

 er is perhaps the most particular apiarist of our acquaint- 

 ance, in regard to the marking of both queens and work- 

 ers, as well as to their industry, we think her queens will 

 be sure to please. Their apiary is composed entirely of 



choice queens. 



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Remember that for one name besides your own, and fl, 

 we send you as a premium, post paid, Lithograph of Hex- 

 agonal Apiary, Photo of House Apiary or Novice and Blue 

 Eyes; your choice of three. If it is too much trouble to 

 get a subscribr.r, subscribe now for next j-ear ; it don't 

 make a particle of difference to us so we get the Si. We 

 will make the same offer to any present subscriber who 

 sends us 75c. for either Vol. I. or II. Vol. III., we are sor- 

 ry to say, is all used up, except a few odd numbers. 



J. H. Nellis' new price list is really worth a perusal; 

 it gives one an idea of the progress of our industry, if 

 nothing further. We are pleased to note a lamp nursery 

 or incubator for $1..'J0, including thermomiter. If this is 

 as good as om-s, it is COc. better than wc can make them. 



We now add tooursalamp holding a gallon. Friendly 

 competition is the lifoof biisinss s, and we are always gl u't! 

 to see good work at a tow pries. Mr. Nellis is one of our 

 most successful dollar queen rearers. 



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We have said iwthjng in regard to the Cyprian bees, be- 

 cause we think it best tor one or two to nwke a test of 

 them before many are induced to invest, or before much! 

 space is oecupied with thenff in our journals. Fancy stock 

 and fancj' prices, are getting to be alnrost a sj>ecies of 

 gambling: shall we riot mov-e slowly, aiwl take good caro 

 of what we bave already tint we lr,i&w is good? We wiU 

 give $25. for a genuine Cyprian qr2een, as soon as one is to 

 be had for tlie m'oney, arjd wilJ test and rep&rt as careful- 

 ly as we know how. 



Cax nothing be done for our friends in order- 

 ing Extractors to induce then^ to give the size of frame 

 or frames they use ? It is true we rrsi^ht send you the 

 largest size, bnt how wonld yen like it if your frames 

 should drop clear down to the bottom instedd of hang- 

 ing nicely in it as they do in the hive ? An order yes- 

 ter-day by telegram for 5, compelled us to bunt over 

 old letters ?or an hour before wc could tell what to 

 send, and another to-dav took a longer tinie and then 

 obliged ns to give it up and make liina wait until wc- 

 coidd write and ask him. 



Xow friend Mood yon shouldn't speak so of El. A- 

 i?. J^, even ifhe f/irf say the Am. was the only bee- 

 Journal in America. He certainly did not mean to in- 

 sinuate there was not a World, a Mag. and a 



Gleanings. To be si^re not. Besides, ice, have got a 

 permit from the "Patent Olllce" to do all the quarrell- 

 ing during this centennial year, that is to be done 

 among '-bee-folks;'' if any body infringes, wont W€' 

 just "prosecute 'em ?" May we just whisper that it 

 may not be best for amj of us to adTerlise the 6cs^ jour- 

 nal in America ; if we have it, these young Centenni- 

 als will soon find it out, and they never keep anything^ 

 to themselves. 



There is one troubli- Avith the house apiary that mv 

 have never seen mentioned, and that is the fashion th(" 

 young I'alians have for pouring out at the top of the lii^'c- 

 when it is opened for an examination. This does no hurt 

 only that when you get throngh, yon have a shower of 

 bee.s that are determined to return to their hive at th(^ 

 very spot they came out, and after you have driven them 

 out with a bnish, they will sometimes hang about the door 

 for an hour or two, and it is doubtful if they all regain 

 their hive at all, if the entrance happens to be at a distanct- 

 from the door-way. With outdoor hives it matters not 

 where they get out, they always find the entrance. 



We have answered a good many questions this month, 

 is it not now our turn to ask a few? We would like Mr. 

 Palmer to tell us how his nice wintering house tnat kc 

 was buildins: last fall, has answered. 



And will James Bolin tell us if he has succeeded as well 

 in wintering, this warm winter? 



Also, w'ill L. C. Root tell as if he has again been as suc- 

 cessful in wintering? 



We plead guilty to the charge of Capt. Hetherington. 

 and now ask what his honey crop was last year, and if he 

 will be so kind as to also state the number of colonies he 

 had j\Iay 1st ? 



Will Mrs. Stihbs and all others who have the hoiLsc 

 apiaries please tell us hoiv their bees have wintered? 



Will Prof. Cook tell us something about the dormant 

 state of insects in winter? 



Will all the rest of you when convenient, mention how 

 you like a Journal made up of a gi'cat number of s'.Dit 1 ;t- 

 ters from many different localities as is this one ': 



